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Preparation for practice . What you need to do to prepare for and undertake your placements . Midwifery Practice Placements . Placement plan - provided during induction week NMC standards - you will work with your sign off mentor for 40% of the placement.
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Preparation for practice What you need to do to prepare for and undertake your placements
Midwifery Practice Placements • Placement plan - provided during induction week • NMC standards - you will work with your sign off mentor for 40% of the placement. • Mentors may have up to 3 students at any one time according the NMC standards • Placements are provided at ANY NHS Trust within the circuit to enable placement learning outcomes to be met. • Midwifery placement website introduction • Uniforms - policy for wearing of uniforms • Introduction to your Link Lecturers and clinical site orientation
Placement preparation • Assessment of Practice document • NMC Midwifery competencies • Professional Behaviours • Essential Skills Clusters - these will be graded by your mentor and form the overall mark for your placement module • Record of Experience • Development of an individual action plan for placement. Reviewed twice a year with your personal tutor • Evaluation of placement experience • Reflection on clinical learning
Mandatory training • At the beginning of each year of the programme you will have instruction or updates in the following • Basic Adult Life Support • Manual Handling • Medicines Management - successful completion of Safe Medicate online
Students Personal Preparation • Review information on placement website related to allocated Trusts • Find out about specific placement areas using a range of resources including placement profiles • Contact placement area at least a week before commencing placement to discuss shift patterns, mentors rota and arrange a visit if possible • Read any induction material available • Prepare for initial interview • Take responsibility for clinical learning • Identify your strengths and weaknesses with your mentor • Make the most of feedback given • Discuss with mentor how ESC can be achieved • Undertake background reading while on placement • Ask questions • Adhere to professional behaviours