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An Introductory Welcome to Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS

Foundation Trust for Nursing and Midwifery Students

Incorporating

Manchester Royal Infirmary

Saint Mary’s Hospital

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

University Dental Hospital of Manchester

Trafford Hospitals

Community Services

2 Produced by the Professional Development and Education Team- Amended February 2017

Contents

Subject Page Number

CMFT- An overview of the organisation Page 3

Staff Structure-Recognising Staff Members

Pages 4 & 5

NHS Constitution Page 6

Nursing and Midwifery Strategy Pages 7 & 8

CMFT Behavioural Framework Page 9

The Role of the Practice Education Facilitator

Pages 10-13

Raising and Escalating Concerns

Pages 14-16

CMFT Clinical Placement Charter

Page 17

Expectations of the Learner -Supernumerary Status -Mandatory Training -Identification Badges -Accompanying/Escorting a Patient -Emergency Responsibilities -How to place an emergency call -How to use the bleep system -Car Parking -Moving and Handling -Cultural Needs

Pages 18-22

Uniform Policy

Pages 23 and 24

Infection Control

Page 25

Sickness and Absence Reporting

Page 26

Pre-Registration University Rules and Regulations

Pages 27

Useful Contacts Page 28


Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust- Overview

Welcome to Central Manchester Foundation Trust (CMFT). As an organisation, our

Hospitals and services are;-

Manchester Royal Infirmary

St Mary’s Hospital for Women and Neonates

Royal Eye Hospital

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

University Dental Hospital

Trafford Hospital

Community Services

We hope that you enjoy your experience whilst in the Trust. This booklet has been

developed to assist you whilst on placement at CMFT.

Managerial and Professional Reporting Structure at CMFT

Chief Nurse

Director of Nursing (Children)

Director of Nursing (Adults)

Deputy Director of Nursing (Community /

Safeguarding / Learning Disabilities)

Deputy Director of

Nursing (Quality)

Deputy Director of

Nursing (Education

and Workforce

HoN REH / Dental

HoN Medicine & Community

Services

HoN Surgery

HoN Specialist Medical Services

HoN Midwifery

HoN Children

Deputy Director of Nursing

(Professional Practice)

HoN CSS

HoN Trafford

Professional Reporting

Managerial Reporting

Lead Nurse R& I

HON=Head of Nursing

Staff Structure-Recognising Staff Members

Chief Nurse- Navy blue with double gold braiding Directors/Deputy Directors of Nursing- Navy blue with single gold braiding Head of Nursing- Navy with yellow piping Lead Nurse- Navy blue with red piping Modern Matron- Navy blue with white piping Education Development Practitioner and Specialist Nurses-Navy Blue with light blue piping Ward Manager- Navy blue Sister/Charge Nurse- Royal blue with white piping Staff Nurse- Sky blue with white piping Allied Health Professionals- White with various coloured piping Assistant Practitioner/Trainee Assistant Practitioner- Bottle green Clinical Support Worker/Ward Clerk- Pale green Nursing and Midwifery Students- White tunic with University Logo Play Workers- Blue polo tops


NHS Constitution- Living the Values

The NHS Constitution (DoH, 2010) ascertained the principles and values required of

the NHS in England.

All NHS services by law must take account of this Constitution in all their decisions

and actions. In 2012, CMFT Nursing & Midwifery leaders developed and

communicated a set of core values and commitments in accordance with the

principles laid out within the constitution.

The six values defined are Compassion, Dignity, Respect, Consideration,

Empathy and Pride which when displayed within an organisation, evidence

suggests, produces a positive culture and ultimately improves patient safety, patient

care and patient experience.

The Francis Report (2013) has highlighted the need for a return to a more caring,

values based culture within all areas of the NHS, including being a pre-requisite for

entry into nurse training. Subsequently, training delivered leading to a registered

nurse qualification, require those who succeed to be competent in delivering a

consistent standard in the fundamental aspects of compassionate care.

Clinical placements are required to ensure that placement learning supports the

principles and values of the NHS in England, as set out in the NHS Constitution

(DoH, 2012). The learning environments, in which learners are placed in, are

required to be conducive to learning, in order to develop safe, competent, caring

practitioners of the future.

The Learning and Development Agreement (LDA) with Health Education North West

(HENW) requires CMFT to provide and evidence 100% quality assurance within all

clinical placements and thus concurrently upholding the values and beliefs culture

within a safe learning environment, commitment to which is demonstrated by the

display of the Clinical Placement Charter in all areas. The values have been

embedded across Nursing and Midwifery and are being rolled out across other

professions in the Trust.


Nursing and Midwifery Strategy

We have expanded the Nursing and Midwifery services we deliver to include

community services, learning disability services and more recently have acquired

acute services in Trafford, as well as consolidating all the ‘Making it Better’ changes;

which have seen births in St Mary’s increase to over 7000 a year.

There are over 5000 Nurses and Midwives working in our hospitals, in the

community, in formal and informal care settings and in patients’ homes. The breadth

and complexity of services we provide would not be possible without a competent,

caring and committed Nursing and Midwifery workforce. In such a busy and complex

environment it can be a real challenge for nurses and midwives to provide high

quality clinical care and a personalised service but it is one which nurses and

midwives rise to every day.

The values and commitments set out in this strategy are firmly aligned to the Trust’s

strategic direction and core objectives. The heart has been chosen to represent

those values reflecting the attributes of courage, care and compassion which

resonate individually with Nurses and Midwives, as well as what patients, families

and the public want and expect from us.



Our Behavioural Framework

Living our values- Putting our heart into what we do.

The values and the behavioural framework have been developed by staff from

across all of our care settings and shared with patients, families and local

communities to enable us to live our values and deliver the best patient care.

CMFT aims to be a fulfilling and enjoyable place to work. We know that the right

attitude and behaviours impact on a positive patient, staff and learner experience.

We also recognise the crucial role that each and every one of us plays in helping to

achieve our vision of making patients central to everything we do.

What is the behavioural framework?

The behavioural framework is a set of core behaviours and attitudes that define ‘how’

we are expected to approach our work and our relationships we have with others. It

sits alongside ‘what’ we do, as outlined in each of our role descriptions and defines

the expectations of our leaders in ensuring that the values are core to everything we

do.

Behaviours demonstrate the attitudes and approach that each of us takes to work:

How we do things

How we treat others

What we say and how we say it

The behavioural framework will help us to talk about how we behave, how we may

need to modify or change our behaviour and how we hold each other to account. It

will encourage us to celebrate our achievements and develop and grow as

individuals, as a team and as an organisation.


The Role of the Practice Education Facilitators (PEF’s) in providing a quality

placement.

The above wheel demonstrates the Professional Development and Education

Team’s Behavioural Framework objectives.

Communication- We commit to the delivery of a clear and consistent message in

relation to all aspects of professional development and education from pre-

registration through preceptorship and beyond.

We commit to the delivery of a

clear and consistent message in relation to all aspects of multi-professional student training and development.

We commit to celebrating IPL educational activity integral to

meeting Trust / PEF educational outcomes. This will be

reported through Professional Forum &

Educational Governance.

We will commit to support staff who

provide clinical education and training for multi-professional students and ensure

they all have the skills, knowledge enabling

them to deliver quality patient care.

We will be responsible for ensuring each multi-professional student and staff member is aware of their own

roles and responsibilities in order to meet Trust and Regulatory Body

requirements.

We commit to provide pastoral support and guidance for all multi-professional students and those supervising

them in clinical practice.

We commit to lead by

example as role models and support all mentors and students as they develop their

own leadership skills.


Celebrating Achievement- We commit to celebrate any interventions and success

that support the delivery of professional development and education.

Delivering Best Patient Care- We commit to provide quality multi-professional

development and education opportunities to enable high quality, safe and

individualised care.

Accountability- We commit to promote multi-professional development and

education opportunities enabling staff to be able to practice effectively within their

own role and responsibilities in order to meet regulatory body and CMFT

requirements.

Listen and Respond- We commit to encourage and embrace comments regarding

all professional development and education and learning needs, responding

positively to feedback.

Leadership- We commit to developing the leadership skills appropriate for all levels

of health professionals to promote inter-professional working and excellent patient

care.

PEF’s are part of the Professional Development and Education Team and are based

in the Old School of Physiotherapy Annex next door to the Undergraduate Centre on

Nelson Street.

Whilst on placement in CMFT you will have support from your mentor(s) and staff in

the placement area, as well as the support from PEF’s.

The role of the PEF is to ensure the provision of high quality learning environments

for all pre-registration learners within CMFT. They assist in ensuring that every

learner receives an outstanding clinical placement experience, which meets both

quality assurance standards and regulatory body requirements.


They offer support on educational issues to any learner or member of staff at CMFT.

This may include:-

Providing on-site support to learners /staff with educational concerns/queries

Information on the completion of student paperwork

Support with learners who are failing to progress with some learning

outcomes

Support with learners requiring reasonable adjustments

Information on supervisor/mentorship courses

Information on university curriculums/requirements

Details of who the PEF is for your placement area should be available on the

education board.

Alternatively, you can find our details in the useful contacts pages in this booklet or

via the ‘Student Support in Practice Website’ which can be accessed via the

following link- http://www.cmft.nhs.uk/education-and-training/ssp.

The Student Support in Practice Website is developed and maintained by the

Professional Development and Education Team.

The website is designed to provide information and support for staff and learners on

pre-registration education programs and contains the following:-

Learner Induction/Orientation Resources

Placement commitment to the Core Values and Behaviours outlined in the

Nursing & Midwifery Strategy

Inter-professional Learning Opportunities & Resources

Clinical Placement Charter

Educator/Mentor Courses

PEF Team Contact Details

Staff & Learner Notices

Placement Evaluations

Profession Specific Information

http://www.cmft.nhs.uk/education-and-training/ssp


The CMFT PEF Team also have a Facebook page. The page provides learners and

staff with up to date information about education news, healthcare news, spoke

opportunities and other information which supports the development of high quality

practice education within CMFT.

CMFT PEF Team Facebook Page can be found at www.facebook.com/CMFTPEFtm

Twitter @cmftpef

PEF email- [email protected]

Please ensure appropriate, professional behaviour when using social networking

sites, students should refer to both Trust and University Policies.

http://www.facebook.com/CMFTPEFtm

mailto:[email protected]


Raising and Escalating Concerns

As a trainee Health Professional, you have a duty to report any concerns from your

workplace which put the safety of the people in your care or the public at risk

The code (NMC, 2015) stipulates:

Recognise and work within the limits of your competence

Be open and candid with all service users about all aspects of care and

treatment, including when any mistakes from harm have taken place

Always offer help in an emergency arises in your practice setting or anywhere

else

You must act without delay if you believe that there is a risk to patient safety

or public protection

You must raise concerns immediately if you believe a person is vulnerable or

at risk and needs extra support and protection

You must report your concerns in writing if problems in the environment of

care are putting people at risk

Guidance

Inform your mentor, tutor or lecturer immediately if you believe that you, a

colleague or anyone else may be putting someone at risk of harm.

Seek help immediately from an appropriately qualified professional if someone

for whom you are providing care has suffered harm for any reason.

Seek help from your mentor, PEF, tutor or lecturer if people indicate that they

are unhappy about their care or treatment.


We recognise that as a learner it might not be easy for you to raise a concern; you

may be:-

Unsure how to raise a concern

The process may seem quite daunting.

If you want some advice at any stage, we recommend that you talk it through with

your university tutor or lecturer, your mentor or a PEF.

The CMFT Raising Concerns Policy can be accessed via the Trust Intranet whilst on

placement.


Raising and Escalating Concerns- Guidelines for Dealing with Issues Relating to Clinical Placements

Issue/problem identified within a clinical placement

Joint discussion to take place between Student, Mentor and Practice Education

Facilitator (PEF)

Further action

required

No Issue resolved Yes Lessons learnt and changes

made as required, preventing

future re-occurence

Personal Support Issue-

Student/Mentor to contact Personal

Tutor

Placement issue- Student or mentor to liaise with

ULL from relevant University and inform a member

of the Placement Development Team (PDT) and

PEF. The student must document the issue and

forward to ULL or Personal Tutor

Academic/Student Progression issue-Mentor

to liaise with Personal Tutor from relevant

University and inform PDET/PEF

Disciplinary/Conduct issue-

Mentor to liaise with PEF/ULL and

Personal Tutor

ULL/Personal Tutor to inform PDT

and refer the issue to the

appropriate Programme Leader and

Trust Senior Manager

Programme Leader to liaise with

Head of School and Trust Senior

Manager for further action

Personal Tutor to liaise with Mentor

and PEF to support Student/resolve

issue

ULL to liaise with Mentor and PEF

and support placement area to

resolve issue

Personal Tutor/PDT to liaise with

Mentor and PEF to support

placement and Student


CMFT Clinical Placement Charter

It is the aim of CMFT that all multi-professional clinical placement areas clearly display a

Placement Charter. The Charter demonstrates the placement’s commitment to providing a

safe high quality learning environment for all health and social care learners to prepare them

for their future roles working collaboratively in multi-professional teams.

Placement Pledges Expectations of all learners

Ensure all learners within CMFT are welcomed and provided with an inclusive, safe and supportive learning experience.

Prepare adequately for the placement, including contact with the placement in advance; and disclose any health or wellbeing concerns that may impact on the placement, or the achievement of placement learning outcomes.

Promote a healthy and ‘just’ CMFT culture built on openness and accountability, encouraging all learners to raise any concerns they may have about poor practice or ‘risk’, including unacceptable behaviours and attitudes they observe at the earliest reasonable opportunity. Respond appropriately when concerns are raised.

Raise any serious concerns about poor practice or ‘risk’, including unacceptable behaviours and attitudes observed at the earliest opportunity. Be clear who to report any concerns to in order to ensure that high quality, safe care to patients / service users and carers is delivered by all staff.

Provide all learners within CMFT with a named and appropriately qualified/suitably prepared mentor/ placement educator to supervise support and assess all learners during their placement experience.

Active engagement as an independent learner with all learning opportunities available, and discuss learning outcomes with an identified named mentor/ placement educator.

Provide role modelling and leadership in learning and working, including the demonstration of core NHS values and behaviours of care, compassion, equality, respect and dignity. Promote a fostering of those values in others.

Observe the effective role modelling and leadership behaviours of all healthcare workers. Learn and demonstrate core NHS values and behaviours of care, compassion, respect and dignity, and promote a fostering of those values in others.

Facilitate a learner’s development including respect for diversity of culture and values around collaborative planning, prioritisation and delivery of healthcare with the learner as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team.

Be proactive and willing to learn with, from and about other health and social care professions in the placement, and with other health and social care students, and demonstrate respect for diversity of culture and values.

Facilitate breadth of experience and inter-professional learning activities within a variety of practice settings and structured around the patients/ service users at the centre of care delivery, eg. Placements aligned with care pathways.

Grasp the opportunity to experience the delivery of care in a variety of practice settings, and maximise opportunities to learn with and from patients.

Adopt a flexible approach, utilising generic models of learner support and assessment, in order to maximise achievement of placement learning outcomes for all learners.

Reflect on all learning experiences, including feedback given, and display an openness to change on a personal and professional level.

Offer a learning infrastructure and resources to meet the needs of all learners, ensuring that all health and social care workers who support and supervise learners undertake their responsibilities with due care and diligence expected by their respective professional and regulatory body.

Comply with placement policies and procedures, and uphold the standards of conduct, performance and ethics expected by your respective professional and regulatory body.

Respond to feedback from all learners on the quality of the placement experience to make improvements to the experience for all learners.

Evaluate the placement so that improvements can be made, ensuring that informal and formal feedback is provided in an open and constructive manner.


Expectations of the Learner

Accountability and Responsibilities

Supernumerary Status

Learners have Supernumerary status. This means that they are not calculated as

part of the workforce. Learners are able to undertake clinical duties in order to

develop into safe and competent practitioners. This is done by being supervised by

their mentor/placement educator/trained staff, within their level of understanding and

stage of training.

Mandatory Training

It is the learner’s responsibility to attend their mandatory study days provided to them

by their University. It is also a legal requirement that Basic Life Support and Moving

and Handling training are completed once every 12 months. Please ensure that you

bring your training certificates with you to placement, to clarify with your mentor that

this training has been completed.

ID Badges

To obtain an Identification Badge, you must bring proof of University Identification to

the Professional Development and Education Team (based in the Old School of

Physiotherapy Annexe) where one of the Practice Education Facilitators will provide

you with a signed form to enable you to be issued with an ID badge. N.B: without

University identification, we will be unable to provide you with an Identification

badge.

Please note, learners are not granted swipe access to their placement areas. If you

are incorrectly granted access to ward areas by security, please inform the

Professional Development and Education Team on extension 10385. If you lose your

CMFT ID badge, you will be required to pay for a new one.


Accompanying/Escorting a patient

Patient Transfer Policy for Adults Incorporating both Internal and External Transfers

is available via the CMFT intranet page.

As per Trust Policy, learners are not to transfer paediatric patients without the direct

supervision from a registered practitioner.

The Transfer Policy for Children, Internal and External Transfers is available via the

CMFT intranet page.

Emergency Responsibilities

Should an emergency occur on the ward, as a learner, you may be requested to get

involved. You may be asked to place an emergency call, obtain equipment for staff,

perform observations, support the patient’s family or act as a scribe to document if

medications are given and at what time, etc. All of these things are an extremely

important part of assisting in an emergency situation. Your involvement will depend

on the year of training you are undertaking. We would expect that the further along

you are in your training, the more involved you would be.

Familiarise yourself with the location of the crash trolley in your placement area and

the equipment it houses. Also make yourself aware of where medications and other

pieces of equipment are kept.

How to place an emergency call within the hospital setting

Emergency Number 2222

If you are asked to place an emergency call, you must:

Dial 2222

State if Adult, Paediatric, Neonatal or Obstetric arrest

State where the emergency is

State what floor of the hospital the emergency is


Use no abbreviations eg. AM1 is Acute Medical 1

Repeat this information

For example- You are on Ward 78, which is located on the 1st floor of the Children’s

Hospital, you have been asked by your mentor to place an emergency call as a

patient is having a cardiac arrest.

You would dial 2222; you would state ‘Paediatric cardiac arrest, Ward 78, 1st floor,

Children’s Hospital. You would then repeat this information.

You will then hear this information repeated back to you to ensure it is correct.

How to place an emergency call within the community setting

Placing an emergency call in the community setting differs from that of the hospital

setting.

To place an emergency call in the community setting, you;

Dial 999

Please familiarise yourself with the location of the defibrillator, it is usually stored in

the reception area of each health centre.

How to use the bleep system

If you are asked to bleep someone, you dial 81, then the bleep number, and then the

number you are calling from.

For example, the Clinical Co-Ordinator is on bleep number 1545, press 81, and await

an answer, input 1545 and the extension number for the area you are calling from.


Car Parking

Learners can apply for a car parking permit whilst they are they are in the Trust. See

below process for how to apply.

Application for a car parking permit at CMFT is now via an on-line process. To apply for a car parking permit whilst on placement at CMFT you need to complete the following process:

Enter www.parksolve.co.uk/cmft

Enter your details Full name and title, date of birth, contact number, home address

Where it asks for employer, select CMFT

Where it asks for division, select the division your placement area is in, i.e Surgery, Children’s, Specialist Medicine, etc (if unsure, ask your PEF)

Where it asks for directorate, as above instructions

Where it asks for job title, enter student nurse/dietician etc. and the university you are from

Where it asks for assignment number, enter N/A or none

Enter below details as your manager-

Line Manager Name-PEF Team Line Manager Job Title-Practice Education Facilitator Line Manager Email address- [email protected] Line Manager work contact number-0161 701 0385

Where it asks for salary band put less than £8K

Where it asks for your shift patterns, please find out what your earliest start time and latest finish time will be, whether you will be working weekend and night shifts and write these in the comments box

You will be asked how you want to pay-select debit card payment (this is £8.40 per month plus a £2.50 admin fee= £10.90)

Once you have paid, you will receive an email to state which car park you have been allocated

Take this email to car parking (where you had your ID badge issued)

It should all be processed on the same day or the next working day You are not always guaranteed to be allocated an onsite car parking space, however, the car parking team will endeavour to allocate you a parking space close to site. If you request to be allocated to Hathersage Car Park, you are required to park on floor 4 and above, floors below this are for patients/visitors only. If you request to be allocated to Grafton Street Car Park, please be aware that you will be required to pay a £10 refundable payment at the Cashiers office to be issued with a swipe card for the car park. You will need to take your receipt from the Cashier, to the car parking office, to be issued with your permit.

Please take care when completing the application form as any incorrect/ omitted information will result in your application being declined. Please ensure you correctly enter any email addresses otherwise this can delay the PEF Team authorising your application or may result in yourself not receiving the confirmation email. Once the PEF Team have authorised your application, you will be sent a link by car parking to make your payment. Once you have made your payment, you will then receive a confirmation

http://www.parksolve.co.uk/cmft

mailto:[email protected]


email from car parking to let you know that your car parking permit is ready for collection from the car parking office. N.B. Confirmation emails may go into your junk mail rather than your inbox.

If you have any problems please contact your PEF

Moving and Handling

The CMFT Moving and Handling policy is available via the CMFT intranet page.

Prior to partaking in any moving and handling procedure, you must ensure that you

have had appropriate training from your University and obtained a certificate. This

certificate must be shown to your mentor at your initial interview, so they are aware

that you have had the appropriate training to perform moving and handling

procedures.

On each placement area, there are moving aids available to provide assistance, i.e.

slings, transfer boards (pat slide) and slide sheets. You must ensure that the

environment is safe, you have been fully assessed in what you are about to do and

that the aids are there to assist you prior to you performing any moving and handling

procedures.

If you are in any doubt as to whether to carry out the procedure safely, ensure that

you seek help.

Cultural Needs

CMFT caters for a variety of patients with differing cultural needs. Should the family

wish to spend some quiet time to pray there is a multi faith room where they can do

this. Please ask ward staff where the nearest room is located.

CMFT also offer interpretation services for patients, their family/carers. Information

regarding how to make an interpretation request is available on the trust intranet.


Uniform Policy

It is very important that you adhere to the Trust and School of Nursing uniform

policy.

The uniform provided by the University should be worn fully.

Plain black socks should be worn.

Nude or black tights can be worn.

Flat soles black shoes that fully cover and protect feet should be worn. Shoes

should be leather or made of a material that can be easily wiped cleaned i.e.

not suede or canvas.

Long hair should be tied back and off your collar.

If wearing a headscarf, this must be plain black or navy and secured with a

plain, non-jewelled pin.

Jewellery is not permitted with the exception of a single pair of plain stud

earrings and a plain wedding band (if applicable).

A plain navy blue cardigan or fleece, can we worn when travelling about the

hospitals or on transfer.

Uniforms should be clean, smart and ironed and you should wear a clean

uniform for each shift.

Nails should be clean and cut short, no acrylic nails or varnish should be

worn.


Uniform policy must be adhered to and if you are not meeting these standards

clinical staff will approach you. If your appearance does not improve then they

may feel it necessary to approach your University tutor. Failure to wear correct

uniform could result in disciplinary action.

Compliance with the uniform policy is required at all times of wearing it (i.e. to

and from work), not just on hospital ground.

Community Placements

Some community teams, for example Health Visitors, CAMHS, do not wear uniform.

However, staff and students are advised to wear smart casual, but conservative,

clothing. Staff and students visit people from many backgrounds in their own homes

and communities and it is important that clothing and jewellery does not cause

offence or put patients, staff or students at risk. Therefore, visible body piercing

should be removed; no dangling earrings or necklaces / bracelets are allowed.

Students should not wear clothing which is revealing i.e. cropped or low cut tops. T-

shirts with slogans or pictures are not to be worn. Mentors will be able to confirm the

appropriate clothing choice if students contact them prior to commencing the

placement – jeans and trainers are not acceptable. Students are expected to

maintain a professional appearance at all times.


Infection Control

The prevention and control of infection is a top priority for Central Manchester

Foundation Trust.

All NHS organisations must ensure that they have effective systems in place to

control healthcare associated infection and we are fully committed to ensuring

resources are allocated to effectively protect patients, their relatives, staff and visiting

members of public.

Nothing has had higher priority for the Trust than improving our performance in

tackling hospital-acquired infections such as CPE- Carbapenamase Producing

Enterobacteriaceae, MRSA=Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureas and

Clostridium Difficile.

We have a dedicated Infection Control Team headed by Julie Cawthorne, Consultant

Nurse in Infection Prevention. You will notice signs in every clinical area that you

work, providing guidance on hand hygiene and protective equipment required.

Please take time to familiarise yourself with these when you start working in a clinical

area and discuss with the nursing team your understanding of these and the

expectations of you as a learner in the area.

http://www.highfieldabc.com/InfectionControl/Default.aspx


Sickness and Absence Reporting

If you are unable to come to placement due to sickness or other absence you

must contact the placement area at your earliest convenience and ask to

speak to the nurse in charge of the shift.

When you are well enough to return to placement, ensure that you contact the

area, even if you are not meant to be on shift, as days off will be documented

as sickness if you have not contacted the placement to inform them that you

are well enough to return.

You must also contact your University to inform them of your sickness and

absence.

The placement area will also inform the University of any sickness and

absence you may have had whilst on placement.

Contact details are available in the Useful contact pages at the back of this

booklet


Pre –Registration University Rules and Regulations

Making up Time

University of Manchester

When learners need to make up a deficit in placement hours from their current or

previous placement they may negotiate to work an extra 1 hour per day or 1 extra

standard shift (7.5 hours) per week, up to a maximum of 5 days per placement. This

must be negotiated with the Academic Lead for Practice Learning, Programme

Examination Officer, Unit Lead and Placement area. Any additional hours to be

made up from a previous placement will be recorded on a specific Learning Contract,

separate to a unit’s Practice Assessment Document (PAD).

Learners who have time off sick (certified or not) will not be able to make up any

additional hours if they return to placement in the same week.

University of Salford

Learners can only make up time if they have missed in excess of 27 days in practice.

The time to be made up must be agreed by your Personal Tutor/Academic Advisor

and the placement area. Learners can only make up this time by doing an extra 7.5

hours each week, therefore either 1 short shift per week or adding 1 hour onto a

short shift.

Manchester Metropolitan University

Learners are required to retrieve missed practice hours over a certain threshold.

Learners should not be allowed to work more than 45 hours per week.

Learners must arrange retrieval of hours through the allocations office only after they

have received notification that they need to.

There is no requirement for learners to retrieve every hour they miss within a specific

placement.


Useful Contacts

Name Designation Email Contact Number

Documents

An Introductory Welcome to Central Manchester University ... welcome booklet.pdf · An Introductory Welcome to Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for Nursing