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As a student on a placement you must remember :-
You are a representative of Tameside College and, more importantly, the Health and Social Development.
Always try to be a strong, positive ambassador for the College.
Always display professional behaviour. Confidentiality is extremely important. College and your placement will expect you to respect confidentiality at all times, even when your placement has finished.
Always be punctual and make sure that your attendance is good. If you are going to be late or off sick please inform your placement supervisor. It is also your responsibility to inform college of any absence.
Make sure your dress code is smart and tidy. Please make sure your clothes are practical. Ensure your shoes are suitable and safe.
Make sure you look clean, tidy and presentable. Please keep jewellery to a minimum. Please also tie your hair up if it is long. Acrylic nails or nail varnish are not suitable in a care environment.
Always try and work as part of a team. The staff in your placements are always willing to offer support, advice and guidance.
Listen carefully to staff and try and follow instructions carefully. You will be expected to use your initiative, but you won’t be expected to remember everything on your first day. If you are unsure about anything please ask questions – and if you find it useful, take notes.
Listen carefully to service users.
Make sure you take your professional practice file with you each week. Show the file to the placement supervisor. You also need to discuss with the placement supervisor the activities that you need to carry out.
Ensure that your log sheets and weekly summary sheets are signed regularly.
If you have any issues, speak immediately to the placement supervisor.
The main purposes of your placement are to enable you to :-
Understand the way an establishment works and what it needs for it to be successful.
Gain first hand experience of a working situation.
Understand how to work in a safe, healthy and supportive working environment.
Meet and get to know people who are working in your chosen profession and make the most of their knowledge and experience.
Be able to see people carrying out the job that you think may be your chosen career.
Before you start your placement, you should :-
Ring to introduce yourself and thank the establishment for taking you on.
Arrange an induction visit, if necessary.
Make sure you know where you are going and how to get there.
Make sure you know who you need to speak to on arrival.
As an employer, we would like you to :-
Provide a high quality educational environment to all students, that will ultimately enhance their professional development.
Provide a safe working environment to all students in your establishment.
Ensure that the placement experience allows the student to develop a broad range of skills and face a wide range of experiences and opportunities.
Ensure that you provide support and guidance to the student to allow them to complete any tasks necessary to their course.
As the tutor/placement officer we will :-
Maintain regular communication between the student, ourselves and the placement provider.
Monitor the student’s progress whilst on placement.
Arrange and undertake visits to the workplace during the student’s placement.
Provide pastoral support to the student during the period of placement.
PLACEMENT AGREEMENT
Name of Learner: _________________________
Name of Course: _________________________
Name of Tutor: _________________________
I __________________ agree to attend placement on the agreed placement days during term time.
I understand that if I am not able to attend placement due to illness or other circumstances, it is my responsibility to:
1) Ring my placement before 9.00 am on each day I am absent. 2) Ring college each day I am absent.
3) Bring in any relevant documentation related to my absence (eg doctor’s sick note/hospital appointment card).
I understand that I must complete a minimum of 300 hours of placement in order to pass the course.
I am aware that failure to attend placement or inform college / placement of my absences will result in a written warning and / or disciplinary action.
Learner’s signature: _________________________
Print name: ________________________
Tutor’s signature: _________________________
Print name: _________________________
Date : _________________________
STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY
My work will bring me into contact with confidential information. To ensure that all those using and working in the placement can do so with confidence, I will respect confidentiality in the following ways: I will not discuss individual people with anyone other than the staff members responsible for the day to day care of that person. Any anxieties/evidence relating to a person's personal safety will be reported directly to the person in charge and will not be shared within the placement. I will not reveal any identity features such as names, dates of birth, addresses, family history or medical conditions with people other than the staff members responsible for the day to day care of that person. I will maintain confidentiality by ensuring that all evidence relating to my placement will be kept in a safe and secure environment. Personnel issues will remain confidential to the people involved.
Signed …………………………………………………………… Dated ……………………………………………………………..
YEAR 1 : PLACEMENT ATTENDANCE RECORD
NAME
PLACEMENT
Week
Placement Day :
Tuesday
Hours Completed
If absent, reason for absence
Supervisors Signature
1
Induction
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
Induction
3
Induction
4
Sept 24
5
Oct 1
6
Oct 8
7
Oct 15
8
Oct 22
9
Wk Beg Oct 28
HALF TERM
HALF TERM
HALF TERM
10
Nov 5
11
Nov 12
12
Nov 19
13
Nov 26
14
Dec 3
15
Dec 10
16
BLOCK WEEK
Dec 16 – Dec 20
17
Wk Beg Dec 23
CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS
18
Wk Beg Dec 30
NEW YEAR
NEW YEAR
NEW YEAR
YEAR 1 : PLACEMENT ATTENDANCE RECORD
Week
Placement Day :
Tuesday
Hours Completed
If absent, reason for absence
Supervisors Signature
19
Jan 7
20
Jan 14
21
Jan 21
22
Jan 28
23
Feb 4
24
Feb 11
25
Week Commencing 17 Feb
HALF TERM
HALF TERM
HALF TERM
Total hours per week (not start and finish times) must be entered prior to your supervisor signing. This must be completed at the end of each week’s placement and must be available for monitoring by your tutor/placement officer in college each week.
Health and Social Development Department
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in
Health and Social Care
(Health Studies)
YEAR 1 : PLACEMENT ATTENDANCE RECORD
NAME
PLACEMENT
Week
Placement Day :
Tuesday
Hours Completed
If absent, reason for absence
Supervisors Signature
26
Feb 25
27
Mar 4
28
Mar 11
29
Mar 18
30
Mar 25
31
Apr 1
32
Wk beg April 7
EASTER
EASTER
EASTER
33
Wk beg Apr 14
EASTER
EASTER
EASTER
34
Apr 22
35
BLOCK WEEK
Apr 28 – May 2
36
May 6
37
May 13
38
May 20
39
Wk beg May 26
HALF TERM
HALF TERM
HALF TERM
YEAR 1 : PLACEMENT ATTENDANCE RECORD
Week
Placement Day :
Tuesday
Hours Completed
If absent, reason for absence
Supervisors Signature
40
Jun 3
41
Jun 10
42
Jun 17
43
Wk beg Jun 23
ADDITIONAL DAYS IF NEEDED
Total hours per week (not start and finish times) must be entered prior to your supervisor signing. This must be completed at the end of each week’s placement and must be available for monitoring by your tutor/placement officer in college each week.
YEAR 1 : PLACEMENT ATTENDANCE RECORD
NAME
PLACEMENT
ONE
TOTAL HOURS
REPORT RECEIVED
PLACEMENT
TWO
TOTAL HOURS
REPORT RECEIVED
Verified by ……………………………………………
Dated …………………………………………………
Scenario:
Much of the theory covered whilst studying the various units that make up your L3 Extended Diploma in Health & Social Care relates directly to your placement experience. For this reason parts of your Unit 1: Communication, Unit 2: Equality, Diversity & Rights, Unit 3: Health, Safety and Security, Unit 6: Personal & Professional Development and Unit 44: Vocational Experience assessment have been included in this Placement Portfolio.
You are required to take this Portfolio with you each time you attend your placement so you can make notes, write up any interactions undertaken, collect witness statements and generally gather evidence required to complete your unit task assignments.
Tracking Your Progress
Grading Criteria
Date due:
Date achieved and tutor signature:
UNIT 1 – Communication in Health & Social Care
P1
Explain the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care context
P2
Discuss theories of communication
P5
Participate in a one-to-one interaction in a health and social care context
P6
Participate in a group interaction in a health and social care context
P3
Explain factors that may influence communication and interpersonal interactions in health and social care environments
M3
Assess your communication and interpersonal skills in relation to each interaction
D2
Evaluate factors that influenced the effectiveness of each interaction
P4
Explain strategies used in health and social care environments to overcome barriers to effective communication and interpersonal interactions
M2
Review strategies used in health and social care environments to overcome barriers to effective communication and interpersonal interactions
D1
Evaluate strategies used in health and social care environments to overcome barriers to effective communication and interpersonal interactions
UNIT 2 – Equality, Diversity & Rights in Health & Social Care
P1
Explain the concepts of equality, diversity and rights in relation to health and social care
P2
Describe discriminatory practice in health and social care
P3
Describe the potential effects of discriminatory practice on those who use health or social care services
P4
Explain how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice
P5
Describe how anti-discriminatory practice is promoted in health and social care settings
UNIT 3 – Health, Safety and Security in Health & Social Care
P1
Explain potential hazards and the harm that may arise from each in a health or social care setting
P2
Outline how legislation, policies and procedures relating to health, safety and security influence health and social care settings
P3
Carry out a risk assessment in a health or social care setting
M2
Assess the hazards identified in the health or social care setting
D1
Make recommendations in relation to identified hazards to minimise the risks to the service user group
P4
Explain possible priorities and responses whe...