Placement 1

Learning Outcomes

Observe the work of a range of healthcare science departments, technologies and procedures Observe the process for handling work requests from the receipt of the request to completion Observe the patient journey from admission to discharge Patient-centred care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs and values, and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions Gain an understanding of the skills required to work safely in the clinical/laboratory/workshop/radiation environment Record keeping, data protection, confidentiality Gain an appreciation of how the NHS is structured Team working and the role of MDT meetings Meaning and role of professionalism and professions in healthcare Roles of different professional groupings in healthcare science Human and social diversity and its implications for relationships, behaviours and service provision in healthcare Types of effective communication in the context of healthcare. Barriers to effective communication and strategies to overcome them Interpersonal skills related to dealing with patients, carers and healthcare professionals The skills needed to work as part of a team Management and evaluation of adverse incidents Data management (paper and electronic) Infection control Basic Life Support Reflective practice and its application

Learning will be facilitated by practice educators/mentors. A variety of learning and facilitation methods may include the following: - Demonstration by a recognised practice educator/mentor in the clinical environment - Supervised patient/client contact using mentorship - Staff and learner led presentations - Case based discussion and presentations - Ward rounds - Attendance at clinics and opportunities to observe specialist treatments such as surgical interventions - Departmental in-service programmes - Peer support in the university and practice-based setting. - Support from practice educators and visiting tutors (locality contact). - E-Learning resources - Learning resources in practice area. - Practice Placement portfolio.