Placement 3

Module overview

This 11-week placement offers experience in a range of settings across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, and nearby counties. Most placements will be in health or social care, with additional opportunities in private, voluntary, or independent sectors. You will work with Health and care Professional (HCPC) registered therapists, your placement educators, and be supported by an Academic Contact from the school's occupational therapy team, who will make contact with you at least once during the placement. You will be supernumerary to the service staff. Placement 3 emphasises making an active and, where appropriate, independent contribution to assessment and treatment. Under supervision, you will manage a selected caseload, taking increasing responsibility as appropriate. Close engagement with service users across ages, cultures, and specialities is vital for learning and assessment. This placement builds on Level 5 and 6 modules focusing on specific service user needs. Awareness of service users’ lived experiences, supported by research and practice evaluation, will deepen your knowledge and enhance your self-development. The integration of theory and practice ensures proactive, user-centred care in both academic and clinical work. Multi-professional learning is central to the programme. As in other modules, this placement involves working within interprofessional teams. These collaborative experiences will influence your learning approach and shape your personal and professional development.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Communicate effectively at all times with service users, carers and other professionals, and work in partnership with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, taking account of ethical considerations and respecting rights, dignity, and confidentiality.
Critically appraise the range of therapeutic interventions to implement a management programme safely, effectively and efficiently.
Utilise previous experience and adapt therapeutic/management practice to meet varying circumstances and the health and social care environment.
Develop constructive working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive accurate records and reports as necessary.
Assess service users, negotiating and analysing the information with them, prioritising problems and planning appropriate management programmes, recognising their physical, psychological and social and cultural needs.
Evaluate and reflect on the outcome of clinical decisions with service users and be able to appropriately alter or discontinue interventions, or make referrals to other services.
Manage a caseload as appropriate and delegate to others to optimise outcomes.
Provide evidence of personal and professional reflection and planning appropriate to continuing professional development and future professional registration

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Your learning will be facilitated by a placement educator(s) who will use a variety of methods, including: Demonstration by a recognised placement educator within the placement service Supervised service user contact using mentorship Staff and learner-led presentations Case study/project presentations Ward rounds/case conferences/community visits Attendance at clinics/team meetings and opportunities to observe Specialist treatments such as surgical interventions, where appropriate Departmental in-service programmes Peer support in the university and practice-based setting Support from placement educators and visiting academics (locality contacts) eLearning resources: Blackboard site Learning resources in practice area

Study time
Type	Hours
Placement Hours	412.5
Preparation for scheduled sessions	15
Total study time	427.5

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Linsley, P. and Kane, R. (2022). Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals,. Sage Publishing.

Dancza, K. and Rodger, S. (2018). Implementing Occupation Centred Practice: A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapy Practice Learning. Routledge..

Curtin, M,. Egan, M. and Adams, J. (2017). Occupational Therapy for People Experiencing Illness, Injury or Impairment: Promoting occupation and participation. London: Elsevier.

Bryant, W., Fieldhouse, J., and Plastow, N. (2022). Creek's Occupational Therapy and Mental. Glasgow: Elsevier..

Assessment

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Assessment of Practice

Assessment Type: Formative
Feedback: You will receive weekly supervision from your practice educator (or university-based supervisor – for role emerging placements) and informal feedback on a regular basis throughout your placement.
Final Assessment:
Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assessment of Practice	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assessment of Practice	100%