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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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- pef.team@cmft.nhs.uk
Please ensure appropriate, professional behaviour when using social networking
sites, students should refer to both Trust and University Policies.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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- pef.team@cmft.nhs.uk 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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