A Pilot Practice Placement Opportunity

Elaine Stewart

Practice Placement Co-ordinator

The Robert Gordon University

“Working Together to Reduce Fire Deaths” initiative

Identifying partnership working between SFRS and health and social care agencies

Mental health services – increased risk of fire deaths

Shaping integration by mutual understanding of roles across agencies

“The main purpose of the SFRS is to work in partnership with the communities, and with others in the public, private and third sectors, on prevention, protection and response, to improve the safety and wellbeing of people throughout Scotland.”

-Fire & Rescue Framework for Scotland 2013

“Better value can be extracted from AHP expertise from strategic to frontline levels, demonstrating the added value of preventative, upstream approaches in enabling people to live well and for as long as possible in their own homes and communities.”

-The National Delivery Plan for Allied Health Professionals Scotland

2012-2015

Partnership working

Shared learning opportunities

Peer assisted learning model

Knowledge development

Sharing knowledge and role of Occupational Therapy.

Mentoring and supervision within the SFRS

Balancing time allocation within clinical demands

Expectations of placement

Caseload management

Communication skills

Self management

Reflective practice

Use of practice models

Partnership working

Knowledge and skills in relation to SFRS

Promotion of the profession and theoretical base

Marketing

Education of staff

“A tight bond of services working together to make service users safe and that is what this placement really epitomised”

“It showed how professions are similar but different and that the placement was about services all coming and fitting together. That you all have a common goal of working together to achieve that goal”

“seeing the sun rising, on a new day, new ideas”

To enhance our learning as occupational therapy students.

Continue to develop placement opportunities building on evaluation

Placement model important in strengthening partnership working across agencies

Integrated assessment and practice

Embedded in education

SCOTTISH COMMUNITY FIRE SAFETY STUDY, 2009. Scotland Together: A Study Examining Fire Deaths and Injuries in Scotland. (http://www.cfoa.org.uk/11992 )

SCOTTISH GOVERNEMNT , 2012. AHP National Delivery Plan: A Consultation. Edinburgh, Scottish Government (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0038/00387145.pdf)

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT, 2013. Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland. Edinburgh, Scottish Government.

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT, 2011. The National Performance Framework. Edinburgh, Scottish Government. (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/933/0124202.pdf )