FACULTY OF HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES Link Lecturer Standards (2014) for all pre-registration progammes and post registration community nursing programmes Standards Criteria Evaluation/Evidence 1 Foster and strengthen is familiar with agreed structures for Decisions regarding the partnership partnership working and placement availability are between the communications (e.g. between Link agreed by all parties, and university and the Lecturer, Course Lead, Practice recorded. practice placement Education Unit (PEU4)/ placement Records of contacts/visit areas provider (e.g./LEL) times for each placement/ keeps accurate records of the nature student/ practice and time of all contact with student/ assessor practice assessor/ placement staff/ Student/ practice LEL. assessor placement students are provided with the name of evaluation (within module their Link Lecturer/Course Lead prior to evaluation) commencement of placement. Up to date records in PEU of placement names Link Lecturer/Placement Lead/Course and contact numbers in Lead, as appropriate placement profiles on PEMS (including identifies key individuals within the placement profile and placement provider, (e.g. - Service Placement Learning manager, Practice Development Lead, Quality Assurance Tool). LEL and establishes effective For post registration communication & decision-making community nursing processes. programmes: Managers ensures telephone numbers/email/ Protocol , Checklist and contact details are available to Learning Agreements, students and practice assessors and and placement profiles. inform placement area of any periods of leave, and appropriate cover. ensures Faculty of Health and Life Sciences contact numbers are available in the placement area and accessible via PEMS and PEU and/or Course Lead.. 2 To contribute to the is fully conversant with all aspects of Records of preparation preparation of student preparation for practice. for practice for each students for practice contributes as appropriate to student programme/placement in conjunction with the preparation for practice. programme team and is fully conversant with the placement placement staff /LEL profile and aware of the way in which as appropriate students are inducted into their link placement area(s), and evaluations of this for their link area. act as a link between student and Student & LEL practice staff in regard to any evaluations of placement disclosures the student makes that induction they wish to share with the placement provider (compliance with approved ) Practice staff are aware monitors provision and effectiveness of of and have addressed student orientation/induction to the issues that impact upon practice area by placement staff / LEL. student performance (e.g. recorded in the Practice Assessment Document).
FACULTY OF HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES Link Lecturer Standards (2014) for all pre-registration progammes and post registration community nursing programmes Standards Criteria Evaluation/Evidence 1 Foster and strengthen the partnership between the university and the practice placement areas is familiar with agreed structures for partnership working and communications (e.g. between Link Lecturer, Course Lead, Practice Education Unit (PEU4)/ placement provider (e.g./LEL) keeps accurate records of the nature and time of all contact with student/ practice assessor/ placement staff/ LEL. students are provided with the name of their Link Lecturer/Course Lead prior to commencement of placement. Link Lecturer/Placement Lead/Course Lead, as appropriate identifies key individuals within the placement provider, (e.g. - Service manager, Practice Development Lead, LEL and establishes effective communication & decision-making processes. ensures telephone numbers/email/ contact details are available to students and practice assessors and inform placement area of any periods of leave, and appropriate cover. ensures Faculty of Health and Life Sciences contact numbers are available in the placement area and accessible via PEMS and PEU and/or Course Lead.. Decisions regarding placement availability are agreed by all parties, and recorded. Records of contacts/visit times for each placement/ student/ practice assessor Student/ practice assessor placement evaluation (within module evaluation) Up to date records in PEU of placement names and contact numbers in placement profiles on PEMS (including placement profile and Placement Learning Quality Assurance Tool). For post registration community nursing programmes: Managers Protocol , Checklist and Learning Agreements, and placement profiles. 2 To contribute to the preparation of students for practice in conjunction with the programme team and placement staff /LEL as appropriate is fully conversant with all aspects of student preparation for practice. contributes as appropriate to student preparation for practice. is fully conversant with the placement profile and aware of the way in which students are inducted into their link placement area(s), and evaluations of this for their link area. act as a link between student and practice staff in regard to any disclosures the student makes that they wish to share with the placement provider (compliance with approved ) monitors provision and effectiveness of student orientation/induction to the practice area by placement staff / LEL. Records of preparation for practice for each programme/placement Student & LEL evaluations of placement induction Practice staff are aware of and have addressed issues that impact upon student performance (e.g. recorded in the Practice Assessment Document).