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Pre-registration Education Partners with SHU
• Sheffield• Lincoln• Middlesbrough• Derby• Leicester• Nottingham• Leeds• Hull• Newcastle
Model of Clinical Support (e.g. Leeds)• Professional Development Facilitator (PDF)
• Time is split between Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) and Leeds
• Facilitate feedback mechanisms to ensure student progression
• Tutorial support as and when required• Marking of clinical portfolio• Mentor/Assessor training• Academic input/ commitment • Assistants program
Link Lecturer & PDF(e.g. Lincoln)• The Link lecturer works within the department and one day a
week is dedicated to student support. Their model of support:• Facilitate feedback mechanisms to ensure student
progression• Tutorial support as and when required• Mentor/Assessor training
• The PDF will visit at least once a month to support students and the Link Lecturer.
Clinical Placements
YEAR 1• 13-14 weeks Linear Accelerator
• ensuring experience of broad case-mix and different equipment/modalities
• 5 weeks Pre-treatment placement• 3 weeks Orthovoltage/Superficial• 2 weeks Clinics• Experience in brachytherapy• Experience on ward rounds(?)
YEAR 2• 10-11 weeks Linear Accelerator• 6 weeks Pre-treatment placement• 2 weeks Orthovoltage/Superficial• 1 week Diagnostic Imaging• 1 week Ward placement (?)• 4 weeks Cross-site placement• Experience in brachytherapy
Clinical Placements YEAR 3• 9-10 weeks Linear Accelerator• 7-8 weeks Pre-treatment placement• 2 weeks Orthovoltage/Superficial• 1 week Hospice• 1 week Elective placement (negotiable)• Experience in brachytherapy
FLEXIBILITY
Placements are plannedtaking into account the needs of
individual students but notto the detriment of other
students in the group.
If you have any problemswith the rotas please let me
know.
BSc and PgD Course
The PgD course is available to studentswho already have a first degree in a
science based subject and lasts for twoFULL years. The amount of time in
clinical is the same as the BSc course asthe students do not have to study the
research aspects or complete a dissertation
Clinical Assessment Schedule
• Communication and interpersonal skills (no case discussion but a profile to complete)
• Treatment Calculations (no case discussion included as a portfolio activity with profiles to complete)
• Palliative Techniques • Superficial Appostition Techniques (includes
superficial, orthovoltage and electrons as available in each department)
Clinical Assessment Schedule
• Localisation of Palliative Techniques• Radical isocentric Chest/ Pelvis • Radical Breast Techniques• Radical Head and Neck Techniques • Localisation of Radical Techniques (includes
chest or pelvis/ head and neck and breast)• New Patient Instructions (combined radical and
palliative) PgD students do not have to complete this.
Clinical Assessment Profiles
CLINICAL ASSESSMENT – YEAR 3
Techniques/Area of Practice: RADICAL HEAD AND NECK TECHNIQUES
Observed Demonstration InformedParticipation
CaseDiscussion
SupervisedPracticeShowingAutonomy
Adaptationand/orDissemination
Date andSignature ofAssessor
PassNB. Shaded box only to be signed following a team discussion
• Clear guidelines/criteria for each stage of achievement• Integration and application of theoretical concepts to practice• Integration with Placement Report and Professional Development
Practice Portfolio
March 07 clinical education
Clinical Assessors
What we are looking for• High clinical standards• Minimum 6 months
experience in dept.• Previous experience of
assessing students• Evidence of CPD• Supportive and interested
in students’ education
Role specification• 3 year period, then reviewed• Liaison with student in organising
case discussions• Providing a supportive
environment for students• Following guidelines for
assessment• Providing feedback to student
and course team• Maintaining objectivity and
impartiality
Placement Report Form
• Monitors progress and development• Allocation of mentor• Negotiation of placement learning outcomes
• structured and tailored to individual needs and accounting for annual learning outcomes
• Essentially provides a ‘focus’ for placement• Mid-placement discussion and review
Placement Report Form
• Student completes comments section• intention is for honest reflection rather than description
or justification• Completion by mentor
• discussion with staff• written feedback and discussion with student• provides basis for next placement
• Performance review at end of each clinical block• Please let me know if you need any support in this area or
with general student feedback
Case Reports
• Only sign if you are happy with the content
• Students should only be asked to make ONE set of changes
• If the case report is factually correct feel free to sign, their understanding of the content will be tested in the case discussion
• You are not signing to say they are competent with that technique
Case Reports …..
• You could add post-it notes with extra comments?• “This is factually correct but do you understand what
this term means and will you be able to talk around it in a case discussion?”
• Students role does not need to be broken down into all its component parts
• Please let me know if you have any queries about signing case reports
Personal and Professional Development Portfolio
• Documents range and extent of experience and provides evidence of personal, professional and academic development
• Range of activities that ultimately demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes for the relevant year
Personal and Professional Development Portfolio
• Students become increasingly proactive in negotiating relevant evidence as course progresses
• PgD students produce their portfolio's in PebblePAD.
• General structure:• Summary of evidence/contents• Situational analysis and self appraisal• Learning journals• Academic development profile• Critical summary and action plans• references and bibliography
Additional Aspects• Preparation for Practice week at Weston Park Hospital• Uniforms• Radiation monitoring• Half day per week self managed time• Case report time = 3hours per week on the unit• Attendance• Participation in in-house training