Health industry placements - Enrolment
Contents
Introduction
This section of the toolkit can help you write placement role descriptions and manage the process of matching students to placements. It contains templates, examples and a checklist to help:
- the provider, student and employer make successful placement matches
- consider which aspects of the enrolment process you want to review
- make sure that T Level students understand the placement options available and are successfully matched with an appropriate employer.
How to use these resources
Select the relevant resources for your needs:
- What to expect from an industry placement in health – placement role description template and examples.
- Requirements for a health placement – template and examples
- Innovative practice during enrolment – examples of different approaches
Decide whether the templates can be used as they are or should be altered to suit your organisation.
Who are they for?
Share the templates, examples and checklist with staff who are involved in helping students to select appropriate placements:
- staff in employer engagement
- T Level course leaders and tutors.
What to expect from an industry placement in health
This section of the toolkit is designed to help you write placement role descriptions and manage the process of matching students to placements. It contains templates and examples to help:
- the provider, student, and employer make successful placement matches
- give students a clear picture of the role and what to expect
- help them decide whether it matches their interests and meets their expectations
- match students to the roles most suitable for them.
Template
Placement role description |
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The employer |
Name of employer |
The employer’s business |
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The placement role |
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The kind of work you will do |
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The skills you will use |
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The attitudes you should have |
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Who you will work with |
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Hours and pattern of work |
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Placement role description – Example 1: Nursing cadet |
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The employer |
NHS Hospital Foundation Trust |
The employer’s business |
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The placement role |
Nursing cadet |
The kind of work you’ll do |
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The skills you’ll use |
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The attitudes you should have |
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Who you will work with |
Healthcare support worker
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Hours and pattern of work |
(this depends on the setting and agreement of placement delivery model)
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Placement role description – Example 2: Adult nursing support |
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The employer |
GP Surgery |
The employer’s business |
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The placement role |
Supporting Adult Nursing |
The kind of work you will do |
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The skills you will use |
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Who you will work with |
The surgery’s nursing team
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The hours and pattern of work |
(this depends on the setting and agreement of placement delivery model)
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Placement role description – Example 3: care worker |
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The employer |
Care Home |
The employer’s business |
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The placement role |
Care worker |
The kind of work you will do |
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The skills you will use |
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The attitudes you should have |
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Who you will work with |
Nursing and therapy team leader |
The hours and pattern of work |
(this depends on the setting and agreement for placement delivery model)
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Requirements for a health placement
Introduction
This resource consists of a checklist of essential information about the placement. This information should demonstrate to students, staff, parents, and carers how the placement will work in practice. It should be agreed with the employer and can be used to:
- Inform students about the practicalities of the placement on offer
- Help staff plan the placement
- Record what has been agreed with the employer.
Template: placement essentials
Placement essentials |
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Location(s) |
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Travel |
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Dress Code |
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Training required |
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Qualifications required |
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Risk assessment |
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IT and cybersecurity |
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Checks required |
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Example: placement essentials for health
Placement essentials – Health |
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Location(s) |
General Wards |
Travel |
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Dress Code |
See Uniform Requirements |
Training required |
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Qualifications required |
Care Certificate |
Risk assessment |
See Placement Risk Assessment |
IT and cybersecurity |
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Checks required |
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Examples of innovative practice
Introduction
This resource describes how providers have carried out innovative activities during the enrolment stage. It also links to the tools they have developed for these activities and can be used to:
- Give staff ideas about how to enrol students
- Adapt the innovative practice to suit each provider.
Innovative practice example |
Description |
Links |
1. Take a joined-up approach to identify health placements |
In the early stages of planning health T Levels, providers in Leeds realised that instead of competing they would be better off joining forces. Leeds City College and Notre Dame Sixth Form College worked with Leeds City Council and Leeds Health and Care Academy to “get in at the top level” with local employers. By sharing their contacts, with members of staff in local NHS Trusts responsible for education links and workforce planning, these four organisations together formed the core of what became a T Level steering group. The group was soon joined by representatives from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnerships (LEP), other employers, and private sector companies. |
Health T Level Memorandum of understanding to steer through some of the issues of industry placements in health such as, age restrictions and vaccination status. Leeds Health and Care Academy Website video fronted by executive leaders from within the NHS showing students, parents, and carers the ambition and opportunity of T Levels and the progression opportunities available.
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2. Use employer boards to fully understand what employers want from health placements and what they can offer T Level students |
Through their employer board, Havant and South Downs College (HSDC) were able to engage Solent NHS Trust to send a delegation of staff to the college. The staff who took part saw T Level students in action in the new college facilities, using state-of-the-art wards and resources such as, simulation mannequins. The delegation came away from the visit singing their praise of the T Level students and their abilities compared to other students seen in other educational settings. The college is now in the planning stage with the Trust, agreeing on the details of future industry placements. |
Checklist to focus discussion with employers about what they offer on health placements and what they expect of students being enrolled on the placements. |
3. Involve employers in the enrolment process |
Employers are closely involved in student enrolment in Leeds, where providers collaborate to offer T Level placements to students. The enrolment process starts with a two-day summer school in the holidays. Students carry out practical tasks and hear directly from employers about the types of roles that exist in the health sector, health-related values, and employment opportunities locally. Students then complete an expression of interest form and personal statement to identify the top three preferences for the type of placement that would suit them best. Employers pre-define the criteria that students consider in their statements. |
Expression of interest form in which students identify the placements which match their interests and aspirations.
Personal statement template in which students explain why they are interested in the requested placements and what skills and or experience they would bring. |
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