Placements

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The Placement Support Team manages the practical assessment process and offers advice and support to students and assessors in practice areas.

The team's role includes:

Monitoring and adaptation of the practical assessment process to ensure it meets the needs of our customers;
Advising students and assessors about elements of the practical assessment process;
Liaison with Practice Placement Managers about all practice issues relating to student nurse education;
Monitoring students' attendance in practice and investigating absence from placement;
Annual review of portfolios to ensure that standards are maintained;
Production of newsletters for assessors and students to keep everyone up-to-date with developments relating to pre-registration courses.