Fitness to Practice Dr Isabel AntonSolanas 22 nd March 2013 2 Aims of this session 3 To identify situations where a students Fitness to Practice is cause for concern To out line the standards that need to be met for a student to demonstrate their Fitness to Practice ID: 1034396
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1. Support available to placement personnelFitness to PracticeDr Isabel Anton-Solanas22nd March 2013
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3. Aims of this session3To identify situations where a student’s Fitness to Practice is cause for concernTo outline the standards that need to be met for a student to demonstrate their Fitness to PracticeTo determine the action that is to be taken should there be a cause for concern
4. Definition
5. Definition of Fitness to Practice5
6. Duties of the UniversityIn accordance with…Procedures for academic progressionCodes of professional conductProfessional body requirements6…The University must endeavour to ensure that the behaviour, health and professional conduct of students does not constitute a risk to themselves or others
7. Areas of concern
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9. Least frequent areas of concern9
10. Least frequent areas of concern10
11. Most frequent areas of concern11
12. Most frequent areas of concern12
13. Most frequent areas of concern13
14. Most frequent areas of concern14
15. Most frequent areas of concern15
16. Raising Fitness to Practice concerns
17. Who? How? When?Who?Anyone concerned about the behaviour, health and/or professional conduct of a student.When?At any time.How?In writing to the University (Locality Visitor/PALL).Cause for Concern Form.17
18. Cause for Concern Form18
19. Emergency suspension
20. Emergency suspensionA proportionate responseIf the student remains in practice conditions may be imposedThe Practice Educator will be notified by the Faculty in person or by telephone at the earliest opportunity20Withdrawal of a student from practice in response to the possible risk to themselves and others
21. Determining severity21
22. Fitness to Practice procedure
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24. Step by step…24
25. Support available
26. ALPS26
27. Briefing sessions27Prior to each placement to allow new practitioners working with our students to understand the philosophy of the programme and practice the assessment process prior to having their first students.The aim is to increase awareness and understanding of the programme content and use of clinical/practice assessment forms.
28. PALL: Isabel Anton-Solanas28
29. Locality Contacts29
30. Locality contacts’ role and responsibilitiesProvide guidance and maintain contact between the Faculty, placement personnel and learner:Locality contacts are available to respond, within reason, to learners' expressed needs for information and intervention.Locality contacts target and visit specific learners, placement educators and practice placement when:Learners have specific needs identified.Placement educators clearly signal that the learner’s performance is below the standard required for the level of training reached.Placement educators need support, guidance, training and advice.There is a need to monitor and audit the practice-based learning experience.30
31. Any questions?