Academic Lead Role Descriptor – Placement Development Team
Responsible to Associate Head of School for Practice Placements
Liaison with: Practice; students; staff within the programme and other programmes within the school, compliance, audit and placement administration colleagues, as well as regionally and nationally, as appropriate.
Student responsibility:
- Co-ordinate/contribute to preparation and support of students to optimise learning opportunities during placements; this will include briefing and debriefing of students as appropriate
- Review with Placement Provider student evaluation on a minimum of a quarterly basis and investigate/ resolve/ escalate concerns as required
Practice Assessor, Practice Supervisor and Academic Assessor (PA/PS/AA) responsibility:
- Co-organise preparation/update sessions in line with professional body requirements – this may take the form of contributing to central provision or specific local activities
- Ensure sufficient sessions are delivered to ensure appropriate numbers of ‘active’ PA and PS are available to support student capacity
- Support and advise Placement Provider staff in fulfilling their roles as PA and PS as required
- Support Placement Provider staff in embedding the principles of SSSA and NMC supernumerary status
- Support and advise academic colleagues in fulfilling their role of Academic Assessor as required
Register of PA and PS responsibility:
- To liaise with Placement Providers in relation to maintaining live registers of PA and PS, identifying deficits and operationalising action plans
Register of placements responsibility:
- To strategically support existing Placement Providers in supporting student learners
- Liaise when necessary with Placement Providers, Education Co-ordinators, service managers, Placement Development Teams or their representatives, including attending meetings
- Act on CQC concerns in collaboration with the AHOS Practice Placements
- Identify and contribute to the development of new placements within existing Placement Providers and explore new external potential
Audits responsibility:
- Review educational audits with Placement providers quarterly or as need arises, developing an action plan where required
- Support Placement Provider staff in creating innovative solutions to maximise placement capacity
- Undertake audits of new placements in collaboration with practice colleagues and professional services staff
- Contribute to ongoing monitoring of placements requiring deactivation or reactivation in collaboration with the AHOS Practice Placements
Untoward incidents responsibility:
- Follow the protocols for identifying and reporting incidents or concerns involving students on placement, in line with the University of Plymouth ‘Placement Incidents and Concerns Policy’ and the procedures and policies of the Placement Provider
