Your practice placement is an exciting part of your course. It is your chance to put into practice all the skills you have learned so far at university.
Practice learning experiences offer the chance to gain real-world experience in your chosen profession, and to develop the skills, knowledge, and expertise to become a part of the future health and social care workforce. You will need to meet the learning objectives specific to your course for each placement.
Practice placements are a great way to gain valuable experience. It is vital that you make the most of it. Here are our top tips:
Before you start your placement, we provide a placement preparation session, give you a placement handbook and provide relevant mandatory training. You will be assigned a named academic who will support you while on placement.
You'll work alongside staff in your placement. Here, you'll have:
The University works in partnership with major healthcare providers across Kent and Medway. The location of your placements can be up to 90 minutes from your term-time address, and you will need to be available to work irregular shift patterns, which will include weekends and nights.
We work with major healthcare providers across the Kent and Medway region and not all healthcare is provided by the NHS. You may experience placements with private, voluntary, and independent health and social care providers.