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We recognise that demonstrating all proficiencies and skills directly with patients may not always be possible due to the specific nature of your placement area & MFT policies.

However, these proficiencies can still be achieved through alternative methods, such as

Attending & participating in teaching sessions

Completing the Educating 8 worksheets

Engaging in e-learning or research activities

Reviewing relevant policies

You may present to your PS/PA your notes, reflections or discuss the knowledge you have gained. If they feel you have acquired sufficient knowledge the proficiencies can be recorded as 'Achieved'

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Pre-registration Education Newsletter - February 2026

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Support for Pre-registration LGBTQIA+ Learners poster

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Breaking the Silence on Sexual Safety_ The Journey and Ambition_no videos

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eLearning for health have a number of eLearning programmes available for learners

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The numbers

Our awards

elearning for healthcare won the Smarter Working Live Award in the Digital Transformation category for its COVID-19 vaccination elearning programme. To read more about the team's win visit our news page.

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providing elearning to educate and train the health and social care workforce

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Make contact with your placement area.

Ensure you have applied for a car parking permit if required.

Arrange for an ID badge to be made.

Complete the relevant training for accessing IT on your placement.

Book onto MFT Induction and fire safety

Contact your PEF team for any pre-placement issues/concerns/questions/requirements

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MFT Induction and Fire Safety

Please be aware, you will need to attend the virtual Induction and face-to-face Fire Safety sessions during your time within MFT. This must be attended during your placement and not before. Further information can be found on the links below:

Click Me for MFT Induction Dates!

Click Me for Fire Safety Dates!

If you are a AHP learner with set days in practice which do not fall on a Monday for the virtual induction. Please contact our PEF.inbox@mft.nhs.uk to let them know of your non-attendance due to the fixed practice days. This is essential.

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We have a duty of care for your welfare whilst you are on placement with us. All absence must be reported as policy.

It is the learners responsibility to report sickness / absence to your placement area prior to your shift. Upon returning to practice please contact the team to inform them of your return.

Please ensure you follow the university guidance in reporting absence.

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Please ensure you are following the uniform policy whilst on placement.

If you are not following the correct uniform policy, you may be asked to leave placement and return when you are adhering to policy.

If you are unsure about this, please reach out to your PEF team who can answer any queries.

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Please contact your placement LEEL for your off duty.

All learners are expected to partake in the service hours of your placement environment (e.g. the 24 hour / 7 days a week shift pattern)

Please be respectful to the LEELs who complete your off duty.

Any changes to the off duty need to be discussed with the LEELs or Ward Manager to ensure adequate supervision and support for learners on each shift.

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Please ensure you have an adequate email signature so our team are able to support with your query quickly.

Your Full Name

University

Cohort and Branch

Personal Tutor Name and Email

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If the team working in your learning environment don’t routinely wear a uniform, please contact them before you start your placement to confirm what you should wear. If you are asked to wear non-uniform, here are some guidelines for you:

Ensure clothes are suitable for work purposes, are clean and in a good state of repair, always maintaining a standard of professionalism.

Clothes should be free from strong smells, for example, body odour, cigarettes and vapes, etc.

Shoes must be closed toe in line with health and safety policy, apart from staff working in an office environment.

Examples of clothing deemed unacceptable for non-uniformed staff

• Jeans*/cargo trousers

• Jeggings/leggings (unless covered by a tunic/dress)

• T-shirts with any offensive logo

• Jogging bottoms

• Shorts*

• Camouflage

• Miniskirts/dresses

• Sun, beach or spaghetti strap dresses/tops

• Any clothing that is overly revealing of the cleavage, stomach, midriff or thighs is unacceptable

• Sweatshirts* or hooded tops

• Flip flops

• Sports wear

• Halter neck or strapless tops or dresses

• Socks with offensive logo

*These items may be acceptable in some circumstances where agreed with the manager, due to the nature of the work

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It is really important that you take your breaks whilst on placement. Please check with your supervisor or educator about ensuring you have your break.

*Your break is not included in your hours on your timesheet*

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Please read this information carefully for car parking

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Practice Educator, Practice Supervisor & Practice Assessor

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Practice Educator, Practice Supervisor & Practice Assessor

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Your placement will allocate you to a practice educator who will guide and assess your learning throughout and complete your PAD.

It is important for you to ensure your practice educator is assigned at the beginning of your placement. Please ensure you contact your placement before commencing to ensure an educator has been assigned to you on your first day.

Additionally, you will need to ensure that your orientation and initial interview are completed ideally on the first day. As PARE is your responsibility we encourage you to make sure that this is carried out timely, and that any concerns are raised early enough for your assessor assist.

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Evening/Night time Mental Health Support

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Evening/Night time Mental Health Support

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Adapted learn log with NMC template / Gibbs reflective model

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Adapted learn log with NMC template / Gibbs reflective model

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A guide to the different staff members within MFT

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Please leave your placement area a PARE evaluation at the end of your placement - this is a great way to appraise your learning experience and/or to leave feedback so improvements can be made.

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plan your meetings

let placement know of any deadlines prior to the end of placement

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Please note - if you are awaiting a trust id badge to be provided, you must wear your university badge in practice.

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Please complete the ID badge form (section A) and send this to PEF.INBOX@MFT.NHS.UK

Once you have received this back, please follow the directions on the ID badge process

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Nursing, midwifery and trainee nursing associate student hub

HEEs brand-new nursing, midwifery and trainee nursing associate student hub has just launched. The hub informs students about available resources, how to access support and see the study journeys of their peers.

A useful support tool for learners.

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HEE supports the delivery of excellent healthcare by ensuring that the workforce of today and tomorrow has the right numbers, skills, values, and behaviours, at the right time and in the right place.
How can you work with us?
We want to hear from you as students and trainees so that you can help us inform our work.

We have several opportunities to contribute, including our student council, focus groups, and social media activity so please let us know if you'd like to be involved.
Find out more
Sign up to hear about future engagement opportunities.

The National Education and Training Survey, NETS is the only national survey open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students and trainees undertaking a practice placement or training post in healthcare as part of their education and training programme. The survey gathers opinions from students and trainees about their time in practice placements , asking them to provide feedback on what worked well and what they think could be improved. The NETS results are used to implement real changes to clinical learning settings so it's important for you to have your say.

The latest NETS is open now, click here to fill it in.

The NETS remain live until 30 November 2022. Keep up to date about future NETS surveys by signing up to our Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

HEE has lots of resources to help you during the course of your studies. We have outlined some of these below and will add more as we develop this hub:
Knowledge and Library services
The knowledge and library service is open to you as students and trainees, as well as NHS bodies, their staff, patients, and the public. The service includes:

- a 24-hour knowledge and library hub, containing access to journals, books, databases, plus clinical decision support resources;

- access to BMJ Best Practice; and

- a range of webinars on knowledge and information topics.

You can access all the knowledge and library service resources for free during your studies and employment within the NHS. It ultimately aims to give frontline staff the gift of time to focus on their patients, so we hope you will find this service of great support during both your studies and time on placement.

You can access this all resources by creating an NHS England OpenAthens account by using your student placement email address.

See this useful video which shows how to navigate the knowledge and library services
elearning for healthcare
elearning for healthcare delivers and develops more than 400 e-learning programmes in collaboration with organisations including Royal Colleges, the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England.

These programmes are free to access and available to you as students and trainees. The elearning programmes cover a broad range of topics to help you in your studies and prepare you for placements.
BMJ best practice
BMJ best practice is a clinical decision-making support tool providing the latest evidence-based information to use at the point of care. Funded by Health Education

England (HEE), it is free to all NHS healthcare professionals and learners in England.

Rated as one of the best support tools worldwide, BMJ Best Practice includes step by step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention as well as medical calculators, how-to videos and patient information leaflets. Content includes clinical expertise from over 1,600 international authors and 2,500 peer reviewers which means users have up to date references available at their fingertips, anywhere, any time of day or night.
Learning hub
Students and trainees have access to the learning hub where you can find videos, guidance documents and virtual reality resources on a range of different topics. These resources are all developed by NHS colleagues along with HEE's technology enhanced learning team. The learning hub also allows you the opportunity to give feedback on the resources available. Make sure you check out this resource.

As a student nurse, midwife, or TNA you will receive support and guidance through your university. If you have any questions or concerns this be your main source of guidance - please do not be afraid to seek advice. The main areas of support that your university provides include:

- Your mental health and wellbeing.

- Academic tutor support, pastoral support, and support for online and remote learning.

- Informal support, such as that given from societies, unions, student forums, friends and family and support groups.

While you are on placement they will be lots of people around to support you. This may come from your practice supervisor, practice assessor, and academic assessor but of course from the wider team within which you are placed. Of course, your support from your university will still be there for you to. Please do not be nervous about asking for help or asking questions

Watch this video on practice assessors for more information. Standards for student supervision and assessment can be found on the NMC website, where you can also find supporting information on standards for student supervision and assessment.

Freedom to Speak Up - it's important that we all feel able to speak up to stop potential harm and your university will have spoken to you about the actions to take if you have concerns. You can of course talk to someone within the team in which you are placed or to your university. Additionally, each NHS Trusts will have a Freedom to Speak up Guardian who is there to help. You can share your concerns anonymously and confidentially if you would prefer.. To find out more about the role of a freedom to Speak Up guardian watch this video. If you would like more information about finding your local guardian, please visit the national guardian webpage.

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HEE is part of the NHS, and we work with partners to plan, recruit, educate and train the health workforce. We are people centered, committed to the NHS Constitution, and driven by our own values, which are responsible, fair, confident, and inclusive.

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Celebrate Success – If you have enjoyed your learning experience and received outstanding support from your placement / PA / PS / PE / LEEL or PEF-PEP team please nominate them for an award!

Please download the template above and email your nomination to PEF.inbox@mft.nhs.uk

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Please ensure that you read the relevant MFT Trust Policies that are available via our Intranet page.

Always carry out any clinical skills in line with policy and always under direct supervision.

Some policies you may want to read:

ANTT Policy

Dress Code & Uniform Policy

Adult Urinary Catherisation & Catheter Care Policy

Blood Transfusion Policy

Moving & Handling Policy

Infection Prevention and Control Policy

Point of Care Testing Policy

Injectable Medicines Policy

Lone Worker Policy

Remember: It is your responsibility to work within your scope of practice!

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Invasive Clinical Skills Guidance for Direct Entry SNA's 

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Invasive Clinical Skills Guidance for Direct Entry SNA's 

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Pre-Registration Invasive Clinical Skills Guidance-Student Nursing Associates Direct Entry

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Invasive Clinical Skills Guidance for Adult Nursing Learners 

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Invasive Clinical Skills Guidance for Adult Nursing Learners 

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Supporting you in your learning and development 

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Providing news and information for lifelong learning, research, innovation and everyday decision making.

Please use the link to subscribe.

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Get the latest news via the Knowledge and Library Services Bulletin published monthly

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Our monthly bulletin provides news and information for NHS staff and learners, helping you to make the most of your NHS knowledge and library services for lifelong learning, research, innovation and everyday decision making. Subscribe today to find out more about resources and services available.

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Always ensure that documentation is countersigned by your educator or supervisor.

To get your account reactivated - please email HIVE.Studentsqueries@mft.nhs.uk

REMINDERS:

You cannot use an existing support worker or NHS Professionals login when on placement as a student!

Please remember when you have access to the HIVE system, it is a disciplinary offence to look up your own details and those of family and friends on HIVE. It is also a disciplinary offence to look up details of patients that you are no longer looking after

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This can be used for all year learners to expand their knowledge on resuscitation equipment.

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This skill can be used with all year learners to expand their knowledge with undertaking neuro obs.

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This skill can not be undertaken within MFT. All learners must discuss this skill with their supervisor / assessor to achieve.

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This skill should not be undertaken by any learner in clinical practice.

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This skill should only be undertaken in practice in Part 2 & 3 after completing your theory / simulation at the HEI & demonstrating your knowledge to your PS. Adult Nursing Learners only

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This skill should only be undertaken in practice in Part 2 & 3 after completing your theory / simulation at the HEI & demonstrating your knowledge to your PS. Adult Nursing Learners only

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This skill should only be undertaken in practice

Adult Nursing Learners in Part 2 & 3 after completing your theory / simulation at the HEI & demonstrating your knowledge to your PS.

Nursing associate learners in Part 2 after completing your theory / simulation at the HEI & demonstrating your knowledge to your PS.

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When resetting your MFT computer password, please ensure that your new password meets this criteria, otherwise it will not save.