Pharmacy Summer Student Pack

Contents:

1. Student Details
2. Pre-Placement Checklist for Supervisors
3. Day 1 Induction Checklist
4. Mandatory Training
5. End of Placement Checklist
6. Appendix 1 – Feedback Form
7. Appendix 2 – End of Placement Certificate

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Section 1 - Student Details:

Students Name:

Supervisor:

Department:

Placement Dates

Start:

Finish:

Students Contact Details:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Students Emergency Contact Details:

Name of Contact:

Phone Number:

Other:

Areas Covered Tick () Sign/Date

Confirm Start and End Dates
Start Date:

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 End Date:
Confirm Working Hours
Working Hours:
Confirm Leave Required/Booked
Confirm Occupational Health Clearance
(Paperwork already submitted to OH. Student to inform placement supervisor of clearance status
ahead of placement)
Additional Information (If Required/Applicable) – Contact Chris Eaton
DBS Certificate Available to Placement Supervisor (If Required)
Copy of Identification Available to Placement Supervisor (If Required)
Photo ID Available to Placement Supervisor (If Required)
Pre-Placement Organisation
IT Account + Email Setup
Added to Email Lists (if applicable)
Shared Drive Access (G:/)
ID Badge
Email to Security for Access
Yellow Badge
Additional Set Up (Optional)
Q-Pulse
JAC/Omnicell Training/e-Systems
GP SCR
DATIX Access
Equipment (Laptop/Remote Access)
Section 2 - Pre-Placement Checklist for Supervisors:

Section 3 - Day 1 Induction Checklist:

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(To Complete Within First Week of Placement)

Areas Covered Tick () Sign/Date

The Department/Team
Introduction to the department
Who’s Who? – Introduction to the department and staff hosting the
student whilst on placement
Aware of name and contact details of placement supervisor
Department layout
Department tour of facilities, toilets, amenities and where to store
personal belongings.
Security and ID badges (identification badge at all times)
Swipe access organised if required
Sickness/lateness/non-attendance procedure explained (who to call)
Outline of Placement
Overview of timetable, working hours and lunch break
Confirmation of any leave, appointments etc
Activities to be undertaken during the placement
Complete COVID-19 risk assessment for practice area (if applicable)
Infection Control
Hand Washing
Bare Below the Elbows
Nail Varnish
Hair Tied Back with Plain Band
Jewellery
PPE
Dress Code
Discussed and understood
Fire Safety
Local Emergency Procedures, Fire Safety, Accident Reporting
Location of Fire Alarms and Fire Exits
Moving and Handling
No lifting of patients (if applicable)
Correct lifting technique
Confidentiality
Explain patient confidentiality – friends, family and social media
Health and Safety
Health and Safety Policy and Procedure
Other
Behaviour, code and conduct
Travelling between sites (if applicable)
Support available for mental wellbeing
Adjustments related to disability/learning needs if applicable
Remote working arrangements (if applicable)
COVID-19
Discuss any concerns about COVID
Complete COVID-19 Risk Assessment (if applicable)
Offer student COVID vaccine – book on 0207 188 4040

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 Arrange local COVID related training if applicable i.e. Fit Testing,
Donning/Doffing

Student is confident to commence their placement and understands

all aspects

Please Complete and Sign Below:

Students Name………………………………..Signature………………………………Date………………

Supervisors Name……………………………Signature………………………………Date……………

Section 4 - Mandatory Training:

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(To Complete Within First Week of Placement)

The mandatory training specified below is specifically required by the Trust as a minimum for all
work experience students. Further training may be requested by the placement supervisor.

Mandatory Training Tick () Sign/Date

Health and Safety
Infection, Prevention and Control (All Clinical Staff)
Information Governance/Confidentiality
AHP COVID eLearning Module

The mandatory training specified below may be additionally requested by your placement
supervisor.

Optional/Additional Training Tick () Sign/Date

EPR (Trust OLE)
eNoting (Trust OLE)
MedChart (Trust OLE)
CareVue (ICIP) Training
GCP Training
Child Protection Level 2
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Fire Safety
Manual Handling
WRAP

Section 5 - End of Placement Checklist:

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 Areas Covered Tick () Sign/Date
Debrief of Placement
Feedback Form
Certificate for Placement

Appendix 1: Feedback Form

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 Work Experience Feedback Form
Please fill in the following questions to let us know how you found your work experience. This
information will be used to develop the programme.

Name (optional)…Nabeel Syed………………………………………………………………………………

Department………Cardiovascular………………………………………………………………………………

1. What did you hope to learn from your placement?

 The role of a pharmacist in a ward-based setting

 The variety of roles available to pharmacists in hospital
 A better understanding of cardiology and how to treat these conditions

2. Has this been achieved?

□ Yes
□ No
3. Do you feel your placement has given you a better understanding of the work that is
undertaken in our organisation?

□ Yes
□ No, If No please give details:………………………………………………………………

4. Do you feel the structure of the programme was:

□ Satisfactory
□ Unsatisfactory

5. Do you feel the length of the placement was:

□ Satisfactory
□ Too long
□ Too short

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 6. What did you find most interesting?

 Shadowing on the ward

 Amputee Rehab Unit
 Hypertension clinic
 Heart failure ward round

7. What did you find least interesting?

 Project work

8. Are there any additional sessions, or visits to other departments, which you feel should be
included in the programme?

□ Yes, If yes, please give details: ………More outpatient clinics

………………………………………………………………………………………………

□ No
9. Do you feel it would have been useful to have been provided with any more information
before your placement?

□ Yes, If yes, please give details: ………Timetable (but due to IT failure this wasn’t possible)
………………………………………………………………………………………………

□ No
10. Has your placement influenced your choice of career in any way?

□ Yes, If yes, please give details: ……Affirmed ambitions to work in hospital

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

□ No
11. If anything, what could have been improved about your work experience? Please give
details:
Having a structured timetable that put me with different people/settings in the morning and
afternoon to have a wide variety of exposure within my short time at GSTT.

12. Please add any other comments you feel would be helpful:

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 Thank you for your help in completing this form.

Please return to your Supervisor and Chris Eaton chris.eaton@gstt.nhs.uk (Placement Co-
Ordinator).

Appendix 2: Work Experience Certificate

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 Work Experience Certificate

This is to certify that

……………………………………………………….

Has successfully completed a work experience

placement at

……………………………………………………..

Completed on

…………………

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