1 Purpose
To ensure every learner is appropriately allocated to hub-and-spoke placements and fully briefed before practice-based learning (PBL) commences, in line with HCPC Standards of Education & Training (SET 5) and College of Paramedics Practice-Based Education guidance.
2 Scope
All pre-registration paramedic students undertaking PBL with Outreach Rescue and its partner organisations.
3 Responsibilities
Role Key Responsibilities
- Clinical Education Admin Coordinate hub-and-spoke placements via iLearn; coordinate invitations & documentation.
- Practice Educator (PEd) Review student profile, formulate placement-specific induction, complete risk assessment & consent reminders.
- Link Tutor Support PEd and student; chair joint Teams meeting.
- Student Review placement info, prepare personal learning goals, attend pre-briefs.
4 Timeline & Actions
| Timeline | Action | Owner | Evidence/Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | Confirm Hub & Spoke Allocation List via iLearn with each student. | Clinical Education Admin | Achieved through information provided in iLearn Student Profile & Learning Goals Pack. |
| -6 weeks | Ensure the Student has a Learning Goals workbook for the module, and Practice Learning clinicians are aware of the learning outcomes. | Clinical Education Admin | Workbook availability in iLearn for the student and in the Placement Learning Hub (on iLearn) for practice educators. |
| -1 week | Joint Video/Telephone/In-Person Meeting. Agenda: 1. Orientation, 2. Learning outcomes, 3. Uniform/PPEe1, travel & wellbeing checks. | Link Tutor for Hub / Practice Educator for Spoke (chair) | Minutes & agreed action plan entered in Practice Assessment Document (PAD). |
| First Day | On-site Pre-brief by Practice Based Learning Team: • Verify dynamic risk assessment • Re-confirm patient-consent protocols & safeguarding triggers • Sign Placement Induction Checklist (PIC) | Practice-Based Learning Clinician | Completed PIC completed and entered in PAD. |
5 Escalation & Exceptions
- Missed deadlines are escalated to the Programme Lead within 48 hrs.
- Where allocations change < 4 weeks pre-placement, an expedited briefing (joint Teams + updated PIC) must be completed ≥ 72 hrs before the first shift.