Learning in the community
Lending Hands In Care Ltd is developing opportunities for nursing students to undertake supervised practice placements within our community care environment.
We believe good placements should give students the opportunity to understand person-centred care in people's own homes and appreciate the important role community and domiciliary care plays in supporting people's health, wellbeing and independence.
What students can learn with us
Subject to the requirements of the student's university, placement programme and agreed scope of practice, placements may provide opportunities to develop understanding and experience in areas such as:
- Person-centred care
- Communication with individuals and families
- Promoting dignity, choice and independence
- Care planning and assessment
- Recognising and responding to changing needs
- Safeguarding
- Risk assessment and management
- Medicines and health-related support within the student's permitted scope
- Supporting people with physical and mental health conditions
- Long-term and complex care needs
- Working with families and multidisciplinary professionals
- Accurate care documentation
- Confidentiality and information governance
- Professional conduct and accountability
- The role of community and domiciliary care in helping people remain at home
Supervision and student safety
Nursing students will not be treated as replacements for members of the care team.
Placement activities will be appropriate to the student's stage of learning, agreed learning outcomes and permitted scope of practice. Students will receive appropriate induction, supervision and support during their placement.
Any involvement in specialist or health-related activities will depend upon the student's placement requirements, competence, supervision arrangements and the needs and consent of the person receiving care.
Respecting the people we support
The privacy, dignity, safety and preferences of the people receiving our care remain our priority.
Where students are involved in care or observation as part of a placement, appropriate consent and confidentiality arrangements will be respected.
Developing the future workforce
By supporting nursing student placements, Lending Hands In Care Ltd aims to provide meaningful learning experiences while helping future nurses develop a greater understanding of safe, compassionate and person-centred care in the community.