Contemporary Occupational Therapy Practice Placements Elaine Stewart Lecturer

Contemporary Occupational Therapy Practice Placements Elaine Stewart –Lecturer (RGU) Shelagh Creegan – Associate AHP Director for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities (NHS Tayside) Group Manager Martin Tait – (SFRS)

Background Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 Scotland Together - 2009 Local Analysis Realising Potential an action plan for allied health professionals in mental health - 2010 • Large scale focus group events – Appreciative Inquiry • Output document • •

Development of pilot placement • • Initial meeting with NHS Tayside and SFRS in Dundee Partnership and collaboration Year 3 and Year 4 students Personal statement – identification of students Learning outcomes Supervision and mentoring Evaluation and learning Sharing practice

OT Student Placement Film

Evaluation: • • Method Findings: feelings What worked well Challenges Supervision Occupational Therapy skills Educators' Learning Needs Conclusion and Recommendations

Current Position National/ International recognition Three placements conducted in Tayside area (6 students) Two placements conducted in Grampian (4 students) Additional shadowing opportunities for Year 2 students in Grampian and Tayside areas • Discussions with Queen Margaret University with Edinburgh/ Fife areas • Potential additional developments with physiotherapy students • •

Future Development of contemporary nursing placements Setting the Direction for Nursing and Midwifery Education in Scotland (2014) Scottish Govt • “ implement approaches to enable pre-registration students to spend more time learning in community settings … extend PEF and CHEF structures beyond NHS and Care Home Practice learning settings. ” 2020 Vision for Health and Social Care in Scotland (2014) Scottish Govt • “Everyone is able to live longer healthier lives at home … with a focus on prevention, anticipation and supported self management. ” The Shape of Caring Review (2015) Health Education England • “aims to ensure that throughout their careers nurses and care assistants receive consistent high quality education and training which supports high quality care. ”

Useful links • http: //www. firescotland. gov. uk/news-campaigns/news/2013/11/sfrs-nhs-taysidejoin-forces-to-protect-vulnerable-from-fire. aspx • http: //www. firescotland. gov. uk/news-campaigns/news/2014/12/studentplacements-a-win-for-sfrs-and-nhs. aspx • https: //otalk. co. uk/2014/08/16/otalk-19 -august-2014 -occupational-therapy-and-the -fire-service/ • Fire Service Placements Knowledge Slide • Student Placement Poster • http: //www. knowledge. scot. nhs. uk/ahpcommunity/ndp-workstreams/mentalhealth. aspx • http: //www. knowledge. scot. nhs. uk/media/CLT/Resource. Uploads/4068894/Final%2 0 Report%20 Fire%20 Service%20 Student%20 and%20 Educator%20 Stories 1. pdf

Questions ? • e. stewart-d@rgu. ac. uk @RGUOTStewart • screegan@nhs. net @shelaghahp • martin. tait@firescotland. gov. uk @martintait 71