Placement Dates
Please see the most up to date placement dates below
MSc Physiotherapy Placement Dates | AHP Placement Information (northampton.ac.uk)
Placement Module Information
We have five placement blocks that run over the two-year course. Please review the programme structure for more information. Below are detailed descriptions of each including module outline and module learning outcomes.
FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE – PHY3002P
Emerging Autonomous Professional Practice (PHYM008P)
DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
(PHY3003P) DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (PHYM007P)
CONSOLIDATION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (PHY3004P)
Policies and Procedures
We have a detailed MSc Physiotherapy Placement procedure to guide both students and educators. Please also see below our Absence, Fitness to Practice and Mandatory Training procedure with links to the Fitness to Practice Policy.
Absences, Fitness to Practice and Mandatory Training
MSc Physiotherapy Placement procedure
Programme Structure
Delivery of the programme is spread over two years. There are four semesters over the two years. Within the programme structure is an overview of each module.
Quality Assurance for Placement
Please see below detailed information related to our quality assurance processes for placements.
Quality-assurance-processes-for-placements
Student Feedback
Our students have been involved in ‘alternative placement models’. There are many positives to be gained for practice and for the students with the emerging ideas of different placement types and a different structure to placements.
If you would like to discuss the possibilities of facilitating student placements in your organisation, please contact fiona.barrett@northampton.ac.uk
Please see the links below to view their feedback/reflections.
Student-Placement-Experience-Form1
Student-Placement-Experience-Form2
Student-Placement-Experience-Form3
Educator Training
New Educator training is aimed at educators that do not have any experience supporting students or those educators that have supported students alongside a lead educator and would now like to transition becoming the lead educator to support UON students.
The established educator training is aimed at educators in practice who have experience supporting physiotherapy students, where they will discuss some key concepts, challenges and areas for development/support. The agenda for conversations will change dependent on practice and student feedback. The aim is to support the development of practice educators and their confidence in supporting students. Working together to share best practice.
Please see the most up to date training dates below for new educator and established educator training
| Established Educator | 20/11/2024 | 9:30 to noon | Microsoft Teams | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/physiotherapy-clinical-educator-training-update-tickets-753101606177 | 2.5 hours |
| New Educator | 10/04/2025 | 9:30 to 15:00 | Microsoft Teams | To be confirmed | 5.5 hours |
Click below to view the PowerPoint from the training: Physiotherapy Practice Educator Training
Please see examples of best practice shared by one of our practice partners to prepare students ahead of placement
10 things trauma physio 10 things surgery – physio 10 things physio elective ortho
The link below are intended to provide more information surrounding our quality assurance for educator training. Educator resources are also available below.
LINKS TO DOCUMENTS IN FOLDER HERE
CPAF Marking Criteria
We use the Level 6 Common Placement Assessment Form (CPAF) for all placements
Placements 1 and 2 (PHY3002P and PHY3003P) are both 5-week placements and are assessed as Pass/Fail. The pass mark is 40%
Placements 3-5 (PHY3004P, PHYM007P and PHYM008P) are 6 weeks, 7 weeks and 6 weeks respectively and are assessed as Pass/Fail. The pass mark is 50%
CSP Website with videos relating to CPAF
PebblePad Guidance
PebblePad Instructional Video for Educators
PebblePad is used by the students to log their progress. Each course has its own document, but this page provides general information for Practice Educators.
https://mypad.northampton.ac.uk/placements/pebblepad-support/
How to get a mentor account | Placements (northampton.ac.uk)
A student can share with multiple people on placement, all of which can contribute towards the workbook, however final sign off has to come from the practice assessor.
How to share the workbook: https://askus.northampton.ac.uk/Learntech/faq/188670
If it still does not work, student will need to contact Learntech via the below form:
Contact form: https://askus.northampton.ac.uk/form?queue_id=2295
Audits and Placement Profiles
Further to agreeing to support our MSc Physiotherapy placements, we need to ensure the placements are compliant in line with HCPC and CSP (Chartered Society of Physiotherapists) regulations.
Please assist us by completing the following forms for our records.
Placement Audit https://forms-Physiotherapy Audit
The audit is kept on file and reviewed every three years. This confirms that the student placements meet the course requirements, and that the organisation has public liability and a suitable risk assessment in place. If you oversee a large service, you can complete one audit and list the teams it covers eg MSK, respiratory, etc.
Placement Profile https://forms – Physiotherapy Profile
The placement profile is kept on file and can be updated as required. This is the information we share with the student when their placement is released so they know who to contact, area of physiotherapy specialism and learning opportunities. A profile needs to be completed for each team.
Steering Group Meetings
Steering group meetings are now joint OT & PT meetings. All practice educators are welcome. If you would like to find out more information, please contact anna.walker@northampton.ac.uk.
Please see links to the steering group minutes below.
LINK TO MINUTES
Employability Fair
2025 PT & OT Employability Fair to be arranged.
Sign up in advance to workshops – contact Jane.Campion@northampton.ac.uk or Rachel.Morris-Love@northampton.ac.uk