Roller Coaster Ride through seven day practice placements Sarah Elliott Consultant Physiotherapist – Medway Maritime Hospital Professional Doctoral Student – University of Brighton

Background Traditionally Mon – Fri 8-5 service with on call service Practice based learning Seven day working Mandatory 1000 hours as part of degree Aim is to consolidate theoretical knowledge into practice Practice based educators facilitate, provide guidance and assess the students. Traditionally Mon – Fri with one educator More recent approaches include collaborative and team approach. Traditionally Mon – Fri 8-5 service with on call service Moving to 7/7 due to NHS plans 7/7 reduces length of stay, improves patient safety / choice and meets expectations of 24/7 lifestyle we lead Physio services are now moving to 7/7 and extended hours.

Research question What are the experiences of practice based learning within a seven day model of working for practice based physiotherapy educators, physiotherapy students and university link tutors?

The journey begins Seven day placements are being hosted in all specialities Hosted in both acute and community settings Some voluntary, some compulsory Students appreciate the benefits to patients

Going up – Barriers Dropping off the learning curve In the dark

Don’t know if i am up or down! - challenges Getting to grips with new ways of working It’s different at weekends

WEEEEEE!!!!!! Positive changes Another tool in my tool box Part of the team

WHERE NEXT? Communication & collaboration Preparing and supporting students Transient teams caseload management and clinical reasoning Handover tool Impact of shift work Coming together to create a history Time to reflect Long term career??

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