Our Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLIP) team has been shortlisted in the categories of Student Experience and Student Innovation in Practice at the Student Nursing Times Awards this year.
This reflects the innovative approach of the team in utilising clinical placements in a unique way. The team have been nominated for these two awards for their implementation of some great initiatives to improve student experience in our hospitals.
Two programmes which have been a great success are the CLIP programme, and FORCED handover project.
The CLIP programme allows a group of students to be allocated to a specific placement area, and then sub allocated to “learning bays” where they undertake holistic care of a group of patients, linked to a specific learning outcome; such as understanding patients’ conditions, anatomy and physiology, prescribed medications and side effects.
The FORCED handover project is a tool to support staff in delivering an effective, fully informed handover and to keep documentation writing clear, concise and focused on the required areas of a patient’s holistic care.
Jonty Kenward, Collaborative Learning Manager at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals said: “This is an amazing result for the placement and student support team, and I am proud of us all. Particularly, the students and staff on the ward areas, as without them the projects wouldn’t have been the success that they have within the organisation, and with our students.”
Gail Naylor, Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Director at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals said: “We are delighted that our innovative team have been shortlisted for these awards and that their ideas and hard work has been recognised. This new way of utilising clinical placements for our students has proven to be a real success and several other hospitals have contacted us to find out how we make it work because they want to do the same.”
The Student Nursing Times Awards celebrate people and institutions that put their students first and work hard to provide the best experiences for them.