Nursing Elective Placements

Advice & Guidance

All placements in both the NHS and Private sectors in Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath, Swindon or Oxford are classed as in-county and must be organised by the placements team. You must not approach any potential placement in Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath, Swindon or Oxford, including AWP, Oxford Health, UHBW, NBT, GHT, GHC, or GP practices.

We are not able to provide placements in any Maternity setting, Prisons, Armed Forces or Ambulance Service. There is some availability in GP Practices, Breast Care, MIIU, Community Nursing and other specialist services. There is also some availability in children’s services which include Peadactrics, NICU, school nursing, children Imms & Vacs, children’s community Nursing and Health Visiting, but places are limited.

For information on the type of placements that are available, please refer to the local NHS trust websites.

Placements cannot be split up in-county – we are only able to send you to one setting for the full duration of the elective placement.

Foreign Elective Placements

You may be able to undertake a short foreign elective placement either before or after a shortened local elective placement block. Please do not book or pay for any foreign placement until you have confirmation from the placements team that it will be possible, that all appropriate policies are in place, and you have university insurance in place. If you have any questions or do not know if a placement is possible, you can email [email protected] or talk to your course lead.

Documentation

Elective Experience OAR: Nursing (All Branches) – This document is for students on Foreign elective placements only. All other placements are documented using the ePAD.

Timesheets for Foreign Elective Placements

Frequently Asked Questions

View a list of frequently asked questions covering a range of topics, including elective placements, ePAD, timesheets and general placements questions