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Students, Learners and Trainees Knowledge Hub

Contact the Practice Education Facilitators (PEFs)

The PEFs are located in the Business Support Office, 2nd Floor, New Alderley House (turn left at the top of the stairs). Please note the door is swipe access so you may need to call or email the team first. Contact by phone or email at [email protected].
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Kaye Rhead
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Email: [email protected]
​Tel: 01625 66 3028
Mo Booth
​Email: [email protected]
​Tel: 01625 66 3028
Emily Chaffe
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Email: [email protected]
​Tel: 01625 66 3685
Further information on the PEFs

Student and Educator Support

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NEW Thursday ‘drop-in’ sessions
Practice Education Facilitators (PEFS) will be available to support students and educators face-to-face. Come and see us for a catch up and chat.
Every Thursday in the library, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. 
Weekly Placement Visits
Practice Education Facilitators visit placement areas face to face to support students and educators.


Monthly Student discussion group via Microsoft Teams for students

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An opportunity to meet students from other professions, year groups and training courses and discuss your learning away from your placement. Practice Education Facilitators (PEF’s) are on hand to help with any questions/queries raised. The meeting contributes to placement time
Please see the calendar at the bottom of this page for more information and upcoming dates. 

Library resources

The Library has a wide range of medical, nursing and AHP textbooks covering all clinical specialties. We also have books on non-clinical subjects such as coaching, leadership, doing research and much more. All trust staff & learners are able to join the library. If you are unsure where to start we will be happy to help you.​
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UpToDate

UpToDate is an evidence-based decision support tool which is available to all Trust staff. It includes over 11,000 clinical topics, drug information, practice-changing updates and more. Access from work by clicking the UpToDate link in the Start Menu, or from anywhere with your NHS Athens account.
Access UpToDate
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NHS Athens

​A lot of resources are only available to subscribers. Athens is the key to unlocking access. Athens accounts are free to set up and use, click the button below to set yours up today!
Login to Athens to update your details and link directly to resources.
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Register for an NHS Athens account: https://openathens.nice.org.uk

NHS Knowledge & Library Hub

Search journals, books and databases from a single search box. Login with your NHS Athens account.
https://library.nhs.uk/eastcheshire

Royal Marsden Manual

The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures is available to borrow from the library and also available as an e-book. Access from hospital computers by clicking on the Start Menu and scroll down the list of programs to the Royal Marsden. Login with your NHS Athens username and password.​
https://www.rmmonline.co.uk

Evidence-based resources

  • ​UpToDate
  • ​NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries
  • NICE Guidance
  • ​BMJ Best Practice
  • Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews​
  • Best Evidence.Info

Anatomy.tv

3D atlas of anatomical diseases and conditions.
Login with NHS Athens: https://www.anatomy.tv/login
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Student mental health and wellbeing resources

There are a plethora of wellbeing resources for students to access, please find some links to a few here:
  • Student nurse self-care handbook (HEE)
  • Student Minds
  • Videos, tools and tips for student mental health (Mind)
  • Nurse lifeline - the Listening Service
  • Free counselling and peer support from the BMA
  • Hub of Hope - service provided by Chasing the Stigma
  • Every Mind Matters - Mind plan (NHS)

​Organisations

  • Health & Care Professions Council
  • Health Education England working across the North
  • Nursing & Midwifery Council
  • Royal College of Nursing​
"The library services have supported me through my study, given me confidence and also helped me to find resources which support excellent patient care"
​If you are a student and you are experiencing mental health problems or are at a point of crisis, please see the guidance below:
In Case of Emergency
If you don't feel you can keep yourself safe right now and are at risk of harming yourself, seek immediate help.
  • Go to any hospital A&E department (sometimes known as the emergency department).
  • Call 999 and ask for an ambulance if you can't get to A&E.
  • Ask someone else to contact 999 for you or take you to A&E immediately.
If you need some support right now, but don't want to go to A&E, here are some other options for you to try:
  • Contact your GP for an emergency appointment or the out of hours team.
  • Call NHS 111 (England) or NHS Direct 0845 46 47 (Wales).
  • Contact Papyrus - Hopeline 0800 068 4141.
  • Contact the Samaritans on freephone 116 123, they're open 24 hours and are there to listen.
If you are in University accommodation call Security / Porters.
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Student Support at Chester University

Contact the ASK Team for advice on referencing, writing styles, and assignment feedback.

Useful information about placements and apprenticeships

  • Safe Learning Environment Charter
  • Registered Nursing Degree Apprenticeships
  • Student Nursing Associates

Raising concerns

​All Trust policies that students need to know about are available via the Trust internet site - find them here.
 
Health Education England (HEE) has information about raising and responding to concerns and the importance of speaking up about patient safety and responding effectively. You can find resources and related documents - find them here.
 
Your view is respected and will be acknowledged and acted on. You should be able to raise any questions or concerns with your placement educator and not fear reprisals or negative feedback. Find the supporting and escalating concerns information found on PARE dashboard here. Please discuss with either your educator, nominated person at your placement, manager, PEF team or university before raising concerns.
 
Please read the NMC Code of Conduct (2019), Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives, or HCPC Standards of Conduct Performance and Ethics.
 
Freedom to Speak up Guardians (F2SU) for the Trust provide support and signpost staff and students who wish to speak up. Learn more about freedom to speak up guardians here.
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PARE placement evaluation

Please take time to complete your PARE placement evaluation. We strive for placements to provide a good learning environment and would like to be aware of your experiences to help us improve student experience for others.
Please can you inform the PEF team about any issues during your placement so we can improve this for you. Learning about issues once you have left helps others but not your own placement experience. Positive feedback is also welcome as this is fed back to the placement staff too.
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