4 Pre-Placement Requirements

What to understand and do before your placement

• Read and understand the:
  • Electronic Course Profile (ECP) for assessment requirements and dates for submission of these assessment requirements.
  • Student Code of Conduct and the Work Integrated Learning and Work Experience Policy and understand their confidentiality obligations.
  • Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Prepare for your Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) placement information and complete the pre-placement requirements for your course/placement site by the deadline. If you are not compliant you will be unable to participate in placement.
• For 2nd and 4th year self-sourced community pharmacy placements – students must visit the pharmacy in person to request a placement. DO NOT telephone pharmacies to make a request for the placement. Submit your placement site and preceptor details through InPlace.
• Students cannot be paid for their work on placement and should not complete a placement at their usual place of employment.
• Placements are valuable learning opportunities and students should not attend more than one placement at a placement site.
• Students must NOT be supervised by relatives, or complete placements at sites owned or managed by relatives.
• Community pharmacy placements must be completed in Australia as the reflections and tasks are based on Australian standards.
• Read and adhere to the recommended dress code and behaviour standards.
• Students must NOT commence the placement until you receive confirmation that the placement has been approved (verified) by the School via InPlace (Placement Agreements must be organised by the School for each placement site).
• NOTE that placements during the university vacation times, on weekends or outside usual working hours must be authorised by the WIL Partnerships Coordinator (to request timeframe alterations e-mail your Course Coordinator for approval).

Placement Accessibility

If students feel they may require adjustments to their placement conditions, they should make an appointment with UQ Student Services for a Student Access Plan (SAP).

It is the students responsibility to communicate their SAP to the WIL Placement Coordinator.

If you have any questions or concerns in relation to your Fitness to Practice, contact, your WIL Partnerships Coordinator.