4 Pre-Placement Requirements

What to understand and do before your placement

• Read and understand the:
  • Course Profile 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 3rd year hospital placements – students must attend a mandatory Pre-placement Hospital Workshop in week 1 or 2 of the semester in which their hospital placement is scheduled (refer to the course specific information for PHRM3101/3102 for more information).
• For 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 must not complete a placement at their usual place of employment.
• Placements are valuable learning opportunities and students must 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).
• Contact your preceptor at least two weeks before your placement begins to discuss placement expectations and your schedule. If you are attending a hospital placement, please note that your preceptor may instead contact you.
  If your placement period includes a public holiday:
• • You are expected to attend if the site is open and your preceptor is happy for you to do so. Please confirm this with your preceptor at least one week prior, using your student email address or via phone if possible.
  • If the site is closed, or your preceptor advises that appropriate supervision won’t be available, you are not required to attend.
    If you are at a community pharmacy and would like to make up the hours, please discuss this with your preceptor and notify your WIL Partnerships Coordinator of any updated times.
• 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.