Additional information for Clinical Programmes

Fitness to practise  

The primary duty of care of an audiologist is to patients. Audiology students likewise have this responsibility to the patients with whom they will come into contact. These responsibilities are set out in the Health and Care Professions Council’s Standards of Proficiency and the Academy of Healthcare Science’s ‘Good scientific practice’ document.  

Dress code

Applicants should be aware that there is a strict dress code for staff and students when working in the clinical areas of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and in our outreach clinics. Clothing and personal appearance must accord with the reasonable expectations of a member of the public for a professional person. For hygiene and infection prevention reasons, staff and students must comply with NHS Trust Regulations and must be bare below the elbows in clinics. Further details of the dress code can be found in the School of Healthcare Dress Code.

Fitness to practise  

The primary duty of care of a diagnostic radiographer is to patients. Diagnostic radiography students likewise have this responsibility to the patients with whom they will come into contact. These responsibilities are set out in the Health and Care Professions Council’s Standards of Proficiency and the Society of Radiographers’ Code of Professional Conduct.   

Dress code

Applicants should be aware that there is a strict dress code for staff and students when working in the clinical areas of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and in our outreach clinics. Clothing and personal appearance must accord with the reasonable expectations of a member of the public for a professional person. For hygiene and infection prevention reasons, staff and students must comply with NHS Trust Regulations and must be bare below the elbows in clinics. Further details of the dress code can be found in the School of Healthcare Dress Code.

Fitness to practise 

The primary duty of care of a cardiac physiologist is to patients. Cardiac Physiology students likewise have this responsibility to the patients with whom they will come into contact. These responsibilities are set out in the Academy of Healthcare Science’s ‘Standards of proficiency for healthcare science practitioners’ document. 

Dress code

Applicants should be aware that there is a strict dress code for staff and students when working in the clinical areas of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and in our outreach clinics. Clothing and personal appearance must accord with the reasonable expectations of a member of the public for a professional person. For hygiene and infection prevention reasons, staff and students must comply with NHS Trust Regulations and must be bare below the elbows in clinics. Further details of the dress code can be found in the School of Healthcare Dress Code.

Fitness to practise  

You will be expected to adhere to the Standards of Proficiency for a Sonographer (Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education, 2022) and the Code of Practice for Sonographers embedded in the British Medical Ultrasound Society’s Guidelines for Professional Ultrasound Practice (2021), as these also apply to you as a student sonographer. In addition, the Health and Care Professions Council’s ’Guidance on conduct and ethics for students’ document provides further clarification on the expectations of a student’s professional behaviour. 

Dress code

Applicants should be aware that there is a strict dress code for staff and students when working in the clinical areas of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and in our outreach clinics. Clothing and personal appearance must accord with the reasonable expectations of a member of the public for a professional person. For hygiene and infection prevention reasons, staff and students must comply with NHS Trust Regulations and must be bare below the elbows in clinics. Further details of the dress code can be found in the School of Healthcare Dress Code.

Fitness to practise  

The primary duty of care of a doctor is to patients. Medical students likewise have this responsibility to the patients with whom they will come into contact and this is set out by the General Medical Council in the document ‘Professional behaviour and fitness to practise: guidance for medical schools and their students’, which you should consult on the GMC website.  

Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA)  

UK medical graduates who have completed their degree at a UK university are eligible to apply for provisional registration with the General Medical Council (GMC). The purpose of provisional registration is to allow you to complete a UK approved F1 programme. Further details about becoming a doctor in the UK can be found on the GMC website.   

All medical students who graduate from UK universities need to pass the MLA as part of their degree before they can join the medical register. Further information can be found on the GMC website.  

Privacy notice  

In the interests of patient and public safety, and to prevent fraudulent applications to courses that lead to entry to a registered profession in the UK, we will share some of the information provided in your application form with the Medical, Dental, Pharmacy and Veterinary Schools Councils and the General Medical Council in order to verify your fitness to practise. If a fitness to practise outcome is made against you in the future, this information and a copy of the decision against you will also be stored on a central database that is accessible only to other schools with courses leading to entry to a registered profession in the UK and the General Medical Council. It is used only for proper fitness to practise purposes to protect patients and the public, and to prevent fraudulent applications. This offer is conditional on you having disclosed any previous fitness to practise outcomes against you, and your consent being given to this use of information. You have a right of access to any information held about you on the database and to correct any errors. If you wish to exercise the right, you will be able to contact your School Fitness to Practise lead.   

Dress code

Applicants should be aware that there is a strict dress code for staff and students when working in the clinical areas of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and in our outreach clinics. Clothing and personal appearance must accord with the reasonable expectations of a member of the public for a professional person. For hygiene and infection prevention reasons, staff and students must comply with NHS Trust Regulations and must be bare below the elbows in clinics. Further details of the dress code can be found in the School of Medicine Student Dress Code for MBChB.

Dress code

Applicants should be aware that there is a strict dress code for staff and students when working in the clinical areas of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and in our outreach clinics. Clothing and personal appearance must accord with the reasonable expectations of a member of the public for a professional person. For hygiene and infection prevention reasons, staff and students must comply with NHS Trust Regulations and must be bare below the elbows in clinics. Further details of the dress code can be found in the School of Healthcare Dress Code.

Professional Standards

You should make sure that during your BA Social Work course, including while you are on placement, you do not do anything that goes against the Social Work England Professional Standards or the policies and procedures of your course or placement provider.

Dress code

Applicants should be aware that there is a strict dress code for staff and students when working in the clinical areas of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and in our outreach clinics. Clothing and personal appearance must accord with the reasonable expectations of a member of the public for a professional person. For hygiene and infection prevention reasons, staff and students must comply with NHS Trust Regulations and must be bare below the elbows in clinics. Further details of the dress code can be found in the School of Healthcare Dress Code.

Health, Character and Conduct 

Information on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) expectations regarding your health and character as a student midwife are outlined in their Guide for Students. As a student midwife you should make sure your conduct is in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Codes and Standards.

Dress code

Applicants should be aware that there is a strict dress code for staff and students when working in the clinical areas of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and in our outreach clinics. Clothing and personal appearance must accord with the reasonable expectations of a member of the public for a professional person. For hygiene and infection prevention reasons, staff and students must comply with NHS Trust Regulations and must be bare below the elbows in clinics. Further details of the dress code can be found in the School of Healthcare Dress Code.

Health, Character and Conduct 

Information on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) expectations regarding your health and character as a student nurse are outlined in their Guide for Students. As a student nurse you should make sure your conduct is in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Codes and Standards.

Dress code

Applicants should be aware that there is a strict dress code for staff and students when working in the clinical areas of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and in our outreach clinics. Clothing and personal appearance must accord with the reasonable expectations of a member of the public for a professional person. For hygiene and infection prevention reasons, staff and students must comply with NHS Trust Regulations and must be bare below the elbows in clinics. Further details of the dress code can be found in the School of Healthcare Dress Code.

Health, Character and Conduct 

Information on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) expectations regarding your health and character as a student nurse are outlined in their Guide for Students. As a student nurse you should make sure your conduct is in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Codes and Standards.

Dress code

Applicants should be aware that there is a strict dress code for staff and students when working in the clinical areas of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and in our outreach clinics. Clothing and personal appearance must accord with the reasonable expectations of a member of the public for a professional person. For hygiene and infection prevention reasons, staff and students must comply with NHS Trust Regulations and must be bare below the elbows in clinics. Further details of the dress code can be found in the School of Healthcare Dress Code.

Health, Character and Conduct 

Information on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) expectations regarding your health and character as a student nurse are outlined in their Guide for Students. As a student nurse you should make sure your conduct is in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Codes and Standards.

Dress code

Applicants should be aware that there is a strict dress code for staff and students when working in the clinical areas of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and in our outreach clinics. Clothing and personal appearance must accord with the reasonable expectations of a member of the public for a professional person. For hygiene and infection prevention reasons, staff and students must comply with NHS Trust Regulations and must be bare below the elbows in clinics. Further details of the dress code can be found in the School of Dentistry Dress Code.

Student Professionalism and Fitness to Practise

The safety, health and choices of patients should be put first.  Patients expect dental professionals to act with integrity and honesty and to treat them with respect.
 
As a student member of the dental profession, you will be expected to meet certain fitness to practise requirements during your programme.  These relate to:

1.  Clinical and academic work
2.  Professional behaviour
3.  Health

Further information can be found on the GDC website.
 
The School of Dentistry expects students to follow its Code of Professional Conduct and requires students to declare their understanding and acceptance of this code at the beginning of each academic year.  
 
The School has a Student Professionalism and Fitness to Practise policy.  If a fitness to practise outcome is made against you during your programme, you will be required to declare this at the point of your registration with the General Dental Council.  The School of Dentistry will also declare any School level warnings, or Fitness to Practise Formal Warnings to the General Dental Council at the point of your registration.

Dress code

Applicants should be aware that there is a strict dress code for staff and students when working in the clinical areas of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and in our outreach clinics. Clothing and personal appearance must accord with the reasonable expectations of a member of the public for a professional person. For hygiene and infection prevention reasons, staff and students must comply with NHS Trust Regulations and must be bare below the elbows in clinics. Further details of the dress code can be found in the School of Dentistry Dress Code.

Student Professionalism and Fitness to Practise

The safety, health and choices of patients should be put first.  Patients expect dental professionals to act with integrity and honesty and to treat them with respect.
 
As a student member of the dental profession, you will be expected to meet certain fitness to practise requirements during your programme.  These relate to:

1.  Clinical and academic work
2.  Professional behaviour
3.  Health

Further information can be found on the GDC website.
 
The School of Dentistry expects students to follow its Code of Professional Conduct and requires students to declare their understanding and acceptance of this code at the beginning of each academic year.  
 
The School has a Student Professionalism and Fitness to Practise policy.  If a fitness to practise outcome is made against you during your programme, you will be required to declare this at the point of your registration with the General Dental Council.  The School of Dentistry will also declare any School level warnings, or Fitness to Practise Formal Warnings to the General Dental Council at the point of your registration.

Dress code

Applicants should be aware that there is a strict dress code for staff and students when working in the clinical areas of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and in our outreach clinics. Clothing and personal appearance must accord with the reasonable expectations of a member of the public for a professional person. For hygiene and infection prevention reasons, staff and students must comply with NHS Trust Regulations and must be bare below the elbows in clinics. Further details of the dress code can be found in the School of Dentistry Dress Code.

Student Professionalism and Fitness to Practise

The safety, health and choices of patients should be put first.  Patients expect dental professionals to act with integrity and honesty and to treat them with respect.
 
As a student member of the dental profession, you will be expected to meet certain fitness to practise requirements during your programme.  These relate to:

1.  Clinical and academic work
2.  Professional behaviour
3.  Health

Further information can be found on the GDC website.
 
The School of Dentistry expects students to follow its Code of Professional Conduct and requires students to declare their understanding and acceptance of this code at the beginning of each academic year.  
 
The School has a Student Professionalism and Fitness to Practise policy.  If a fitness to practise outcome is made against you during your programme, you will be required to declare this at the point of your registration with the General Dental Council.  The School of Dentistry will also declare any School level warnings, or Fitness to Practise Formal Warnings to the General Dental Council at the point of your registration.