The RNDA supernumerary placement pattern is as follows
3-year program
Placement 1 – this placement is in their employed base site and the apprentice works with the registered nurses to explore the role of the nurse in their familiar work setting
Placement 2, 3, and 4 – are external placements and allow the apprentice to experience nursing in other contexts
Placement 5 – this is a quality improvement placement where the apprentice works within their base site, or in another setting identified by the employer on a specific quality improvement project.
Placement 6 – this is the leadership and management placement where the apprentices return to their base site and develop KSB to work as registered nurses with long-arm supervision. At the end of this placement, the apprentice is assessed against the occupational standards for the RNDA, and if successful meets the Gateway requirements for completing the course.
Shortened program (18mths-2-years)
Apprentices doing the shortened program have extensive clinical experiences and many will be Assistant Practitioners (AP) or Nursing Associates (NA)
Placement 1 – this placement is in their employed base site and the apprentice works with the registered nurses to explore the role of the nurse in their familiar work setting. As they have extensive clinical experiences they need to have the opportunity to revisit their usual working practices and to understand how their role will differ in the future. They must demonstrate how they are putting into practice their new knowledge and skills
Placement 2 – this is an external placement in another setting.
Placement 3 – this is a quality improvement placement where the apprentice works within their base site, or in another setting identified by the employer on a specific quality improvement project. They can also have a placement with other QI projects identified by the University
Placement 4 – this is the leadership and management placement where the apprentices return to their base site and develop KSB to work as registered nurses with long-arm supervision. At the end of this placement, the apprentice is assessed against the occupational standards for the RNDA, and if successful meets the Gateway requirements for completing the course.
PAD/OAR documents
PDF copies of the University of Brighton South Practice Assessment Documents (PADs) and Ongoing Achievement Record (OAR) are provided below. These can be downloaded, and pages printed as required to replace pages in existing documents or used for reference by practice partners and university colleagues
For the apprentice, these are very similar to those completed by the undergraduate students with some additional pages/information summarised below.
PAD documents – Apprentices may already have achieved discrete skills and proficiencies within their employed role. These will be identified in the initial skills scanner that can be found in the OAR document, and will be verified by a registrant.
Nursing Associates are already registered with the NMC and are competent in medicines management with the exception of IV drugs and fluids. During placements they must have opportunities to independently administer medications to allocated patients to ensure they maintain competency during the course. Their NMC Pin number will be recorded in the medicines management skill section. Management of IV drugs and fluids is their new learning for the RNDA program. They will complete safe medicate
Progress Reviews – as an apprentice they will undertake 12 weekly tripartite (Apprentice, University AA/PAT, Employer) progress reviews to discuss both academic and practice progress. These are recorded in the OAR document, including any action plans.
British Values and Prevent – When writing episodes of care the apprentice, when appropriate must reflect on how British Values and or Prevent have influenced the care episode.
OAR + Appendix 1 – August 2023
RNDA South PAD Brighton BSc Part 1 v4 – 24082023 –