What is a clinical learning environment in social care?
Clinical learning environments in social care:
- are places for learners to enhance and apply their knowledge, skills and values in a safe and supportive environment.
- provide real-life settings where learners are supported to achieve their educational outcomes and professional behaviours.
- focus on best practice and put individuals that need care and support services at the heart of learning, whilst enabling the design, development and delivery of person-centred care.
- enable learners to observe and learn from experienced staff who undertake health and care work.
- are very rewarding for the learner, social care setting, and people who use care and support services where the learner can experience holistic care which addresses a wide range of social, psychological and health needs.
A social care clinical learning environment must:
- be a recognised part of the education and training curriculum for the course and approved by the higher education institute (HEI) and the relevant regulatory body, as appropriate.
- meet the quality standards of the regulator, the commissioner and NHS England
- be direct clinical training (including time for clinical exams and study leave) with an agreed programme.
- have the appropriate clinical and educator support as defined by the relevant regulatory body.
- have a placement agreement with GMTH, or the higher education institution whose learners will be supported. This will assure quality and enable placement tariff to be paid by NHS England to support the placement provider and learners. Larger placement providers (regional or national organisations) may have their own NHSE CLE Contract in place. For the latest Guidance and Prices/Tariff please click here.
For more information on the Greater Manchester Health & Care Learning Environment Strategy 2021-2024 and how we are working together across GM click here
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