Policies and procedures

The Code of conduct for students - Nursing and Midwifery Council (PDF) outlines professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.

The University is committed to helping students get the best out of their time with us, and we expect our students and staff to behave appropriately and with respect at all times (non-academic disciplinary matters).

Read the university guidance on student conduct

The Conduct policy when using social media (PDF) is the professional conduct policy for students when using social media.

• Coronavirus - university guidance: See information about closures and changes to university services.
• Coronavirus - college guidance (PDF): See information about placement changes and recovery plans provided by the College.
• Covid-19 risk assessment process (PDF): Read the College's risk assessment process to appraise student vulnerability to potential Covid-19 exposure, in practice placements.
• Covid-19 student self-assessment of risk - form sample (PDF): The College's risk assessment sample form is used to appraise student vulnerabilities to potential Covid-19 exposure in practice placements. (including those students who may be living with/caring for vulnerable/shielding family/friend).

• Admissions Policy is available on the policies page
• Criminal Conviction Policy
• Criminal Conviction Procedure
• Data Protection: Processing Special Category Data and Criminal Convictions Data Policy

Read the Fitness to study policy (PDF).

The Hours and retrievals process (PDF) covers making up hours on placement and the retrieval process.

The Leave policy for Nursing and Midwifery students (PDF) is the protocol for student annual leave requests.

The Library charter for students - Health Education England (PDF) is for students on placement in the South West, Thames Valley and Wessex.

Maintaining confidentiality policy (PDF): The College expects its students to be very conscious of the importance of maintaining confidentiality in practice settings.

The Student Pregnancy, Maternity and Adoption and Partner Policy (PDF) covers student pregnancy, maternity, adoption and partner leave policy.

Read the Professional suitability and conduct procedure (PDF).

The Safeguarding policy (PDF) sets out the University’s approach to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

People might want to pray several times a day or at particular times of the day or week. Other people will value having quiet time to pray or reflect.

You should try to accommodate requests in a way that fits in with practice needs.

If someone requests time for prayer during the day, consider how you can be flexible. You could ask them to:

• start their shift earlier or finish later
• have a shorter lunch break to allow for another break or breaks in the day

Students taking time to pray will still need to complete the hours requirement for registration with the NMC/HCPC. Prayer time will need to be accommodated either within break times or, if taken outside of breaks, the student will need to be flexible with the start or end time of their shift to account for the time spent in prayer.  

It can cause resentment if other students think that someone they work with is having extra breaks.

You should make it clear that time for prayer is not time off. Everyone is working the same total hours.

This advice is based on the ACAS guidance on preventing religion or belief discrimination.

The Workplace agreement (WPA) (DOCX) is UWE Bristol's contractual agreement document for new professional placement providers.