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Student membership
Student membership
Must be a student that includes international students (non-UK nationals), and apprentices enrolled on an occupational therapy pre-registration programme at a Higher Education Institution (HEI) by an RCOT and HCPC accredited route in the UK. This student category also includes RCOT recognised support worker qualification (with an RCOT student membership option).
£5.05 per month
Professional indemnity and UNISON cover:
Professional indemnity cover - for periods of practice placement in the UK and overseas (excluding USA/Canada) however students MUST be working under the supervision of a qualified occupational therapist for this insurance policy to be available to them. Find out more about the professional indemnity policy. Student members must not offer treatments outside of their capabilities which at all times must be governed by the phase reached in their training programme and their tutor’s assessment.
The territorial limits of this cover are worldwide excluding the United States of America or Canada. The insurance will only respond to claims first made or suit filed against the insured in the following countries:- Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Mann, European Union and Australia*
*For students undertaking work (practice placement) in Australia must obtain full indemnity from the employer/care facility/hospital and at all times be supervised by a qualified occupational therapist.
UNISON membership – includes access to products and benefits (such as car insurance) but no other industrial relations cover is included.Students who experience issues whilst on practice placement should seek assistance from the university practice placement co-ordinator.
Note 1: Apprentices, as well as students who work part time in health or social care sectors, may require access (or continued access) to industrial relation cover. In this situation, both apprentices and part-time students can join RCOT as an associate member instead of student membership. Associate membership will provide all the student membership benefits, plus access to UNISON support. However, if the preference is to remain paying just student membership, it should be noted that UNISON support for work related matters is not part of the student benefits package.
Note 2: Students at post-registration level are not eligible for the student membership category.
Join RCOT as a Student Member online
Setting up your RCOT student membership is quick and simple - it will take you around 10 minutes to complete. Even if you do not need to pay for your membership - you still need to activate your membership to access the resources.
Visit the National Student Database to apply for your student membership online
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