Expectations
Expectations
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Professional Suitability
Professional Behaviour
The Health and Care Professions Council
Professional Suitability
Professional Suitability
In order for you to become a future health care professional it is important you conduct yourself in an appropriate manner. As such the two areas outlined below will form key elements of the assessment of your clinical practice.
Both your Professional Behaviour and Health & Safety will be assessed as part of your clinical practice.
Professional Behaviour will include (but not restricted to) the following elements:
Attendance
Appearance
Time keeping
Absence reporting
Maintaining confidentiality
Responding to feedback in a constructive manner
Honesty & integrity
Respect the views of individuals, adhering to equality and diversity procedures
Refraining from using social media unless authorised by relevant placement personnel
(HCPC code of conduct and ethics 2.7: You must use all forms of communication appropriately and responsibly, including social media and networking web)
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Health & Safety will include (but not restricted to) the following elements:
Ability to adhere to local organisational policies
Safe use of equipment
Compliance with Radiation Monitoring Processes and Radiation Protection Procedures.
Practices within scope of professional practice, with awareness of own limitations, seeking assistance in an appropriate manner
Takes necessary measures to ensure the health & safety of staff, patients and self
Reports and records health & safety incidents appropriately
The Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
The HCPC standards of conduct, Performance and ethics for a Radiographer also apply to you if you are a student on an HCPC-approved programme. The HCPC have also published another document, ‘Guidance on conduct and ethics for students’, which sets out what the standards mean for you as a student.
The addresses for both standards are below:
http://www.hcpc-uk.org/publications/standards/index.asp?id=38
http://www.hcpc-uk.org/registrants/standards/students/
These can also be accessed through the SHU policies and procedures using the following address:
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