Your Health and Safety

At the beginning of the course, you will be required to have a health care worker medical. An element of this medical is to ascertain your immunisation status in relation to Rubella, Chicken Pox, Pertussis and Hepatitis B antibodies. Additionally, your TB status is checked and Mantoux tests performed where necessary. All these areas of care are relevant to protect the student and patients/clients when you commence on clinical placements. 

As you will be aware there is no requirement during school years to be vaccinated against Hepatitis B. It is likely therefore that you will need to have a course of Hepatitis B vaccine initiated. You will then be supplied with written and verbal instructions from the University Medical Centre concerning follow up procedures which must be fulfilled in order to ensure adequate protection against Hepatitis B.  Prior to commencing placement, you will be asked to provide evidence, either directly or through the Medical Centre that you have complied with the guidance issued to you in respect of this vaccination. 

NB Failure to do so may result in you being suspended from placement and therefore have consequences for you in relation to prolonging your course of study.  It may also result in you being permanently being withdrawn from your studies. It is important to remember that both your own health and the health of those you are caring for is very important

You must inform your Course Leader/Programme Leader/Academic advisor immediately of any medical conditions or changes in your health which may affect your ability to satisfactorily undertake your course.

Any accidents on university premises must be reported to your course leader and an incident form completed. Forms are available at reception. Any accidents occurring on hospital premises must be reported according to the individual unit's policy in addition to reporting them at the earliest possible time following the accident to the course leader. For a full copy of the University Health and Safety policy, pleases refer to the Student Intranet. 

Sheffield Hallam University is committed to ensuring that our students and staff have a safe and secure environment in which to live, work and study. Please familiarise yourself with the guidance and training here.

Sheffield Hallam University has committed to becoming a smoke free university from 1 September 2019. A new "No Smoking" policy will come into force on that date to improve the wellbeing of our staff, students, and visitors to pave the way for Hallam to be become one of the first universities in the country to become smoke free.