Placement Five

Please note, our placement structure is changing. Students who started in their degree prior to January 2025 will be on the 'old' structure. Students starting from 2025 will be on the 'new' structure.

'Old' structure for students who started their degree prior to January 2025

Placement Five (August year two)

The focus of development on placement five is leadership, in addition to developing clinical skills. During this placement students are expected to be working towards a band five physiotherapist (or equivalent) level. Students should be able to show leadership qualities whilst on placement five. Some examples of how students could show leadership are delegating tasks to assistants, leading an exercise group, participating in audit or leading in-service training.

Between placement four and placement five students will mostly have been working on their dissertation projects. In addition to the knowledge and skills described previously it is expected that students will be proficient in managing their time and proactive in managing their own learning.

'New' structure for students who started their degree January 2025 onwards

Placement Five (August year two)

The focus of development on placement five is leadership, in addition to developing clinical skills. During this placement students are expected to be working towards a band five physiotherapist (or equivalent) level. Students should be able to show leadership qualities whilst on placement five. Some examples of how students could show leadership are delegating tasks to assistants, leading an exercise group, participating in audit or leading in-service training.

Between placement four and placement five students will mostly have been working on their dissertation projects. In addition to the knowledge and skills described previously it is expected that students will be proficient in managing their time and proactive in managing their own learning.