Placement support
Placement support is provided by our Placement Support Team – Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health. They are there to plan and record your placements and offer advice, they also provide assistance to any of our placement providers.
The Placement Support Team (PLAST) supports placements across our School of Nursing and Midwifery and our School of Allied Health and Community.
About the team
The PLAST team works with placement partners to plan, arrange and record student placements across several different courses.
The team is based at the St John’s Campus. Opening hours are 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
For general enquiries please use our team email: plast@worc.ac.uk.
Key contacts
Name | Role | Contact details |
Sandra Ashford
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Head of the Placement Support Team
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s.ashford@worc.ac.uk
Tel 01905 542201
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Sarah Davis
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Placement clearances for FdSc Mental Health
Placement planning for BSc Paramedic Science
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s.davis@worc.ac.uk
Tel 01905 54 2419
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Maisie Farr
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PLAST Apprentice; Student Travel Claims
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m.farr@worc.ac.uk
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Debbie Guest
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Placement Allocations for MSc Occupational Therapy, MSc Physiotherapy, MSc Midwifery and Elective placements
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d.guest@worc.ac.uk
Tel 01905 85 5375
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Vacancy
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Placement administration for post-registration programmes including prescribing programmes, MA/BA Social Work, Nursing Associates and Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeships.
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Becky Martin
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Placement allocations for BSc Midwifery.
Practice assessment documents and hours, Finalist issues/Boards of Examiners, NHS bursaries and Elective placements
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r.martin@worc.ac.uk
Tel 01905 85 5461
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Ellie Nicklin
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Placement allocations for: BSc Adult Nursing, BSc Mental Health Nursing
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e.nicklin@worc.ac.uk
01905 543223
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Carmen Ogree
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Practice placements for BSc Physiotherapy; BSc Occupational Therapy. Practice Assessors: BSc Nursing and BSc Midwifery, Placement Audits, and practice evaluation
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c.orgee@worc.ac.uk
Tel 01905 85 5388
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Hayley Sneddon |
Placement allocations for: BSc Adult Nursing, BSc Mental Health Nursing
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h.sneddon@worc.ac.uk
Tel 01905 544322
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Janice Spikes |
Placement clearances for FdSc Health and Social Care, FdSc Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Student travel claims
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j.spikes@worc.ac.uk
Tel 01905 54 2486
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The MSc Physician Associate programme now sits within the Three Counties Medical School. Please send placement queries to physicianassociateplacements@worc.ac.uk.
Report a Concern
Placement staff or students with any concerns about a student’s welfare, standards of care or factors affecting learning during placement, can escalate concerns using our . If you are raising a concern, please be assured that we are committed to addressing all concerns in a respectful and professional manner. Commendations, compliments, and areas of good practice can also be reported via the tool. We welcome all positive feedback for our students that supports their professional development and standards of professional care.