Connect Connect October 2017 - January 2018 | Page 28

Developing the Young Workforce
Robert Bryden, Head of Integrated Health Records Services, NHS Ayrshire and Arran (centre)
with HND Care and Administrative Practice students (left to right)
Hayley Williamson, Gemma Sloan, Debbie Beveridge and Anne Morrison
Successful placements
lead to jobs
WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
NHS AYRSHIRE & ARRAN TO PROVIDE
OUR STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCE OF
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES. time employment with NHS Ayrshire & Arran
following their placements.
HNC Care and Administrative Practice
students from the Ayr and Kilwinning
campuses recently took part in a work
placement programme at University Hospital
Crosshouse. “I really enjoyed my time on placement
and was grateful for the help and support
I received. It was good to get an insight
into the role of a clerical officer within NHS
Scotland and I am happy to say that I achieved
my goal of becoming a member of the
Medical Records team.”
The placement involved shadowing existing
NHS staff members and carrying out real
tasks involving medical records for two days a
week over an eight-week period.
The partnership has been a huge success,
with four students progressing onto full-
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One of those students, Gemma Sloan said