Your Timesheets should be completed on a daily basis and is found by clicking on the practice hours button
. Once clicked a popup window
will appear.
Your provider and placement areas will be populated with the most current placement details. There may be an occasion where you are working in several placement areas at the same provider so you must check you are recording the correct hours in the correct location.
Activity type definitions:
| Activity Type | Definitions |
|---|---|
| In practice - Day shift | Times will vary depending on placement environment but normally start times are between 07:00-07:30 or 13:00-14:00 if doing a late shift. Please confirm with your placement area. A day shift may consist of anything from 7.5 hours up to 12 hours in length. This can also include attendance at placement based study sessions, ie Trust inductions. |
| In practice - Nightshift | Times will vary depending on placement environment but normally start times are between 19:30 – 21:00. Please confirm with your placement area. A night shift may consist of anything from 9 hours up to 12 hours in length. Some placement areas work twilight shifts which may start about 17:00-18:00 and finish around 23:00. |
| Off - Absence | Failure to attend placement. |
| Off - Sickness | self-certification applies up to 7 days then a Dr’s fitness note. All of this is explained in the placement handbook – which is in electronic format on the moodle page. |
| Simulation hours - verified by Module Lead | Students will always be informed if they are to use this option. |
Please take care when entering the email address of the provider. They will receive an email asking to confirm the hours on a weekly basis. If you make any mistakes on the form please email NursingPlacement@chi.ac.uk.
To see an overview of the practice hours/timesheet use the Alarm icon on the left-hand menu
The practice hours overview
screen will show all entries into the timesheet. You will see a bar chart populate as hours are entered and they will be colour coded to the activity type selected in the entry system. If you are looking for a specific entry you can click on the headers to change the column order.
Please note the hours shown here are in decimal format. If you completed 7 hours 30 minutes in a placement that will show 7.5.
To easily find a specific entry:
- From the bottom row change 10 rows to 100 rows
- Press ctrl+f on the keyboard
- Type in the date or type or email in the search field
- Use the arrows to scroll through the records