Frequently Asked Questions

If there has been any change to your contact details, you can update your information anytime on the University of Salford website. You will need your student number (@********) and your Self-Service PIN. If you have forgotten your PIN, please click on the FORGOTTEN PIN button.

To find out the name and contact details of your new Personal Tutor/AA (Academic Assessor) or Programme Leader, email our Nursing & Midwifery Programme Support team who will be able to help: Health-Administration@salford.ac.uk

We will send you a Returners’ Onboarding Checklist created by our Student Onboarding Team to get you programme and placement ready! Everything needs to be completed in order to be cleared for placement, so we want you to be able to get a head start - especially because in some programme year planners, first placement could start promptly in the first few weeks. The checklist includes:

- Criteria for Occupational Health screening

- New Immunisations

- DBS checks if your DBS will be older than 5 years by the time you are expected to complete your course

- Uniform sizing

- Basic Life Support & Moving and Handling face-to-face training (if your interruption was longer than 9 months)

- Core Skills eLfH, and,

- the Good Health & Good Conduct declaration

*You will know when you have been cleared to start placement once you receive a new Ready to Train confirmation email from the Student Onboarding Team* You can contact the Student Onboarding Team: StudentOnboarding@salford.ac.uk

We have Student Progression Advisors (SPAs) for nursing, nursing associate, midwifery students and a dedicated SPA for international students. SPAs offer all different types of support, you can book an appointment for help with topics including:

• 1:1 Appointments: Meet with SPAs in person, over the phone, or online - email: HS-SPA@salford.ac.uk
• Academic Support: To help ensure you get the support you need to succeed.
• Monitoring Attendance and Engagement: To offer early support if needed, and ensure you are attending university.
• Tailored Advice: To help with academic challenges, wellbeing, or life events.
• Wellbeing Support: SPAs are there if you need someone to talk to, and can help with referrals to university support services.

Yes! We know how important it is to build back your confidence after an interruption in study. Some students have also asked if they can attend a clinical skills session during their interruption too as a 'keeping in touch' day. The University of Salford Simulation and Clinical Skills team will be more than happy to help you. They can signpost you to a calendar of pop-up Sim & Skill Enhancement Labs and the new Student Practice Area where students can practice skills independently without a facilitator Healthsociety-simulationandskillsteam@salford.ac.uk

If you have any queries about your student funding, bursaries or tuition fees, then please contact the University of Salford Fees and Awards team. You can email sa-tuitionfees@salford.ac.uk or telephone 0161 295 0023 and select the option that best fits your enquiry:

For Student Funding enquiries: +44 (0)161 295 0023 Option 2 > Option 1

For Bursaries & Tuition Fees enquiries: +44 (0)161 295 0023 Option 2 > Option 2

The NHS Business Authority manages the NHS Learning Support Fund (otherwise known as LSF or sometimes called the NHS Bursary). You will find their contact details here: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-...

If you are an international student on an interruption of studies, you can get in touch with the Nursing & Midwifery Directorate's Student Progression Advisor (SPA) for International Students anytime. If you are unsure of their contact details, fill in a contact form and someone will get back to you. 

Lots of answers to questions about immigration or visas are available on the University of Salford's dedicated webpage here.

We have designated safe places for students to express and store milk - both at Frederick Road and the main campus. On return to your programme, your personalised Pregnancy, Maternity, New Parenthood & Adoption Support Plan should be reviewed and updated with the Programme Leader. This will then include details of support to be arranged e.g. meetings with key staff, peer support with other student parents, breastfeeding facilities.

If you have had a caesarean section, you are not able to return to clinical placement until a minimum of six weeks from giving birth unless you have a GP fit note.

Yes - you will be able to join a dedicated MS Teams site where you can meet and chat to other students who have returned from an interruption or break in learning. This idea was suggested by previous students to help develop a sense of belonging and a new community. You can also ask your new Personal Tutor / Programme Leader for a peer support buddy in the cohort/personal tutor group you are joining.

The best way to keep uptodate is to join the University of Salford's Handshake platform. Handshake is an all-in one career network for both students and alumni. Find out about upcoming careers insight events, careers fairs, and also job opportunities. Our Careers team also have a range of resources and workshops to book on via their website: CVs, applications and interviews. 

With thanks to all students and staff who contributed to the design and development of Beehive Salford. This project was funded by Health Education England/NHS England.

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