Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Achieve Recovery Services |
| Trust | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) |
| Your Placement Contact | Helen Webster, Vivienne Lee and Ann McKernan – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Manager – Helen Webster
PELs – Vivienne Lee and Ann McKernan |
| Web Address | Achieve Recovery Services – services for drug and alcohol recovery in Bolton, Salford and Trafford | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT (gmmh.nhs.uk) |
| Placement City/Town: | Bolton |
| Placement Phone |
01204 483090 |
| Your University Contact: | William Hough – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
- Welcome booklet
- Introduction to staff & environment
- Introduction to Assessor and Supervisors
- Security Awareness
- Orientation to the environment
- Fire Regulations
- Health & Safety Policies
- Discussion around learning opportunities
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
A number of assessors and supervisors identified in learner information file/ in welcome booklet. Assessor to be allocated prior to placement commencing where possible. All assessors and supervisors have access to training on NMC SSSA standards
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is proud to be the lead provider of substance use treatment and recovery service in the boroughs of Bury, Bolton, Salford and Trafford.
Under the name ‘Achieve’ we focus on delivering innovative and high performing substance use treatment and recovery with our partners using a proven approach that will promptly identify and support people affected by alcohol or drug use into appropriate treatment. We are committed to improving health and social outcomes for service users and families allowing more people to make a meaningful recovery from drug and alcohol use.
Achieve Bury, Bolton, Salford and Trafford provides a service which has a sustainable impact on the health and wellbeing of the residents of Bury, Bolton, Salford and Trafford which will reduce the impact of alcohol and drug use on children, young people and families.
We work collaboratively with a wide spectrum of local health and social care providers with specific focus on relationships with mental health services, criminal justice agencies, the third sector and other organisations who are involved in the promotion of recovery and rehabilitation.
We provide drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services to individuals, families and communities. We take a person-focused approach, encouraging positive, lasting change to support wellbeing and help people achieve their potential.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Harm reduction
Recovery Model
Cycle of Change
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
As part of Addiction Services, learners will be encouraged to develop a collaborative approach, placing the healthcare needs of the service users at the centre of planning care. The aim of the team is to ensure that service users are given the highest standard of care, which is non-judgemental, person centred & evidence based.
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
- Hepatitis B Vaccination Programme
- Harm Reduction Philosophies
- Substitute Prescribing services
- Home Detox
- Health Care Assessment
- Overdose prevention
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Care planning
Risk assessing
Formulation of risk management plans
MDT reviews
Post incident de briefs
Observation of venepuncture
ECG
Vaccination programmes
BBV Testing and advice
Harm reduction
Needle exchange
Substitute prescribing
Detox assessment
Home detox
Health Care Assessment
Overdose prevention
What resources are available to help students learning?
Varied Skill Mix of Staff from a range of disciplines
MDT
Resource file
CPD training (Trust wide) and access to Sharepoint and Trust library
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Motivational interviewing
CBT
Focused Group work
Detoxification from drugs and alcohol
Audit and research
Needle exchange
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Chapman Barker Unit
St Josephs hostel
THOMAS House rehab
Additional Information
Please contact individual team to discuss uniform requirements
Achieve Recovery Service’s exists to provide advice, support and treatment to individuals, their families, carers and the wider communities to reduce the harms caused by drug and alcohol.
We aim to provide an accessible service to enable individuals to gain control of their lives by improving their physical and mental health.
We recognise that people need to achieve stability in other areas of their lives and actively support them to gain access to housing, education, employment and other support networks.
Through our work with Criminal Justice agencies, we aim to reduce drug related offending and promote safe communities. Achieve recovery services embraces the recovery agenda.