Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Bevan Intermediate care unit |
| Trust | Salford Royal foundation NHS Trust |
| Your Placement Contact | Gemma Reamon, Ann Bracken, Gaynor Logan – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Intermediate Care Nursing |
| Placement Address | Bevan Unit, Salford Royal Hospital, Stott Lane Salford M6 8FJ (NOTE – this is opposite the main hospital on Stott Lane) |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | Manager’s office – 0161 206 3048
Reception 0161 206 3040 First Floor 0161 206 8047 |
| Your University Contact: | Christopher Fisher – Send Email |
About this placement
Our Philosophy is:
The nursing care delivered will be evidence based and collaborative within Multi-Disciplinary Team.
Have effective clinical care will be audited and evaluated to purse “best practice”.
Experience of patients will be at the heart of everything we do.
Bevan unit provides openness, honesty and a supportive learning environment.
Education is pivotal to improve staff performance and development.
Very good reputation partnership working.
Always respect dignity, privacy, confidentiality and cultural diversity for all patients, carers and families.
Nursing will take responsibility for developing systems and processes that ensure resources are utilised effectively.
Ultimately, we rehabilitate our patients to their optimum baseline with a structured approach to future care needs.
New ways of working, recruit and retain staff through providing a creative innovative stimulating environment and explore challenging.
Improve performance of staff through process of personal development plans and joint development review, and yearly appraisals.
This results in lower rate of hospital admissions and promoting an early discharge from hospital.
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
First year students:
Focus on gaining and developing fundamental nursing skills, learning about the role of the nurse and developing your communication skills with health care professionals, patients and families/carers. You will have the opportunity to participate in the assessment, planning, implementation, documentation and evaluation of nursing care. If you are unsure about something you are asked to do, ask to observe first and then practice under supervision.
Second year students:
You should focus on developing those transferable skills from year 1 and developing new skills you gain at Bevan unit. You should take more responsibility and act more independently. Your mentor will still supervise you but this may be less directly (except during medication administration which must always be directly supervised).
If you are unsure about something you are asked to do, ask to observe first and then practice under supervision.
Third year students:
You should develop those transferable skills from year 2 and develop new skills you gain at Bevan unit. You should demonstrate that you are capable of practising with the need for minimal supervision (except during medication administration which must always be directly supervised.). You will have the opportunity to manage your own caseload, demonstrate time management and clinical decision-making skills. If you are unsure about something are asked to do, ask to observe first and then practice under supervision.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Via Email
Students to check PARE prior to start date:
PA/PS to be allocated and first week shifts to be inputted on PARE timesheet and the rest of the shifts
Will be arranged during initial meeting
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early: 07:00- 15:00pm
Late: 13:00- 19:30pm
Long Day: 07:00-19:30pm
Night: 19:00- 07:30 pm
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper-Logan-Tierney’s Model
And also base on NMC standard’s- future Nurse
Standards of proficiency for registered Nurses
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
See Below
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
See Below
What resources are available to help students learning?
There is a notice board for students and a resource library with relevant journals to read.
At your initial meeting, discuss our placement competencies and anything in particular you would like to learn, with your mentor and agree an action plan as provided in your practice assessment documentation and relevant learning. Relevant spoke placements are also possible depending on availability and any spokes must be agreed with your mentor. Any time spent away from the unit must be documented clearly in your PAD and please ensure that your mentor has the name and contact number of the person you will be with for the duration of your spoke placement.
Learning opportunities include:
• Wound care, ANTT, observe IV therapy and use of IVACs
• Medication administration
• Catheter care management for males and families
• Nursing assessment e.g care planning pathway for patients needing care after a fractured femur
• Involvement in planning/best interest meetings
• Discharging of patients
• Wound dressings: assessment of wound healing
• Clinical observations
• Patient assessment and care planning
• Care of patients with cognitive impairment (e.g dementia)
• Assessing and meeting patients’ nutrition and hydration needs
Spoke Placements
Spoke Placements available during your placement
During your placement we encourage you to make the most of being in a community setting. We are happy to arrange spoke placements in a variety of settings. Below are some useful numbers for you.
Adult Social Service contact centre 631 4777
District Nurses 631 4777
Care on Call 607 7133
Helping Hands 793 9419
Home IV team 206 3147
Home safe 631 4777
Hospital techs 206 8055
Mental Health 206 8591
Rapid response 206 6666
Single Entry Point 206 2541
Switchboard 206 7373
Telecare 607 7130
Tissue Viability 206 1700
Wheelchair service 631 4777
Additional Information