Bladder and Bowel Team

Placement TitleThe Bladder and Bowel Service
TrustNCA Rochdale
Placement ContactAbbie Kershaw – Send Email
Placement Contact RoleService Lead
Placement Contact Job DescriptionSecond and third year students- will need to have had catheterisation training
Placement AddressThe Croft Shifa Health Centre
Belfield Road
Rochdale
OL16 2UP
Placement City/TownRochdale
Placement Phone0161 763 8525
Your University Contact

What is organised for students on commencement of placement?

Shadowing specialist nurses within HMR community

What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?

What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?

Monday-Friday 08:30 – 17:00

Patient care situations

Bladder and Bowel patients vary from stoma care, continence, rectal/ colostomy irrigation, ISC, TWOC service, specialist advice to wider community. Teaching and presentations- students will be shadowing a specialist nurse

What nursing model is used for planning care?

Self-management – Core assessment – activities of daily living

Core Clinical Skills

Core Clinical Skills
Clinical observations
Male and female catheterisation
Teaching self-catheterisation
Stoma care
Continence assessment
Moisture associated skin damage

Additional Clinical Skills

Learning Resources

Lots of online material
Company reps
NICE guidance
ASCN guidance
RCN guidance

Research Development Activities

Multi-cath research study currently in progress

Spoke placements

Within INT teams & TVN

Additional information

Student welcome pack available