Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Maxillo Facial and Oral Surgery |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | SN M Fagan – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role |
Department Sister and Staff Nurse |
| Placement Address | Royal Bolton Hospital. Minerva Rd, Bolton, BL4 0JR |
| Placement City/Town: | Bolton |
| Placement Phone | 01204 390520/390521 |
| Your University Contact: | Mike Barker – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
Late:
Night:
Shift Notes:
Set hours 8.15am – 5pm Mon – Thurs
Friday Half day either 8:15 – 1pm or 1pm – 5pm
Students can alter day off duty on request
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Clinics – Out patients dealing with referral from dentist or GP Trauma referrals from A&E Theatre – Minor oral surgery under local anaesthetic &/or for Dental extractions and soft tissues biopsies, Main theatre – Day case surgery under general anaesthetic.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
- Communication
- Health promotion
- Theatre Skills – setting up theatre, scrub technique.
- Dressings and structure removal, managing own work load – clinic
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Dealing with special needs patients, Nurse led Pre assessment Clinic, Pediatric care – management of patients undergoing treatments in out patients setting.
What resources are available to help students learning?
- Experienced staff
- Books
- Journals
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Spoke Placements
Blackburn Royal Infirmary – Oral surgery dept, including Head and Neck Clinic – multidisciplinary team managing patients with Head and Neck Cancer.
Additional Information
Day Placements – Churchill Unit – oncology dept at Bolton, Infection Control Team, Histopathology Dept, Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic/Ward, HSDU, Lever Chambers Community Dental Dept dealing with patients with special needs.
Practice Educator Facilitators – Itai.collier@boltonft.nhs.uk – Royal Bolton Hospital