OPD General

Placement Overview

Placement Title OPD General
Trust
Your Placement Contact Sr. Irena Waite, Victoria Sherrington – Send Email
Placement Contact’s Role
Placement Address Royal Bolton Hospital. Minerva Rd, Bolton, BL4 0JR
Placement City/Town: Bolton
Placement Phone 01204 390390 ext 4025/5322
Your University Contact: Dawn Gawthorpe – Send Email

About this placement

What is organised for students on commencement of placement?

OPD Student orientation package given

Variety of Outpatient clinics or varying speciality.

Spoke placements to other areas

What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?

Allocated prior to placement

What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?

Early:

Late:

Night:

Shift Notes:

Days: shifts worked over 4 days to cover clinics.  8am – 6pm

What patient care situations are available in this placement?

Patients attend following referral from G.P

Consultations with doctors, examinations, referral for diagnostic tests/investigations or to therapeutic departments.

Specialist nurse clinics.

Referrals to ancillary services

What nursing model is used for planning care?

A nursing model has not been used, rather nursing practices having been developed through

experience over a period of time, which seems to have achieved good results.

What core clinical skills can be learnt?

ANTT

Dressings

Suture removal

Clinical observations

What additional clinical skills can be learnt?

What resources are available to help students learning?

Internet

Books

Journals

Policies & Procedure files

Library facilities

What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?

Woundcare

Spoke Placements

CAMHS

Theatre induction

Pre-assessment

Pain Team

Childrens OPD

Endoscopy

Churchill oncology unit

PALS

Colo-rectal nursing team

Dermatology OPD

Urology Dept

Additional Information