Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Bury IV Therapy |
| Trust | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust |
| Your Placement Contact | Megan Smalley – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Sister |
| Placement Address | Clinic Room 0028 Flower Suite Radcliffe Primary Care Centre 69 Church Street West Radcliffe M26 2SP |
| Placement City/Town: | Bury |
| Placement Phone | 07564 047 364 |
| Placement Web Site | https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/our-services/iv-therapy-service?q=%2Four-services%2Fiv-therapy-service |
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About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Bury IV Therapy Team administer intravenous medication to patients within the teams clinic or at the patient’s home environment. This is to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and to support early discharges from hospital, which increases bed capacity and saves resources. The team also provide a bisphosphonate service where referrals are received from Christies Adjuvant Service. This is a service for postmenopausal women following a diagnosis and treatment for early-stage breast cancer. The team closely monitor patients by completing a holistic nursing assessment, physiological observations and blood monitoring. There is opportunities to learn about the care and management of different lines, including peripheral cannulas, midlines, PICCs and Porta-Cath Devices.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
07:30-15:30 (30 minute break). however depending on learning opportunities each day there may be some flexibility in working patterns.
Setting Type:
| Care at home |
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
| Communication, observations, ANTT, venepuncture and cannulation, observation of central line care management, observation of IV medication preparation, medication management, wound management, observation of medical devices (IV pump and syringe drivers). |
What resources are available to help students learning?
Contact the team for off-duty and welcome booklet.
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Additional Information
No 1st year learners and no year 3 sign-off learners.