Placement Overview
| Placement Title | North Ward |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Philippa Greenwood, Samantha Brown – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | |
| Placement Address | Fairfield General Hospital, North Ward, Irwell Unit, Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7TD |
| Placement City/Town: | Bury |
| Placement Phone | 0161 778 2536 – 0161 716 1077 |
| Placement Web Site | www.nhs.uk/Services/hospitals/Overview/DefaultView.aspx?id=102518 |
| Your University Contact: | Joanne Yates, Lorna McGlynn, Kyle Charnley, Cath McQaurrie– Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Welcome to the Irwell unit, a purpose-built 48–bedded mental health unit serving the population of Bury within the range of 18 years to 65 years of age. We are part of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, along with Rochdale, Oldham, Tameside andStockport.
The unit comprises of two wards, South ward on the ground floor and North ward onthe first floor. In addition the unit also has provision for in-patient therapy services, ADL (Activities of Daily Living) kitchen, a Section 136 suite,relaxation room, gym, a staff rest room, a resource room, laundry and activity rooms.
North Ward is a 24-bedded ward; acute psychiatric inpatient ward, which caters for male and female service users from the north sector of Bury.
During your stay with us you will have the opportunity to work within the multi-disciplinary team and participate in all areas of care on the ward around the 24 hour cycle.The ward is a very supportive environment and encourages students to structure their own learning outcomes under the supervision of the team and to ask questions to provide an enjoyable and fulfilling learning experience.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
The English National Board/ Department of Health (2001) sees mentors as facilitators of learning who supervise and assess students in practice settings. The role of the mentor is to help the student progress, develop and achieve learning outcomes. Each student will be allocated to a mentor within the first 48 hours of his or her placement.
- Associated mentorship course
- Prep For mentorship course
- Mentorship updates
- Supervision
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
07.15 – 14.45
Late:
13.45 – 21.15
Night:
21.00 – 07.30
Shift Notes:
Bridge Shift 08.00– 16.00 or 09.00 – 17.00
To ensure that students get the most from the placement, Students are required to work at least 3 shifts with their Mentor/Associate and all rotas must be agreed with your Mentor. This is to ensure individual learning objectives are met.
Every student will be expected to complete an individual off duty sheet for the time that they are on placement and this must be filed in the ward off duty folder located in the ward office.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Acute mental health care
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Recovery model.
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Mental State Examination
Mental Health Act assessments
Injection Techniques
Physical Observations
Medication Round
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
Referrals
Safeguarding
Care planning
MDT working
Mental Health review Tribunals
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
ECT therapy
Section 136’s
Leadership Skills
Mental Health act code of Practice
What resources are available to help students learning?
- One to one interactions
- Group interactions
- Basic group skills
- Engaging in appropriate activities
- Working with other disciplines
- Assessments with the occupation therapists
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
We are currently developing a Violence Reduction program and rolling out the Safeward initiative
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