Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Bury/HMR OP Community Liaison Team |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Sarah Leach – Send Email |
| Placement Address | 1st Floor, Ribchester Centre,18 Parsons Lane, Bury, BL9 0JT |
| Placement City/Town: | Bury |
| Placement Phone | 0161 716 3824 |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Introduction to team and to allocated supervisor and assessor.
Students will be given a welcome pack.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Supervisors/assessors will be allocated prior to the student arriving on placement.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Shift Notes:
The team work Monday – Friday 8am-4pm
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Community- patients own homes
Care homes
Visiting hospital wards
What nursing model is used for planning care?
The team use a patient centred holistic approach
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Mental health assessment, care planning, comprehensive risk assessment and evaluation of care .
Multi agency liaison- social workers, Consultant psychiatrists, GPs, Rapid response, other professionals
Specialist nursing assessment to determine level of care.
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Support to families including information and advice.
What resources are available to help students learning?
Spoke placements
Team members and MDT members.
Dedicated student room
Access to IT resources
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Discuss with allocated supervisor/ assessor
Spoke Placements
Comprehensive list is within student welcome pack, includes:
OPCMHT (within the same building)
Ramsbottom Ward ( Older peoples mental health) and other inpatient units
Day Centres – Pinfold Lane and Grundy day centre
Depot clinic
Care homes