Placement Overview
| Placement Title | IV Therapy Team |
| Trust | Manchester Foundation Trust |
| Your Placement | Lynsey Wilkinson – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Team Leader |
| Placement Address | Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, 2nd Floor, IV Therapy, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Placement City/Town: | Manchester |
| Placement Phone | 0161 701 1254 – Bleep 1600 via switchboard |
| Your University Contact: | Leyonie Higgins – 0161 295 7136 – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Introductory letter
Placement specific workbooks
Placement specific spoke placements
Allocation of mentors
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Mentors allocated prior to student arrival
Initial interview on day 1
Dates pre planned for midpoint and final interviews
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
Late:
Night:
Shift Notes:
Days:08.30 – 16.30 Mon – Fri
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Assessment
Patients undergoing painful procedures.
Venepuncture
Cannulation
Midline Insertion
Distraction therapy
Safehold
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper Logan & Tierney
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Observation
Maintaining Safety
Communication
Documentation
ANTT
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
What resources are available to help students learning?
Learning packs
Spoke placements
Formal Study Days eg IV Study Days / IV Update / venepuncture and cannulation study days
Access to the internet
Access to the library
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Ensuring clinical skills are updated and working within best practise guidelines
We are involved in the introduction of new IV related products
Auditing new and existing practices and products
Spoke Placements
Theatres – insertion of central lines
Laboratories – following a sample from source to analysis
Play Specialists – distraction techniques
CF Team – accessing portacaths
Any other specific to students learning needs / objectives
Additional Information
Practice Education Facilitator- Laura Mallinson Laura.Mallinson@mft.nhs.uk