Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Junction 17 Phoenix Ward |
| Trust | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Your Placement Contact | Holly Atherton, Chloe Donley – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Manager – Holly Atherton
PEL – Chloe Donley |
| Placement Address | Prestwich Hospital, Bury New Rd, Prestwich, M25 3BL |
| Placement City/Town: | Prestwich |
| Placement Phone | Reception Number 0161 358 1740 – Nursing ward office 0161 358 1804 |
| Your University Contact: | Emma Shearer – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
All students will be allocated a supervisor and assessor prior to the commencement in practice.
The student will receive a welcome pack and will receive a full orientation and induction during the first 48 hours.
Students are welcome to have a pre-visit to the service and partake in their induction prior to commencement in practice and time will be given in lieu (optional).
Please contact the placement no sooner than two weeks prior to commencement to arrange your shift pattern.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
All Students are allocated a supervisor to support them in practice; we can also accommodate third year final students with the support of a sign off assessor.
All supervisors and assessors are updated on an annual basis as required by the NMC and are registered on the Live register for mentors held by the practice education Facilitators.
In the event of your allocated supervisor/assessor being unavailable for annual leave or sickness alternative arrangements will be made to support your practice.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early: 7am-3pm 30 min break
Late: 1pm – 9pm . 30 min break
Night:7pm- 7-15am 1hr break
Long Days: 7am – 7-15pm 1hr
Shift Notes:
Students are encouraged to work a mixture of early, late and night shifts which incorporate some weekend exposure to experience 24 hour care.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
- Admission and discharges
- CPA reviews
- Tribunals
- Uses of Mental Health Act
- Key nurse role
- Care planning and assessment of needs
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Biopsychosocial model.
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
- Developing communication skills with young people
- Risk Assessment
- Assessment care planning, implementation and evaluation
- Interpersonal relationships
- Engagement and disengagement skills.
- Team Working
- Record keeping
- Completing nursing reports
- Medicines management
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
- Providing and receiving handovers
- Delegation skills
- Management skills
- Intensive psychological interventions
- Physical health observations/monitoring
- Working with multi-disciplinary team and external agencies
- Incident reporting
What resources are available to help students learning?
- Students have access to internet and intranet.
- Library access at the Prestwich site and Mayo Building at Salford Royal Hospital
- Learning Packs.
- E-learning programmes
- Study days/in-house training
- Members of the nursing and MDT are an excellent resource to support you in your learning
- Spoke opportunities
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
- TUCAN study
- CHYPIE study
- ASSIST – research programme – young people who self harm
- TAPPS – early onset psychosis/interventions
Spoke Placements
Students can access a variety of spokes placements which are highlighted in the student welcome pack and in a spoke folder in placement.
Students are expected to complete a spoke placement feedback sheet to identify what learning outcomes they want to achieve, what they learnt from the spoke experience and a discussion with their mentor of their experience and what further development opportunities would support their learning.
Additional Information
Dress code
Students are expected to wear their student uniform
Anybody attending placement in inappropriate clothing will be sent home to change immediately.
Mentors
You may be supported by practice staff studying for the preparation for mentorship course, this is overseen by a qualified mentor and your documents will be countersigned by the mentor.
PEF contact details
Lindsey Hodges
0161 358 1659