Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Rydal Ward |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Adasa Dixon, Ruvimbo Muzuva – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Manager – Adasa Dixon
PEL – Ruvimbo Muzuva |
| Placement Address | Prestwich Hospital, Bury New Rd, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3BL |
| Placement City/Town: | Prestwich |
| Placement Phone | 0161 358 2069 |
| Your University Contact: | Kate Doyle – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
- Service
- Security induction
- Mentor Link nurse allocation
- Introduction
- Student handbook/Operational policy
- Clinical placement orientation
- Welcome letter for student
Students have supernummery status, however are encouraged to participate in clinical activities under the direct supervision of the mentor or supervisor.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
ENB 998
Prep for mentorship
Associated mentorship courses and updates
Student link nurse
Link nurse co-ordinator
University link
Clinical managerial supervision
In order for students to gain maximum benefit from this clinical practice placement, all ward-based nurses (including those who are not mentor trained) are encouraged to actively involve students in the delivery of patient care and treatment.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
7.00 am – 3.00 pm
Late:
1.00 pm – 9.00pm
Night:
8.45 pm – 7.15 am
Shift Notes:
Student off duty rotas are to be planned and students are expected to work with their mentor for a minimum of 3 out of 5 shifts (RCN 2002).
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Admissions from a variety of source detailed above
Inward transfers
Transfers to other establishments which meet clinical need (high secure, HMP)
Primary nursing
Assessment
Planning
Implementation
Reviews
Care Programme Approach
Mental Health Act
Complex/Challenging needs
Personality disorder
Therapeutic relationship
NMC
Confidentiality
Holistic (bio-psycho-social)
Care
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Health Care Model (Hodge). Bio/social/psycho/political.
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
- Handovers
- Co ordination
- Communication (IT – written- verbal)
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
- Handovers
- Co ordination
- Communication [IT – written – verbal]
- Delegation
- Medication administration oral – depot
- Time management
- 1:1 sessions
- Group sessions
- MDT approach
- Risk management
- Security
- Boundary setting
- De escalation techniques
- Therapeutic risk taking
- Assessment
- Care planning implementation
- CPA reviews
What resources are available to help students learning?
- Mentors
- Associate Mentors
- MDT
- Student resource room
- Onion model
- PBL trigger folders
- Desktop folders
- Assessment tools
- Psychosocial interventions folders
- Practice Nurse
- Evidence Based Practice
- Mental Health Act
- Notice boards
- Internet
- Intranet
- Library
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
- Structured day
- Refocusing
- Psychosocial Interventions
- Motivational interviewing
- SOTP
- START – risk assessment
- Student development topics
- World Model
- Reflection Models
- Clinical – Managerial Supervision
Spoke Placements
- Wards within the Unit
- Mens service: Borrowdale, Coniston,Silverdale,Ullswater (pre-discharge)
- Womens service: Derwent, Buttermere, Hayeswater (Therapeutically enhance medium secure service)
- Occupational Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Duty manager
- Charles House
- Clozaril Clinic
- Kenyon House
- Community Team
- Social work department
- Occupational therapy
- Psychology
Additional Information
If you are pregnant, please contact the University Placements Unit as soon as possible as you will not be accepted for a placement in this area.
Rydal Ward provides assessment and treatment for up to 10 male patients who are considered to be in an acute phase of their illness, or who are exhibiting challenging behaviour.
Rydal Ward is situated in the new purpose built building that has been designed to provide a safe, therapeutic environment for individuals who are considered a risk to themselves or others.
The facilities that the ward offers include e-suite facilities, a de-stimulation suite, a therapy kitchen, activity rooms and a multi-faith prayer room.
Rydal Ward falls within the medium – high dependency category which forms part of the Edenfield Centres Functional Model of Care.
Patients are admitted from a variety of source including prison and acute mental health services, or are transferred from other clinical areas within the Adult Forensic Service.
Individuals are usually admitted to follow an assessment which indicates that they present a significant risk to themselves or others. Also if their offending history is deemed to need assessment and treatment of their mental health difficulties on an acute ward within a medium secure environment.
Rydal Ward aims is to support our patients the acute phase of their illness and safely move them on to a less intensive environment as soon as their needs allow. The Nursing Team aims to deliver a high quality Evidence Based Care. As a nursing team we will work collaboratively with all of our patients to ensure they are empowered as far as is possible around their mental health needs.
We work using benchmarking and clinical standards to improve and maintaining high quality of care, working within boundaries of clinical governance to ensure all care provided is supported by a body of evidence is regularly audited and is research based.
All patients on Rydal Ward can expect to have individual sessions with an identified nurse on a daily bases. Ward based staff implement activities with in a therapeutic structured day which encourages individuals to engage in purpose activities as part of their daily routine which assists the assessment process. Other therapies/activities available within the multi-disciplinary team include:
Individual sessions with Primary Nurse
Gym sessions
Individual sessions with OT
Art therapy
Psychodynamic therapy
Support/social group work
Education
Psychosocial interventions
Community visits (where leave allows)
All patient and staff on Rydal Ward can expect to be treated without judgement and with dignity and respect by a positive and motivated team.
We will respect diversity of all individuals on the ward and accept that everyone has a right to have their views and opinions heard. This is reflected to our staff commitment to the implementation of the staff charter.
Practice education Facilitator: Sindhu Unni
Contact details: sindhu.unni@gmmh.nhs.uk
Pho no: 07990344817