Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Memory Assessment and Treatment Service (MATS) |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Stephen Parkinson, Louise McDonald – Send Email |
| Placement Address | Woodlands House, Meadowsweet Street, Off Peel Lane, Little Hulton, M28 0FE |
| Placement City/Town: | Little Hulton |
| Placement Phone | 0161 357 1231 |
| Your University Contact: | Will Hough – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Induction
Allocation of mentor
Introduction to the team
initial assessment with Band 6
Monitoring assessment
Titration clinic
OT assessment and visit
MCI Clinic
MDT Meeting
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
All Students are allocated a mentor or associate mentor to support them in practice; we can also accommodate third year final students with the support of a sign off mentor.
All mentor/associates and sign off mentors are updated on an annual basis as required by the NMC (2008) and are registered on the live register for mentors held by the Practice Education Facilitators.
In the event of your allocated mentor being unavailable for annual leave or sickness alternative arrangements will be made to support your practice and development.
All qualified staff are given the opportunity to study the Preparation for Mentorship module (credited or non-credited).
You may occasionally be supported by an individual on the mentorship programme and this will be overseen and supervised by a qualified mentor.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Shift Notes:
Day duty only 9.00am – 5.00pm
Notes:-
Opening hours are Monday to Friday
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Patient receives assessment and treatment for memory problems.
Medication titration and monitoring
What nursing model is used for planning care?
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Communication
Assessment
Engagement and disengagement
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Referral, assessment, monitoring and discharge
Understanding the needs of vulnerable adults
Understanding various types and stages of dementia
Community working & case management
Working with people from a variety of ethnic and cultural groups
Writing defensible records of assessments and interventions
Liaison with various professionals and other agencies, voluntary sector
MDT working
Medication
Moral, ethical and legal aspects of consent, vulnerability, capacity
Care plans
Risk assessments
What resources are available to help students learning?
Computer Internet
Books
Resource Pack
Resource cupboard
Ranges of different professionals in the team
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
We take part in various researches open to us such as:-
DeNDRoN 2347 Merk 019 CTIMP efficacy & safety of drug MK-8931 in prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease
DeNDRoN 079 Merck 017 Efficacy and Safety Trial of MK-8931 in Subjects with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease
DAPA Physical Activity programmes for community dwelling people with mild to moderate dementia
Spoke Placements
CMHT Humphrey Booth
Holly Ward
Delamere ward
Gp Surgeries
Physiotherapy
Occupational Therapist
Psychology
Additional Information
The Memory Assessment Service promotes the early identification of dementia by encouraging people to attend a specialist assessment, with patients referred to the service by their GP following initial tests.
Additional support and management can be offered post diagnosis by various members of the multi-disciplinary team. If dementia is diagnosed we provide treatment, care and support as needed following diagnosis, which includes a comprehensive range of evidence-based interventions alongside medication (if appropriate) for all forms of dementia.
The majority of memory clinics are run at Woodlands Hospital while some are held at the Meadowbrook Unit, based on the Salford Royal site ( Meadowbrook Unit, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 9HD).
Opportunity for placement pre-visit
Badge must be worn at all times
Dress Code – smart casual, no jeans, trainers or facial piercings please
Sick leave- please contact either the team manager or placement contact on the first day of leave, they will maintain regular contact whilst you are not available for work. It is the students responsibility to contact the University
Car parking is available and is free to students
Further information:-
New Memory Assessment Service for Salford – https://www.gmw.nhs.uk/news/new-memory-assessment-service-for-salford-742
Funding boost for mental health services in Salford – http://www.salfordccg.nhs.uk/NFundingBoostForMentalHealthServicesInSalford.asp