Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Wentworth House |
| Trust | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) |
| Your Placement Contact | Memory Duxbury – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Manager: Memory Duxbury |
| Placement Address | 8 Westminister Rd, Monton, Eccles, M30 9HF |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | 0161 358 2199 |
| Placement Website | Home | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT (gmmh.nhs.uk) |
| Your University Contact: | Emma Street – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
All learners will be assigned an Assessor and Supervisor(s). They will be introduced to the staff and patients, be shown round the unit, complete the PARE orientation and local placement induction, including fire safety.
Learners are encouraged to make contact with the placement prior to starting and are welcome to have a pre-visit to the service. Please contact the placement no sooner than two weeks prior to commencement to arrange your shift pattern.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Learners are assigned to an assessor and supervisor(s) prior to commencing placement where possible. The Assessor or Supervisor will complete the initial interview during the first week where possible.
Learners will primarily work alongside multiple supervisors who will then provide feedback to the assessor.
The Assessor will meet with the student at mid-point and final-point to provide feedback on development.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early: 07:00 – 15:00
Late: 11:15 – 19:15 or 13:00 – 21:00
Long Day: 07:00 – 19:15
Night: 19:00 – 07:15
Shift Notes:
Your shift pattern will be negotiated between yourself and your Assessor and will be arranged to maximise student participation in the learning opportunities available on the unit.
Learners are expected to work the same shift pattern as practitioners which includes days, nights, evenings and weekends. Learners are expected to work 2 x short shifts and 2 x long shifts per week (37.5 hours) except for bank holidays.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Wentworth House is part of the Adult Forensic Services Directorate. It is an enhanced rehabilitation service for women, providing a community placement for women who require a higher level of relational security, without the need for low or medium levels of physical security. The typical length of stay is from three to five years, although some patients may need longer.
Students will have the opportunity to support patients to engage in activities on the ward, including self-care, maintaining a clean and tidy environment, budgeting, cooking and participating in leisure activities. They will also have the opportunity to accompany patients on leave into the local community for health care related appointments, voluntary work, educational courses and leisure pursuits.
Students will be supported to contribute to care plans and reports. Students will meet the members of the Wentworth House Multi-Disciplinary Team at Multi-Disciplinary Meetings and informal meetings. Students can attend Mental Health Act renewals and tribunals.
Students will administer medication under supervision, and will support patients as they take increasing levels of responsibility for medication self-administration as they advance through the different stages of self-administration. Students will be involved in the requesting, receiving, recording and storing of medication.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
The Health Recovery Model together with the Care Programme Approach
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Developing therapeutic relationships with a diverse client group
Care planning
Mental Health Assessments
Risk assessments
Medication management
Depot injections
MDT involvement and meetings
Report writing
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Supporting patients with a dual diagnosis
Coordinating a shift
Receiving and giving team handover information
Supporting patients in transition to and from the ward
Oral and written communication skills
Physical health monitoring
What resources are available to help students learning?
Shared information from an experienced and motivated Multi-Disciplinary Team
Use of the Internet, Intranet, e-learning and Trust training
Articles, journals and textbooks
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Spoke placements
Clozapine clinic
Social work
Occupational therapy
Advocacy
Spoke Placements
Loweswater War
Lowry Unit Physical Health Team
Discharge placements
Recovery Academy
First Steps Trust
Additional Information
Please contact the ward prior to the start of your placement, by phone or email, to confirm that you will be attending the placement and to arrange your initial shift.
Students are required to wear Uniform.
We look forward to meeting you, and hope that you enjoy your placement at Wentworth House.
Practice education Facilitator: Lindsey Hodges
Contact details: lindsey.hodges@gmmh.nhs.uk