Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Learning Disability Hospital Liaison Team |
| Trust | Northern Care Alliance – Corporate Services |
| Your Placement Contact | Rachel Holland (PEL & Lead Nurse) – Send Email |
| Placement Address | Locations: Salford Royal Hospital Royal Oldham Hospital Fairfield Hospital Rochdale Infirmary |
| Placement City/Town | |
| Placement Phone | 0161 206 1369 & 07873700548 |
| Your University Contact | Lisa Tobin – Send Email |
| Website | Learning Disabilities – Learning Disability Liaison Team :: Northern Care Alliance |
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Student Welcome Pack – LD Student Welcome Pack Feb2026.doc
On commence of placement for the learner, they will be inducted and supported into the learning disability liaison team. The team supports 4 hospitals across the Northern Care Alliance, therefore, to fully understand the day to day work, travel across the service is advised.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
We have a team of learning disability nursing who are assessors.
If a social care element if required, this is provided via an ‘off site’
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
The service runs Monday-Friday 8.30am-16.30pm The service does not operate on a weekend or bank holidays.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
We will offer direct patient contact in all clinical areas for those with a diagnosed learning disability.
We will support patients of any age.
We will provide specialist learning disability knowledge to ensure that the patient is receiving the correct level of care and treatment during their encounter with the trust.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
We enhance any model of nursing care that is being applied into practice. Our role is very diverse and interchangeable therefore our response and action to nursing care is varied.
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Clinical skills such as clinical observation, having an understanding of parameters is useful when applying knowledge into practice. Basic understanding of physical observations is essential.
Other skills such as admission and discharges processes will be enhanced on this placement.
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Patients with a learning disability can be present throughout any part of an acute setting, therefore clinical skills are changeable depending on where the person is present along their acute journey. Having a flexible approach and wiliness to learn is essential.
What resources are available to help students learning?
Our services welcome pack have key areas of interest to which are a focus when supporting care.
You will have access to the hospital library, access to the intranet during the placement time.
We also have a electronic student file to which has a breath of resources and tools
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
The role and the day to day workings within the learning disability liaison team can highlight needs to which can progress into activities and research.
Spoke Placements
People with a learning disability receive healthcare throughout the northern care alliance
Therefore, spoke placement will be useful to understand their journey through healthcare at every point, which shows that there is a wide range of spoke placements available.
Additional Information
The current placement is only accepting 3rd year learning disability nursing students.