Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Bury Hospice |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Nicola Savory – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Hospice Care Team Manager (Sister) |
| Placement Address | Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7RG |
| Placement City/Town: | Bury |
| Placement Phone | Bury Hospice: 0161 725 9800 Inpatient Unit: 0161 762 5716 |
| Placement Web Site | www.buryhospice.co.uk |
| Your University Contact: | David Garbutt – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Welcomed by named supervisor on their first shift and introduced to the IPU team.
Given information pack and off duty allocations.
Discussion about our hospice philosophy and introduced to palliative care and some scenarios that students may encounter.
Meet with their supervisor off the unit to discuss their learning objectives and complete initial PARE documentation.
PLEASE NOTE: Learners must be double vaccinated before being allocated to Bury Hospice.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Allocated time with students to review any learning objectives/needs and give feedback utilising a team approach.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
7.30am-1.30pm
Late:
2pm – 8.00pm
Night:
7.30pm – 8.00am
Shift Notes:
Long day: 07.30am-8.00pm
Notes:
Night duty is acceptable if students need to complete their nightshift requirements but there are limited learning opportunities.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Palliative care including Symptom control for example:- pain, nausea/vomiting, breathlessness, secretions and anxiety/agitation.
End of life care; Caring for patients who are in their last days of life, ensuring that their care and comfort is maximised, whilst also offering ongoing support to their friends and relatives.
Palliative Care Emergencies.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper, Logan & Tierney considering activities of daily living but including physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual which have an enormous impact on people at the end of life .
Holistic approach to care adopting individualised care plans.
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Administration of regular and complex medications, personal hygiene cares, ongoing overall assessment of the patient, acting on any changes in a patient’s condition. Catheter care, wound care, oral care, pressure area care and maintaining excellent documentation including risk assessments.
Communication skills and dealing with difficult situations or issues around end of life care.
Bereavement care/support for patients and families.
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Ascitic drains
Suctioning
Tracheostomy Care
Cough-Assist
Performing Last Offices
Commencing and monitoring syringe drivers
Leadership and Management
Symptom Control
Multi-Disciplinary Team Working
What resources are available to help students learning?
MDT Members
Allocated Assessor/Supervisors
Internet Access
Shadowing Motivated Staff
Student Evaluation Forms
Monthly Teaching Sessions (In House by Hospice Doctor)
Resource Packs/File
Reflections on Practice
Suggested Learning Objectives
Attending Relevant Spokes
Study Sessions
Journals/Palliative Care Resources
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Students able to undertake own projects relevant to their learning.
Hospice doesn’t have any current research at present.
Spoke Placements
Outreach Service
Day Hospice
Specialist Palliative Care Nurses (Community Based)
Macmillan Nurses (Hospital Based)
Community Physiotherapy
Palliative Care Occupational Therapist Community
Weekly MDT
Chaplaincy and Spiritual Support
Family Bereavement Support Counsellor
Bury Cancer Care Centre
Cancer Nurse Specialist’s e.g Lung CNS
Hospice Fundraising Department
Nurse Manager
Additional Information
Students are welcome to come/leave in their uniform and will need to wash these themselves.
We welcome students to visit the hospice prior to their placement to discuss any fears and be shown around before their first day.