Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Children’s Community Nursing Team – OPCTP 4 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Karen Stanton, Jade Stott, Lisa Kendall – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Education links |
| Placement Address | New Ratcliffe Street, Oldham, OL1 1NL |
| Placement City/Town: | Oldham |
| Placement Phone | 0161 357 5115 |
| Your University Contact: | Louise Bowden – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Please download the Learner Welcome Pack prior to commencing placement.
Learners will be orientated to the primary care practice environment, team members, named Practice assessor to discuss individual developmental needs.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Meet with practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor on first day.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early: 08:00am – 16:00pm
Late: 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Long day: 08:00am – 8:00pm
Shift Notes:
This Service operates a 7-day service 8am to 10 pm and student nurses are expected to work evening and weekend shifts, a mixture of early and late shifts also. Usually work Two long days – two short.
For further information contact Karen Stanton/ Jade Stott- 0161 357 5115
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
- Generic service all aspects of sick children’s nursing
- Nurse led clinics
- Implementing the National Service Framework.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Casey’s Philosophy of Care and Partnership Working
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
- Holistic Assessment
- Tissue viability
- Enteral feeding
- Home Oxygen Therapy
- Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy
- Renal Care
- Skin Care
- Respiratory Conditions
- Musculo-skeletal Care
- Palliative Care
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
- Exposure to inter-professional working
- Management of complex inter-professional discharge
- Management of case load and autonomous practice
What resources are available to help students learning?
- Access to Trust intranet site
- Evidence based resource
- Knowledgeable mentors
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
- Clinical audit of service
- Evidence based protocols and guidelines
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Additional Information
Offsite parking in the Local council car park Is available it is pay and display. And parking is available at ICC 8am – 9am, 12 noon – 14:00 and after 4pm.
Philosophy of Care
Children should only be admitted to hospital when the care they require cannot be delivered at home.
The Children’s Home Care Service provides nursing care at home to reduce or prevent hospital stay in line with current government policy and the Care Closer to home agenda.
The service supports parents and carers of sick children and assists them to cope with illness or disability and promote recovery to usual health status.