Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Interventional Radiography Department |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Pamela Harris, Lorraine Edgar – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | |
| Placement Address | Royal Oldham Hospital, IRDCU (Interventional Radiology Day Case Unit), Rochdale Rd, Oldham, OL1 2JH |
| Placement City/Town: | Oldham |
| Placement Phone | 0161 778 5414 0161 656 1178 |
| Your University Contact: | Sarah Owens – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Welcome booklet,
Assigned assessor/ supervisor, orientation
Radiation Protection training
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Time allowed for student assessments and practice assessments.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early: 08.30 – 16.30
Late: 09.00 – 17.00
Night:
Shift Notes:
Working week Monday to Friday.
Notes: Closed Bank Holidays.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Day case patients: – Admission through to discharge.
Ward inpatients, treatment, and transfer of patients with handover of care.
Limited patient care and assessments.
Monitoring vital signs, (NEWs)
Supporting patients during procedures
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Pickers 8 principles
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Patient communications, (admission, discharge etc)
Physiological monitoring
ANTT
Infection prevention
Moving and Handling
Interprofessional working
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Radiation protection
Surgical scrub
Vascular monitoring
What resources are available to help students learning?
Staff
Booklets.
Internet
Library
Spoke placements
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
The National Vascular Registry,
Regular Audits.
Spoke Placements
Wards
Specialist Nurses
Additional Information
Students will be required to work in an environment where there is some exposure to radiation, they will be required to wear lead PPE during some procedures. They will be required to read the local rules and sign them as required by IRMER as per all staff.
Please let university and placement know if any chance you could be pregnant.
Only Short placements suitable due to limited patient exposure, (Max. stay of patient 6 hours,)
Not suitable for very first placement of final year students as unable to provide competencies required by students, (such as medicines management, toileting, nutritional support, wound care etc)