Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Highfield Hospital – PRSEC 144 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Zoe Caton, Samantha Roche, Charlotte Brownhill, – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Educator Lead – Samantha Roche |
| Placement Address | Manchester Rd, Rochdale, OL11 4LZ |
| Placement City/Town: | Rochdale |
| Placement Phone | 01706 655121 ext 283/284 Bleep 204 – |
| Your University Contact: | Annabella Gloster – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Allocation to Mentor, Student Handbook. Opportunity to discuss expectations of placement
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Student will be allocated an assessor prior to commencing duty. Student will work with assessor at least three times or more a week. There will also be an associate mentor available
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
07:30 -15:30pm
Late:
13.30 – 21.30
Night:
21.00 – 08.00
Shift Notes:
Notes: Long days are not encouraged
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
A wide variety of surgery both inpatient and day case surgery
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper, Tierney and Logan
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Admission of patients, evaluation of care given. Liase with the MDT
Care for patients undergoing a large variety of surgeries
Opportunity to attend sessions in theatre, physio, outpatients and pre op
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
What resources are available to help students learning?
Intranet
Opportunity to attend some in house study sessions/days
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Continuous Research and Practice Development within above areas i.e. Tissue Viability etc
Spoke Placements
Physio, Theatre outpatients, pre op
Additional Information