Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Gynae OPD & Gynae Endoscopy – PAOP 65 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Carol Griffiths – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | |
| Placement Address | Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Rd, Oldham, OL1 2JH |
| Placement City/Town: | Oldham |
| Placement Phone | 0161 627 8905 |
| Placement Web Site | www.pat.nhs.uk |
| Your University Contact: | Jennifer Klunder – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
- Student Orientation Booklet
- General Gynaecology Workbook
- Endometriosis Workbook
- Urogynaecology Workbook
- Sub Fertility Workbook
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
There are 2 Supervisors &Assessors on the unit, Lyndsey based upon GOPD and Angela based upon GES
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Shift Notes:
Students will work Monday to Friday, 5 days per week 9am to 5pm with a 30min lunch break
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
- Oncology clinic
- Endometriosis clinic
- Urogynaecology clinic
- General Gynaecology clinic
- Hysteroscopy
- Colposcopy
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper, Logan and Tierney
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
- Communication
- Medication administration
- Health promotion
- Physiological assessment
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
- Chaperone
- Urodynamics studies – catheterisation – Rochdale as a spoke
What resources are available to help students learning?
Internet and Intranet access and also Wifi
On site library
Free hospital transport to allow students to attend spokes on other sites.
Interprofessional Teaching sessions
Path Lab Tours
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Empowerment of Women
Spoke Placements
- Endometriosis Specialist nurse
- X ray Department – HSG
- Ultrasound department – Follicle tracking
- Gynaecology Assessment Unit
- Urodynamics Outpatient clinic
- HSDU
Additional Information
Male students will not be allocated to this placement as patients often decline to have the student in the room while procedures are taking place. This leads to male students missing out on learning opportunities.