Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Oak Ward – PCOP 8 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Damien Hall, Alison Miller – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Damien Hall – Charge Nurse
Chelsea Driver – Student mentor & Sign-off mentor |
| Placement Address | Oldham Royal Hospital, Rochdale Road, Oldham, OL1 2JH |
| Placement City/Town: | Oldham |
| Placement Phone | 0161 716 4634 / 4635 |
| Your University Contact: | Angelina Chadwick – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Allocation of a mentor.
Induction to ward environment and staff on duty. Alarm & keys provided. Shifts planned for forthcoming week.
Mentor’s aim to complete student nurse initial interview and action planning on first shift.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Oak ward currently has three established student nurse mentors, with another RMN due to commence the mentor training course very soon. The ward has one sign-off mentor, with another mentor due to complete the course very soon.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
07:30 – 15:00
Late:
14:00 – 21:30
Night:
21:15 – 07:30
Shift Notes:
The shifts pattern is 7.5 hours ONLY no long, short days, or 9-5 shifts available unless as a short term crisis.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Students will be encouraged to spend time with patients in collaborative 1-1 time in order to provide support, and obtain subjective feedback
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Tidal & Recovery model
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Physical Health Observation Monitoring
Medication management
Admissions and discharges
Care planning & risk assessing
Mental Health Act management (section rights reading, Tribunal report writing, Accepting of section papers)
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Diet and fluid management
Wound care
Multi-disciplinary meetings
What resources are available to help students learning?
Trust intranet
Clinical supervision sessions
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
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Additional Information