Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Bollin Ward – NUOS 03 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Barri Evans, Linda Wilson – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role |
Ward Manager Barri Evans Deputy ward Manager Linda Wilson |
| Placement Address | Moorside Unit, Trafford General Hospital, Moorside Road, Manchester, M41 5SL |
| Placement City/Town: | Manchester |
| Placement Phone | 0161 746 2658 |
| Placement Web Site | https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/bollin-ward |
| Your University Contact: | Stephen Worth – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Mentors will be allocated before the commencement of placement, students should aim to work the same shift as their mentor in order to complete initial documentation.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Mentor’s will be allocated before the commencement of placement.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Shift Notes:
Early: 7:30am – 3:30pm
Late: 12:30pm – 19.45pm
Night: 7:30pm- 7.45am
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Weekly ward rounds
Mental State Examinations
Monitoring patients physical and mental health
Monitoring and assisting with diet and fluid intake
Dispensing medication and monitoring effects/side effects
Assisting patients with personal care needs
Engagement with carers
Involvement with the MDT and CMHT
Nursing Needs Assessment
What nursing model is used for planning care?
CPA
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Medication management
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills
Empathy and compassion
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Opportunity to attend ECT and Depot clinic
Spoke placements with Physical health team, Dementia crisis and prevention team
Involvement with monitoring physical and mental health
Involvement with assisting patients with personal hygiene needs
What resources are available to help students learning?
Access to the internet
Access to patient notes
Spoke Placements
Greenway Ward – dementia patients
ECT
Depot clinic
Physical health team
Dementia crisis and prevention team
Community mental health team
Additional Information
Practice education Facilitator: Sindhu Unni
Contact details: sindhu.unni@gmmh.nhs.uk
Contact No: 07990344817