Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Trafford (Home Based Treatment Team) – NUOS 14 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Hayley Pearson, Christine Khaddoumi, Stacey Flanagan – Send Email |
| Placement Address | Brook Heys Craven drive Broadheath Altrincham WA14 5JF |
| Placement City/Town: | Trafford |
| Placement Phone | 0161 357 1281 |
| Placement Web Site | https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk |
| Your University Contact: | Steve Worth – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Allocation of mentor prior to placement starting
Local induction to the placement area on the first day
Student induction pack on the first day
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Mentors meet with their student through protected time allocated on the planner to complete student documentation
Each student is also allocated an associate mentor which will support the student in their mentor’s absence.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Shift Notes:
Early: 8am – 4pm
Late: 1pm – 9pm
Night: 7.30pm – 7.45am
Long day: 8am – 9pm
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Attending visits to clients who are under the HBTT
Assessing risk in the community
Medication management
Attending initial assessments following referrals from A&E, CMHT, Achieve and IAPT
Signposting to alternative and appropriate services
Participate in joint working between inpatient and liaison services and gain exposure into how the teams interface with each other
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Recovery model
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Risk assessment
Medication management (initiation/titration, patient information, unwanted effects, side effect screening tools, concordance issues)
Mental state examinations
Assessments under the mental health act
Care planning
Positive risk taking
Therapeutic engagement
Physical health – eg MUST, PHIT
Care delivery
Care management
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
I identifying needs of service users
Liaison with forensic services / engaging with clients with a forensic history
Acute home based contacts
Writing records/ documentation of assessments and interventions
Verbal reports to nurses and other mental health professionals
Handovers/ Multi-disciplinary team meetings
Duty worker role
Signposting/referrals
Carer involvement
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
A psychological intervention for suicide applied to patients with psychosis: The CARMS Trial (cognitive approaches to combatting suicidality)
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Additional Information
For all policies relating to clinical practice and professional conduct, please visit the Trust intranet site where you will find all policies and procedures for the trust. Please make sure you familiarise yourself with the page and access all policies relevant to your placement area.
Practice education Facilitator: Helen Morgan
Contact details: Helen.morgan@gmmh.nhs.uk
Phone no: 0161 3582052