Placement Overview
| Placement Title | HMP Manchester |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | (MH Inreach – Katie Messenger & Peter Johnson) (Inpatients – Emma Smith & Emily Hamnett) (Primary Care – Kirsty Henley & Sundar Annamalai) – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | MH Inreach:
Inpatients:
Primary Care:
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| Placement Address | 1 Southall Street Manchester M60 9AH |
| Placement City/Town: | Manchester |
| Placement Phone | Primary Care- 0161 817 5929 / Inpatients- 0161-817 5827 / MHIT – 0161 817 5979 |
| Placement Web Site | www.gov.uk/guidance/manchester-prison |
| Your University Contact: | Stephen Worth – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Students are encouraged to make contact prior to commencing placement to discuss COVID requirements, uniform policy, start date, shift pattern/ expectations.
Local and student induction/ orientation on first day where possible
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Students are assigned to an assessor and supervisor(s) prior to commencing placement where possible. Assessor or supervisor will complete initial interview during the first week where possible.
Students will primarily work alongside multiple supervisors who will then provide feedback to the assessor.
Assessor will meet with the student at mid-point and final-point to provide feedback on development.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Shift Notes:
Healthcare at HMP Manchester operates round the clock all days of the year. All staff works various shifts within these 24 hours depending on which team you are assigned to- please make contact with the team you have been assigned to to discuss further.
Early shift -07:00-13:00
Late shift-12:45-21:00
Long Day-07:30-20:30
Night Shift-20:45-07:15
MHIT – 08.00 – 18.00
Notes: Practitioners usually work 2 x short days and 2 x long days per week. MHIT work 4 x 8-6. Any other variations will need to be agreed with Manager/ PEL or assessor.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Healthcare delivery is currently commissioned by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust and is delivered by two different providers:
1. HMP Manchester
2. Greater Manchester Mental health NHS Trust
The Healthcare team comprises of
1. Nurses (RMN, RGN and Non-Medical Prescribers)
2. Healthcare Assistants
3. GP’s
4. Psychiatrists
5. Pharmacists
6. Healthy Prison Coordinator
7. Discipline officers
8. Smoking Cessation
In addition to these staff, there are a number of additional professionals who come into the prison, on a sessional basis, to provide additional services. These are:
1. Physiotherapy
2. Dentist
3. Optometrist
4. X-Ray
5. Podiatry
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Primary Care
The ground floor of the Healthcare Department houses the primary Care Centre and this is where the majority of the community type services are delivered. Prisoners are escorted to and from the Healthcare Centre by Discipline officers.
There are eight medication dispensing points on A, B, C, D, E , G&H, I and K wings which are used to dispense medications twice a day (only I wing doing 3 times a day). These dispensing points are located in rooms which are also used for medical/nursing staff to hold clinics during the core day.
Nursing staff are present in reception throughout the day and all new receptions are given full health screening. Where it is identified necessary, they will be referred to substance misuse team OR reception GP OR Mental Health as required.
Inpatients:
The Healthcare Inpatients Unit has 21 beds and caters for patients with physical and mental health needs. Admission to the Unit is based purely on clinical need, and to manage risk that cannot effectively be managed in the main prison.
A multi-disciplinary team of nursing and discipline staff ensure that the needs of the patients are met. A consultant Psychiatrist oversees the care of the mental health patients and the GP’s hold regular clinics to ensure that the physical health needs of patients are met.
MHIT:
The Prison Mental Health In Reach Team (MHIT) operates on the same principles as a Community Mental Health Team.
All prisoners are assessed by the team on arrival at the prison to identify any mental health needs. Referrals can also be made via the GPs. An MDT decision is made as to whether they are suitable for primary or secondary mental health care.
Primary care covers complex or high-risk cases that cannot be managed by the GPs, and also those with a diagnosis of personality disorder or ADHD. Secondary mental health care covers prisoners diagnosed with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia or bi-polar disorder. Those under secondary health care are usually allocated a nurse to oversee their care.
The MHIT also operate a day care centre where prisoners can access a range of different group activities.
The Psychiatrist and Mental Health Nurses of Inpatients and MHIT are responsible for coordinating all the external transfers of patients to hospital under the Mental Health Act (1983).
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Mental state assessments/ triage
Psychiatric/ MDT reviews
Physical health interventions
Medication
1-1 sessions
Diverse mental health issues
What resources are available to help students learning?
Trust Library
Debrief sessions
MDT reflective discussions
Resource files
Skilled staff
Student information booklet and noticeboard
Coaching model
MDT learning
Trust wide CPD training
Learning hub
Regular peer/ group supervision
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Ongoing research and activities to improve patient care.
Spoke Placements
Vaccination clinic, Podiatry, Sexual Health, Smoking cessation, Chaplaincy, Blood Borne Virus clinic, Physiotherapy, and Mental Health In-reach.
Inpatients/ outpatients/ MHIT- students can spoke across the 3 hub teams
Model/ St Joseph’s Hostel.
Substance Misuse
The substance misuse team run by Adelphi, work with offenders throughout their stay at HMP Manchester. From reception through to discharge they are under the care of nursing and discipline staff who specialise in drug and alcohol misuse.
Group sessions are run and, through liaison with external agencies, the focus is on how prisoners can engage, receive appropriate support and remain abstinent on release.
Greater Manchester Liaison & Diversion service (see poster)
Matrons Team (see poster)
Additional Information
Student nurses will not be given keys for security reasons during their placement. For this reason, they will always be under direct supervision of a directly employed member of Staff. Student will remain supernumerary for the duration of their placement.
Given the nature of the placement, there are a number of prohibited items (which includes mobile phones). Please talk to your PEL for details.
Students can prepare for a prison placement by watching the following link: We are Health and Justice