Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Pike View Medical Practice |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Linda Dawson – Send Email |
| Placement Address | Albert Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7AN |
| Placement City/Town: | Bolton |
| Your University Contact: | Dawm Gawthorpe – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Local surgery orientation and introduction to staff
Initial meeting with Mentor
Discussion re: Learning needs & objectives
Discussion re:Chosen Spoke Placements
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Email student orientation pack prior to introduction to staff members
Mentor in surgery Tues-Fri
Associate Mentor Tues-Thurs
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
Shift Notes:
Flexible start/finish times are in operation
Start between 08.30 and 09.30
Finish between 17.00 and 18.00
Tuesday is a 19.30 finish.
The Medical Centre operates 5 days a week.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
GP Surgery
Nursing Homes
Domiciliary Visits
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Adaptations of RLT
Orem’s
Medical Model
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Vital signs observations – Manual & electronic B/P, Pulse, Resp rate, Sats, CRT
ECG
Injection Techniques – Patient prescription ONLY
Hand washing
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Chaperone:-
Cytology
Venepuncture
Insertion & removal Uterine Contraception device
Insertion & removal of Sub-dermal Implanon
Cyrotherapy
Childhood immunisations
Travel vaccinations
Spirometry
What resources are available to help students learning?
Conference Room Library
Access to Intranet
Monthly Nurse Education Study Days
Reps – In-house
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Clinical Audits
QOF Targets
Spoke Placements
Health Visitors & Baby Clinic
School Nurse & Pupil Referral Units
District Nurses
Treatment Rooms
The Bolton Hospice
Diabetic Centre
Nursing Homes
The Parallel – 3rd Yr Students ONLY
Additional Information
Free car parking
Free access to refreshments
No smoking policy