Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Clinical Research Delivery Team(CRDT) |
| Trust | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trusts |
| Your Placement Contact | Tracy Marsden (Lead Nurse), Liam Taylor (PEL) – Send Email |
| Placement Address | Salford Royal Hospital, Stott lane, Salford, M6 8HD |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | 07488329873 |
| Your University Contact: | TBC |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Clinical Research at Salford Care Organisation consists of several research delivery teams, each with a focus on specific disease areas.
Each Student will be allocated a placement with one of theses. They will have the opportunity to learn what NHS research is participate in the recruitment, treatment and follow up of participants.
They will also be able to have spoke placements with the other research teams and clinical areas that we work in.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Each Team that have student placements have an allocated PEL.
All nurses and practitioners have completed educator training to be a supervisor or assessor.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Monday – Friday. Hours to be discussed upon allocation of Team.
No night shifts, weekends or bank holidays.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Informed consent
Clinical observations
Observation of administration of study drugs
Safety monitoring
ECGs
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Study protocols are followed to plan patient care according to specific study guidelines.
Risk assessments are carried out for participants attending our clinic-
Falls
Must
Cognition
Waterlow
Rail Safety
Nutrition
Lines & devices
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Risk Assessments
Clinical Observations
Observation of drug administration
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
This will be dependent on the specific team. They will be able to observe cannulation, venepuncture, Iv infusions, radiological investigations and physical assessments.
What resources are available to help students learning?
Good Clinical Practice training vis the National Institute of Health Research.
Specific study training will be provided.
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Each team conducts several research studies. Ranging from clinical trials of investigational medicinal products, observational, questionnaire and medical device studies.
Spoke Placements
Spoke placements with our research teams that do not offer full placements-
Cancer research team
Core Research team
In-patient Research Delivery Team
Spoke days can also be arranged with the clinical teams we work alongside.