Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Rheumatology Specialist Nurses |
| Trust | Northern Care Alliance |
| Your Placement Contact | Hannah Lane, Leah Doriman- Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Specialist Nurses |
| Placement Address | Rochdale Infirmary – Whitehall Street, Rochdale OL12 0NB |
| Placement City/Town: | Rochdale |
| Placement Phone | 01706517925 |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Local Induction
Induction to the service/unit
Introduction of practice assessor, practice supervisor and all the team.
Rota completed for duration of placement, including spoke placements, directed learning and initial, mid and final assessments.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Mentor will be assigned before commencing placement and off duty arranged to work alongside them as much as possible
Time will be factored into their work plan to allow them to spend time with the learner, exploring their learning opportunities and discussion their progress
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
New patient’s assessments
Follow up reviews
Patients experiencing a flare in their condition
Early inflammatory clinic and AS one stop clinics
Infusion delivery
Joint injections
Drug education
Physio, OT and podiatry care
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm
What nursing model is used for planning care?
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Different assessment techniques of joint assessments
Moving and handling
Infusions
Educations and health promotion
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Communications skill in person and on the telephone
History taking
Drug education
What resources are available to help students learning?
Spoke placements
Student file
Welcome pack
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
AS excellence award programme has research included
Spoke Placements
PIU
OPD
OT, Physio, Podiatrist within Rheumatology