Placement Overview
| Placement Title | The Maples |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Rachel Scholey- Unit manager, Bincy Rex- PEL Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | |
| Placement Address | Simpson Rd, Boothstown, M28 1LT |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | 0161 206 7212/7213 – Can students please email Wendy Newton so that mentors can be allocated and the Information Pack can be sent out. |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Please dowload and read the Student Welcome Pack prior to commencing placement.
Orientation to Unit
Allocation of mentor
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Students will be allocated a mentor on arrival.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
7.00 – 13.30
Late:
13.00 – 19.30
Night:
19.00 – 7.30
Shift Notes:
Long Day:- 07.00 – 19.30
If you are using public transport to travel to this placement you may wish to contact the Unit prior to your first day at placement.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Caring for patients with a variety of long term neurological problems.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper, Logan & Tierney – “Activities of Daily Living”
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
- Total patient care
- Communication skills
- Patient observations
- Inter-professional working
- Family and carer involvement in care delivery
- Disability awareness
- Medicine administration
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
- Feeding patients including PEG/PEJ feeding
- Tracheostomy care
- Care of indwelling catheters
- Pain management
- Palliative care
- Tissue viability
What resources are available to help students learning?
A student orientation pack is available. A study area is in development. Students should enquire about spoke placements when they arrive.
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Spoke Placements
Information is available in Student Welcome Pack
Additional Information
Maples can easily be accessed via public transport, please check your journey details here by copying and pasting into your browser:-
http://www.traveline-northwest.co.uk/journeyplanner/enterJourneyPlan.do
Ward Philosophy
To provide effective, safe client-centred care, within an open and friendly environment.
Practice Eduction Facilitator – Mike Hollinshead – Pre-reg Practice Education Facilitator, Learning and Development, Mayo Building, SRFT
t: 0161 206 8223