Ward B2 General Surgery Male – SRFTP 27

Placement Overview

Placement Title Ward B2 General Surgery Male – SRFTP 27
Trust Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust
Your Placement Contact Louise Harvey, Ashleigh Mackenzie, Pam Mitchell – Send Email
Placement Contact’s Role Ward Sisters
Placement Address Hope Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD
Placement City/Town: Salford
Placement Phone 0161 206 4540

0161 206 4312
Your University Contact: Julie Cappleman – Send Email

About this placement

What is organised for students on commencement of placement?

  • Induction and orientation to the ward
  • Opportunities to learn knowledge and skills for proficiencies
  • EPR training
  • Clinical skills
  • SPOKE Placements

What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
We have both Assessors and Supervisors on the ward. They will be allocated prior to placement.

What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Days: 07.00-19.30

Nights: 19.00-07.30

Notes:
1 half day per month to make hours up to 150.

Students required to contact the ward if sick and inform Supervisor/Assessor.

What patient care situations are available in this placement?

  • Admissions and discharges
  • Complex discharge planning
  • Pre and post op care
  • Stoma Care
  • Enteral feeding
  • ANTT
  • Wound Care
  • Medicines management
  • Clinical observations
  • Personal Care

What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper Logan Activities of Daily Living Model

What core clinical skills can be learnt?

  • Personal cares
  • Health and safety
  • Wound care
  • Clinical observations
  • Nutrition
  • Elimination
  • Medicines administration

What additional clinical skills can be learnt?

  • Stoma care
  • Analgesia (PCA, Oral, IV)
  • Epidural management
  • Parenteral and enteral feeding

What resources are available to help students learning?

  • Teaching sessions
  • Study days
  • Study sessions
  • Reference literature
  • Internet access

What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?

  • Documentation audit
  • Annual Education Audit
  • Updating learning packages

Spoke Placements

  • Stoma Team
  • Pain Team
  • Theatres
  • Tissue Viability
  • ERAS Nurses
  • Surgical Enhanced Care Unit

Additional Information

Welcome pack

Practice Education Facilitator – Andrea Surtees