Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Manchester & Salford Pain Centre – SRFTP 57 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Fionn Murison, Martin Howarth – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | |
| Placement Address | Pain Centre, Ground Floor, Irving Building. Blue Area,Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | 01612064002 reception 01612064169 Martin Howarth 01612064152 |
| Your University Contact: | Maureen McMahon – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Please download the Student Induction Booklet prior to attending placement.
Induction, Rota
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Given an assessor on arrival and introduced to supervisors throughout placement
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
Late:
Night:
Shift Notes:
8am – 4pm Monday to Friday
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Pre op patients, Post op patients, Trauma Patients, patients being investigated for cancer or have a diagnosis of cancer
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper, Logan & Tierney
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Assessment and management of acute and chronic pain.
Use of various infusion pumps that provide pain control.
Insertion of epidurals, blocks and local wound infusions
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Good communication skills.
Managing a bleep system.
Multidisciplinary team working.
What resources are available to help students learning?
Library with books on pain and pain management.
Outpatient clinics
Injection clinics
Spinal cord stimulation theatre and clinics
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Audits are being undertaken on epidurals, local wound infusions and management and treatment of fractured ribs.
Spoke Placements
Palliative care team, theatre, theatre recovery, pre op, high dependency, pain psychology. We can facilitate anywhere the student would like to go if appropriate.
Additional Information
Would advise an informal visit to the pain centre prior to commencing your placement
Pre-Registration Practice Education Facilitator, Learning & Development Dept, 2nd Floor, Mayo Building, SRFT
PEF email: PEFTeam@nca.nhs.uk