Placement Overview
| Placement Title | General OPD – SRFTP 87 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Wendy Cotton, Helen Unsworth – Send Email |
| Placement Address | Hope Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | 0161 206 4770 |
| Your University Contact: | Karen Staniland – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Please download the Student Welcome Pack and the Placement Charter prior to commencing your placement.
Meet your Mentor/Mentor Team Allocation
Off Duty
Dept. Induction
General discussion
Initial discussion and assessment
Identify aims and objectives
Specific objectives
Identify Spoke Placements
Routine of Outpatients
Role of the Staff with Outpatients
Patient Journey
Role of the Co-ordinator
Shadowing the OPD staff in clinic
Shadowing Support Workers in Blood Room
Participation in Huddles
Clinical Governance
Link Nurses
Health Promotion
Infection Control
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Team Mentorship approach – students are mentored by a team and are given a named mentor who is responsible for completing the student’s paperwork.
Off Duty – students to phone prior to placement for off duty
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
Late:
Shift Notes:
Early: 8:00-16:00, 9:00-17:00, 10:00-18:00
Late: 12:30pm – 20:30pm, 13:00pm-21:00pm
Night: NA
Notes: you will be expected to work two weekends and late shifts on this placements
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Outpatients who come for appointments for a consultation with a clinician
Patients who are sent for tests e.g. hearing test, ECG, endoscopy, bloods, pre-op etc.
Chaperone to support a patient during a procedure or examination
Patients being admitted from Outpatients to a ward
Poorly patients, stretcher patients sent from another hospital or care setting.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Orem’s Model of Nursing
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Observational skills
Communication skills
Clinical observations
Venepuncture
ECG and PFT’s
Decision making skills
Ability to work within a team
Health Promotion
Ability to manage own workload
Ability to manage own self-directed study
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
ANTT
Intramuscular and Subcutaneous injection technique
What resources are available to help students learning?
The patients
Internet
Intranet
SRFT library
Student Noticeboard
Journals
Outpatient staff
Specialist Nurses
Multi-Disciplinary Team
Other students
University Link Lecturer/Personal Tutor
Practice Education Lead
Practice Education Facilitators
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Rheumatology, Surgery, Neurology and Gastroenterology have research nurses within the clinic
Spoke Placements
Pre-op
Specialist Nurses
Endoscopy
Cardio Respiratory Investigations
Willow Tree Health Centre Liver clinic
Ladywell Taggart cancer clinic
Ambulance Waiting Lounge
And many more
Additional Information
Lockers available if you bring a one pound coin that you get back when the key is returned to the locker.
Bike shed and showering facilities for anyone who cycles to the hospital.
Practice Education Facilitator – Andrea Surtees – Practice Education Facilitator, Learning & Development Dept, 2nd Floor, Mayo Building, SRFT
Practice Education Facilitator – Andrea Surtees – Pre-Registration Practice Education Facilitator, Learning & Development Dept, 2nd Floor, Mayo Building, SRFT
Contact Number: 07395799524