Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Clinical Nurse Specialist Hub |
| Trust | Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust |
| Your Placement Contact | Benjamin McDermott, Charlene Melville, Stacey Pollard – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Stacey(Upper GI CNS PEL), Ben (Stoma Care PEL), Charlene (Colorectal PEL) |
| Placement Address | Clinical Science Building & Hope building, Salford Royal Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | Stoma Care – 0161 206 4204 Colorectal – 0161 206 1249 Upper GI – 0161 206 5062 |
| Your University Contact: | Gillian Crosthwaite – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Group introduction on first day and orientation to the HUB
Allocated resource packs for each HUB area
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Each learner will be allocated an assessor within the Hub
All staff will have completed training for supervising/assessor
Assessor to be available for induction
Allocated supervisers/assessors to learners to be known in advance
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Colorectal team
Stoma team
ERAS team
Upper GI
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Shift Notes:
Colorectal
Mon – Fri 8am – 4pm
ERAS
Mon-Fri 8am – 4pm
Stoma Care
Mon-Fri over a 4-day period as stated below:
07.00 – 17.30 x 3 days a week
07.00 – 15.00 x 1 day a week
Upper GI
Monday – 7am-4.30pm
Tuesday – 7am-4.30pm
Wednesday – Day off
Thursday – 7am-4.30pm
Friday – 7am-4.30pm
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Dorothea Orem: Self-Care Deficit Theory
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Communication
Basic Stoma Care
Wound Care
Post-op care
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Stoma Care – How to change a stoma bag
Breaking bad news
What resources are available to help students learning?
Stoma Care- stoma care books, information leaflets, stoma care websites, staff, library, teaching packs, resource pack
Upper GI- resource pack, teaching packs, websites
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Spoke Placements
Ward B1- 0161 206 4327
Ward B2- 0161 206 4312
Endoscopy- -0161 206 5781
Surgical Enhancement Unit (B2M)- 0161 206 7053
STU- 0161 206 4004
Pre-op- 0161 206 2929
Theatre- 0161 206 8042/5079
The Christie- 0161 918 7800
Dermatology Out-patients
Dietitians
Radiology
Additional Information
Students will rotate between the Upper GI, Colorectal and Stoma Care Team throughout their time within the CNS Hub to gain an insight into all of the roles/specialities.
Please email all of the placement contacts for further information about the placement.
PEF email: PEFTeam@nca.nhs.uk