Placement Overview
| Placement Title | SBU- Salford Bevan Unit – Intermediate Care |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Gemma Reamon, Ann Bracken, Gaynor Loghan- Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | |
| Placement Address | Bevan Intermediate care unit Stott lane Salford M6 8FJ |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | Manager’s office – 0161 206 3048 Reception 0161 206 3040 First Floor 0161 206 8047 |
| Your University Contact: | – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
First year students:
Focus on gaining and developing fundamental nursing skills, learning about the role of the nurse and
developing your communication skills with health care professionals, patients and families/carers. You will
have the opportunity to participate in the assessment, planning, implementation, documentation and
evaluation of nursing care. If you are unsure about something you are asked to do, ask to observe first and
then practice under supervision.
Second year students:
You should focus on developing those transferable skills from year 1 and developing new skills you gain at
Bevan unit. You should take more responsibility and act more independently. Your mentor will still supervise
you but this may be less directly (except during medication administration which must always be directly
supervised).
If you are unsure about something you are asked to do, ask to observe first and then practice under
supervision.
Third year students:
You should develop those transferable skills from year 2 and develop new skills you gain at Bevan unit. You
should demonstrate that you are capable of practising with the need for minimal supervision (except during
medication administration which must always be directly supervised.). You will have the opportunity to
manage your own caseload, demonstrate time management and clinical decision-making skills. If you are
unsure about something are asked to do, ask to observe first and then practice under supervision.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Students to check PARE prior to start date:
PA/PS to be allocated and first week shifts to be inputted on PARE timesheet and the rest of the shifts
Will be arranged during initial meeting
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early: 07:00- 15:00pm
Late: 13:00- 19:30pm
Night: 19:00- 07:30 pm
Long Day: 07:00 – 07:30pm
Shift Notes:
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper-Logan-Tierney’s Model
And also base on NMC standard’s- future Nurse
Standards of proficiency for registered Nurses
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
See below
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
What resources are available to help students learning?
There is a notice board for students and a resource library with relevant journals to read.
At your initial meeting, discuss our placement competencies and anything in particular you would like to
learn, with your mentor and agree an action plan as provided in your practice assessment documentation
and relevant learning. Relevant spoke placements are also possible depending on availability and any
spokes must be agreed with your mentor. Any time spent away from the unit must be documented clearly in
your PAD and please ensure that your mentor has the name and contact number of the person you will be
with for the duration of your spoke placement.
Learning opportunities include:
• Wound care, ANTT, observe IV therapy and use of IVACs
• Medication administration
• Catheter care management for males and families
• Nursing assessment e.g care planning pathway for patients needing care after a fractured femur
• Involvement in planning/best interest meetings
• Discharging of patients
• Wound dressings: assessment of wound healing
• Clinical observations
• Patient assessment and care planning
• Care of patients with cognitive impairment (e.g dementia)
• Assessing and meeting patients’ nutrition and hydration needs
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Spoke Placements
Spoke Placements available during your placement
During your placement we encourage you to make the most of being in a community setting. We are happy
to arrange spoke placements in a variety of settings. Below are some useful numbers for you.
Adult Social Service contact centre 631 4777
District Nurses 631 4777
Care on Call 607 7133
Helping Hands 793 9419
Home IV team 206 3147
Home safe 631 4777
Hospital techs 206 8055
Mental Health 206 8591
Rapid response 206 6666
Single Entry Point 206 2541
Switchboard 206 7373
Telecare 607 7130
Tissue Viability 206 1700
Wheelchair service 631 4777
Additional Information
What is an intermediate care facility?
Intermediate Care provides specialist in-patient nursing beds, rehabilitation and assessment in order to
prevent an unnecessary hospital admission or to promote early discharge from hospital. They are also
designed to prevent premature admission to long term care. Bevan Unit, provide intermediate care for
Salford Royal Foundation Trust.
How big is Bevan unit?
Bevan Unit is based in the newly purpose-built unit. We have 60 beds, which are split up over 2 floors.
During your placement you will work on the either floor depending on which assessor/supervisor. The Unit is
set out with bays and side rooms. The bays have 5 beds with one bathroom with walk in shower. The Side
rooms are all en-suite. There is a communal dining room and lounge facility on each floor, with therapy Gym
and therapy kitchen for functional assessments.
Who is based at Bevan Unit?
At any one time there is six registered nurses on unit. During the day there is also two nursing co-ordinators
based on each floor. Our nurses are supported by 12 support workers, over both floors.
We have an occupational therapist, a physiotherapist, assistant practitioner and therapy assistant.
Therapy at Bevan Unit
During your placement here at Bevan unit you will have the opportunity to work alongside therapy staff and
assist in the rehabilitation of our patients. We aim for our rehabilitation patients to leave IMC with increased
mobility and independence from when they first arrived This is achieved through regular exercised, and
physiotherapy carried out by out therapy staff.
Practice Education Facilitator –
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