Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Ward L6 Ageing and Complex Medicine – SRFTP 47 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Natash Morris, Catherine Parker – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | |
| Placement Address | Ward L6, Ladywell Building, Hope Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | 0161 206 1906 |
| Your University Contact: | Melanie Stephens, Susan Walker – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Students advised to email PEL before starting placement to be informed of allocated assessor and first off duty shifts.
Assessor and supervisor allocated on PARE
Student given induction on first day of placement.
PARE to be completed with assessor or supervisor, action plans to be discussed to meet outcome for placement.
Student advised to discuss mid point and final assessment dates with assessor at start of placement.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Assessors and supervisors are allocated on PARE before placement starts
Informed of updates from PEF Team (by email, in folder or student board)
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Possible to arrange night shifts.
Shift can be discussed with assessor during placement.
Notes:
Long Day 0700 until 1930
Nigh shift 1900 until 0730
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Assist patients to meet Activities of Daily Living (washing, dressing, personal care, oral diet and fluid intake, maintain safety)
Wound care
medication administration use of various routes
drug calculations
working with MDT
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper Logan and Tierney
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Monitoring clinical observations
Wound care / ANTT
Medicine management and drug calculations
Blood sugar management
Patient assessment and documentation
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Use of equipment in patient assessment eg bladder scan, ecg
Inter disciplinary working
Develop communication skills end of life care / palliative care.
What resources are available to help students learning?
Patient s and relatives
Access to ward computers and library
Ward staff and specialist MDT teams
Arrange spoke placement
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Ward has worked with falls prevention team and assisted with test of change
Spoke Placements
physio / OT
Mental health liaison team
Tissue viability team
Palliative care team
Learning disability spoke placement can be discussed with PEL
Additional Information
Practice Eduction Facilitator – Elaine Carter – Pre-reg Practice Education Facilitator, Learning and Development, Mayo Building, SRFT