Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Palliative Care Team – SRFTP 80 |
| Trust | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust |
| Your Placement Contact | Courtney Grundle, Sally McManus, Marie Roberts, Rachel Ryan – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Marie Roberts (Education Lead), Courtney Grundle and Sally McManus (Palliative Care Nurse Specialists), Rachel (Palliative Care Practice Educator) |
| Placement Address | Salford Royal Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | 0161 206 4609 |
| Your University Contact: | Maureen McMahon – Send Email |
About this placement
Placement Contact Job Description
Palliative care is the active holistic care of patients with any advanced progressive illness. This may include, for example, cancer, neurological conditions, respiratory (chest) conditions, and others. A key focus of palliative care is to manage pain and other physical symptoms, however providing psychological, social and spiritual support are also important aims. Although some people may associate palliative care with treatment towards the end of life, many aspects of palliative care are also applicable earlier in the course of an illness in conjunction with other treatments.
Web Address: Palliative Care :: Northern Care Alliance
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Welcome booklet
Resources/ leaflets used in our service
Timetable and spoke placements are arranged prior to placement
Please download the Welcome Booklet prior to commencing placement.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Mentors/ assessors are decided prior to adult learners arrival.
White board in office also states name of mentor, learners name and year and also length of placement.
PARE is kept updated also.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Monday-Friday 08:30-16:30
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Exposure to:
- Advance care planning
- Symptom Management
- End of Life Care
- Palliative Care Emergencies
- Rapid Discharge
- Psychological distress
- Breaking bad news
What nursing model is used for planning care?
- SPIKES communication model
- Holistic Assessment
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
- Good communication skills/ sensitive discussions
- Good symptom management
- Holistic approach/ assessment of patients
- When we would use a BGT Syringe pump/ Practical session on how to set one up
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Advance care planning
Psychological support
What resources are available to help students learning?
Student learning area within the office with resources, computer etc
1:1 sessions offered with practice educator to go through extra teaching.
Will observe our specialist practitioners in practice
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Several audits are ongoing: Steroids, pain management, symptom control. Staff are attending regular PARE updates
Spoke Placements
Care Home Practice
Pain Team
Bereavement Team
Chaplaincy Team
Community Palliative Care Team
Additional Information
Pre-reg Practice Education Facilitator, Learning and Development, Mayo Building, SRFT
PEF email: PEFTeam@nca.nhs.uk