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 – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Marie Roberts (Education Lead)Courtney Grundle and Sally McManus (Palliative Care Nurse Specialists) |
| 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?
Before arrival, students (if on a placement within the trust) can access the internal website to access details regarding the placement, shift times, pre reading, etc.
Please download the Welcome Booklet prior to commencing placement.
On arrival, the student is handed a pack containing:
*A proposed timetable listing possible visits and attendance at training
*Philosophy
*Fire alarm map and procedure
*North west model and prognostic indicator
*Moodle access instructions
*Reflective accounts
*Copies of palliative care leaflets.
*Flexible timetable with spoke placements.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Assessors and Supervisors will be allocated on the first day of placement.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Monday-Friday 08:30-16:30
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
On this placement the student will work alongside the Specialist teams and visit patients on the ward and in the care homes. The students will witness excellent communication skills and the complex management of patients at the end of life and their families.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper Logan and Tierney
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Communication skills
Care planning
Holistic assessment
Symptom management
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Communication skills
Symptom management (Pharmaceutical and Non Pharmaceutical methods)
Advance care planning
Psychological support
What resources are available to help students learning?
WebsiteIPads Article and Books
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Several audits are ongoing: Steroids, pain management, symptom control
Spoke Placements
Bereavement team
Chaplaincy
Community Palliative Care team
Palliative Care Homes team
Acute Oncology
Patient Pathway Managers
Specialist Social Work
Specialist Occupational Therapy
Pain team
Additional Information
Pre-reg Practice Education Facilitator, Learning and Development, Mayo Building, SRFT
PEF email: PEFTeam@nca.nhs.uk