Placement Overview
| Placement Title | MSK and Neurology Research |
| Trust | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust |
| Your Placement Contact | Kathryn Slevin – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Research Delivery Lead |
| Placement Address | 1st Floor, Summerfield House, Eccles New Road Salford, M5 5AP |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | 0161 206 4726Webpage: https://www.ncaresearch.org.uk/ |
| Your University Contact: | TBC – Send Email |
About this placementmailto:M.Mitchell@salford.ac.uk
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Students will be provided with their own PC and somewhere to store their belongings, you will be inducted into the local area. You will be assigned a supervisor who will discuss your learning needs with you and ask what you hope to achieve whilst with us. We want to you enjoy your time with us so we will assist you to achieve your learning outcomes to the best of your ability and to seek out all available learning opportunities.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Placement has numerous assessors/supervisors.
These will be assigned on PARE prior to placement.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
5 day working week Monday – Friday
Core hours are between 7am – 6pm.
Notes:
We can accommodate longer working days over a 4-day period if required, please discuss with the team lead prior to commencing your placement.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Patients are seen in our dedicated Clinical Research Facility and are booked in on a day case basis for the purpose of the specific study they are enrolled on to. Sometimes studies require overnight stays which we accommodate in this facility.
Patients can also be seen in outpatients, on the wards or surgical areas to be recruited to research trials.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
N/A
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Venepuncture
Cannulation
BP
ECG
Temp
Height
Weight
Medication management
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Enhanced communication skills.
Spirometry
Processing of lab samples
24-hour BP
What resources are available to help students learning?
Peer learning
Dedicated time with members of team.
Access to array of electronic databased to facilitate learning within the speciality.
Participation in training delivered by pharma companies.
Access to books and journals (hard copies and electronic copies available)
Shadowing MDT to consolidate learning.
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Within research we are continually auditing our practice and looking for ways to improve our practice, our role is also integral to improving future patient care and future treatments.
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