Walkden District

Nurses

Student

Welcome Pack

Walkden Clinic

Bridgewater Road

Walkden

Manchester

M28 3JE

Tel: 0161 909 6554

Introduction And Philosophy

Welcome to the Walkden District Nursing Team

The aim of this orientation pack is to provide relevant information so that each student can make full use of the appropriate learning opportunities available within the district nursing team and enjoy a positive learning experience.

As a team we believe we offer students a safe and welcoming environment. We encourage individual and collaborative working, and the team endeavor to enhance the students learning experience by sharing their extensive skills, knowledge and expertise.

We believe each student is an individual and will treat them as such. We will negotiate action plans and strive to ensure they meet the students learning outcomes, enabling them to be in control of their own learning.

We aim to motivate students and give them a feeling of belonging.

As a team we recognise that students will come with different life experiences and different levels of knowledge, and during your placement we will endeavor to facilitate relevant learning opportunities as identified by your action plans.

Learning is a two way process however, you are ultimately responsible for your own educational and professional development.

You have been allocated a named mentor and co-mentor for your time with us and will remain supernumerary during your placement. If you have any specific learning needs, they should be discussed at the earliest opportunity.

Philosophy

v Respect Individuals within their home

v Obtain maximum level of physical and psychological well being

v Adopt a holistic approach to patient care as each individual is unique

v Focus care and partnership as the patient has the right to make decisions about their health

v Treat all people equally

v We are committed to teaching students and supporting their learning needs

Meet the Team

Cluster lead

LINDSAY WRIGHT

District Nurse Team Leaders

JENNY MATHER

KERRY YOUNG

CARRIE PEERS

GEORGIA GALLAMORE

Band 5 District Nurses

SUSIE DA SILVA

DEBBIE HOOD

LAURA BAILEY

KIRSTY FOSTER

KELLY GRIME

ZARA HARGREAVES

BROGAN GRIFFITHS

JULIE PLAISTER – CLINIC

DEBRA O’BRIEN - CLINIC

Band 4 Assistant Practitioner

COLIN LOMAX

Band 3 Health Care Assistant

JANET WALSH

Band 2 Health Care Assistant

TRACY ARNOLD

LYNDA VAREY

ELLEN HOPKINS

Housekeeper

ELAINE HOLT

What Students can expect from staff

v Students can expect to be welcomed as ‘part of the team’

v Students will receive continuous feedback regarding their progress and any problems/issues as perceived by staff will be raised with the student as soon as possible

v Students will be encouraged to participate in obtaining new skills but will be expected to acknowledge their limitations and level of competence

v Whenever possible all assessments will be carried out on time

What Staff expect from students

v Students will arrive punctually and in appropriate uniform with a dark coloured coat

v Students will be expected to show initiative to learn and participate in care

v Students will be expected to answer the telephones and take messages

v Students will be expected to get involved with all aspects of team working, including doing referrals to other agencies, answering telephones and liasing with other professionals

v Should any personal or professional problems arise during placement then these should be discussed with a member of staff immediately

v Sickness should be reported to the university and also placement

v Visits to tutors may be arranged, staff to be informed of times and duration

v Students can use the internet for course information and general information relating to practice but must not be used for personal use at anytime.

Hours of work

All students will undertake a 37.5 hours per week between 8am and 6pm the same as staff. Times are negotiable depending on when your mentor is on duty. Students are also expected work weekends alongside their mentor.

Learning Opportunities

A placement with the Walkden district nurse team can provide various opportunities to develop through shadowing, participation, reflection and feedback with your mentor. Students gain more from community placements if they involve themselves in patient care, rather than purely being an observer. During your placement, you will also have the opportunity to further your knowledge by use of books and journals available. There are also various PC’s available with intranet and internet access.

Your placement will also provide you with opportunities to develop your clinical skills in various areas. Should you identify any of these as areas you wish to gain experience in please discuss this with you mentor. Possible areas to think about are-

Ø ANTT

Ø Wound assessment and treatment

Ø Removal of sutures/clips

Ø Catheterisation

Ø Continence care

Ø Subcutaneous injections

Ø Intra-muscular injections

Ø Palliative care

Ø End of life care

Ø Advance care planning

Ø Bereavement care

Ø Management of complex symptoms

Ø Management of syringe pump

Ø Continuing health care assessments

Ø Ear Syringing

Ø Compression bandaging

Ø Basic nursing care

Ø Diabetes care

Ø Peg and TPN feeding

Ø Pressure area care

Ø Moving and handling

Ø Management of leg ulcers

You will also have the opportunity to shadow the team leaders and learn about the strategic aims of the trust and how they are implemented at service level.

Spoke Placements

As you will have learned at your induction to your community placement there are a number of spoke placements available. It is expected that students will begin to arrange spoke placements in their first week so that dates can be arranged in advance

Evening service 206 8921

Diabetes team 212 2095

Tissue Viability team 212 4307

Community palliative care team 702 5406

Bladder and Bowel service 206 8692

Rapid Response 212 4199

Social services (office next door)

Community Dieticians 212 4023

NHS funded care 212 4043

Safeguarding Team 206 4576

If you have any particular interests, please speak to a member of the team for guidance.

Please don’t forget to evaluate us as we would like to continuously improve for our students and we welcome your feedback. The link to use is below;

https://onlinepare.net/

We hope you enjoy your placement

With us!!