student orientation pack nethertown surgery elliot street, dunfermline
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Student Orientation Pack
Nethertown Surgery
Elliot Street, Dunfermline
General Information
Address Nethertown Surgery Elliot Street Dunfermline KY11 4TF
Contact Details Surgery (01383) 623516 District Nurses (01383) 622012 Health Visitors (01383) 622062
Hours of Work You will be expected to work between 08:30 and 17:00 Monday to Friday unless otherwise requested by your mentor
Dress Code You will be required to wear your student uniform during this placement unless otherwise instructed. Time with the Health Visitor may require you to dress smartly in your own clothes. Absence Please notify the surgery if you are unable to report for duty on 01383 622012. Please also remember to contact the university on 01382 388194 to let them know of your absence.
Contents
Welcome to Nethertown Surgery
Nursing Philosophy of Care
Placement Objectives
Introduction to the role of community nursing
The District Nursing team at Nethertown
Learning opportunities – District nursing Team
The Health Visitor team at Nethertown
Learning opportunities – Health Visitor Team
The Practice Nurses at Nethertown and learning opportunities
The multidisciplinary team
On arrival to Nethertown surgery
And finally…
Welcome to Nethertown Surgery, Dunfermline.
Nethertown Surgery has seven GP partners and one AssociatedPartner (the nurse practitioner).The surgery covers the Dunfermline area, including Townhill,Wellwood, Kingseat, Halbeath, Rosyth, Crossford and Cairneyhill.
The team at Nethertown also consists of a Triage and Minor Illness nurse, two practice Nurses, phlebotomists, District Nurses, Health Visitors, a Practice Manager and a team of clerical and admin staff.
Other members of the multidisciplinary team who providesessions in the surgery include Clinical Psychologists, aMidwife, a podiatrist, a dietician and a smoking cessation Specialist.
Together this forms a primary health care team whose job is notonly to treat illness as it arises but, where possible, to preventillness through health education and support.
We hope you enjoy your practice placement at Nethertown surgery!
Nursing Philosophy of Care
It is the aim of the community nursing team at Nethertown surgery to provide high quality patient centred care to all housebound patients by utilising a holistic approach to care within the community.This is to maximise the health potential of not only the individualpatient but also address the wider health and social care needs of various client groups and carers.All members of the community nursing team shall endeavour to work together and alongside all members of the multidisciplinary team in a respectful, supportive way to ensure the creation andmaintenance of a professional safe working environment.
Placement Objectives
To provide every opportunity for advancement of student learning including developing core nursing skills and focusing on providing learning experiences centred on the students particular requirements.
To provide support and assistance in the development of student non clinical skills such as communication and reflection.
To provide a more holistic learning experience through providing opportunities to spend time with the multi professional team.
To provide opportunities for student to access and utilise all relevant local and national guidelines and standards that are required to ensure delivery of high quality evidence based care.
To ensure all students feel welcome and fully supported throughout their learning experience and to feel part of the team.
To ensure students are supported not only by their mentor but also by every other member of the team who are all dedicated to the role of developing students understanding and skills.
Introduction to the role of Community nursing
Nethertown surgery provides all service users with holistic,patient centred care to ensure all health requirements andexpectations are met.
the Community nursing team at Nethertown are an integral partof this care delivery service.
To ensure all housebound patients receive the most efficient andeffective care the community nursing team strive to…
provide all patients with care that is not only effective but also evidenced based and safe.
continually involve all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure all patients receive holistic, patient focused care.
ensure all patients are treated fairly and with respect ensuring patient confidentiality is respected and never compromised.
maintain and enhance all relevant clinical skills alongside their own professional development.
involve all patients, their families and carers in all clinical decision making to ensure their care requirements are met.
reduce the incidence of admission and re-admission by supporting and educating patients and the families on all relevant health issues.
The District Nursing team at Nethertown
Darren Karrim – District charge nurse
Sheena Mulhern – Community staff nurse
Dianne McDonald - Community staff nurse
Dawn Michie - Community staff nurse
Sarah Park - Community staff nurse
Norma Williamson – Healthcare Assistant
Learning opportunities – District Nursing Team
During your time with the District Nursing team at NethertownYou will have many learning opportunities, including…
Wound management
Medication administration and injection technique
Management of chronic long term conditions
Diabetes management
Palliative care
Health promotion
Catheterisation
Referral process
Bowel care and continence management
Venepuncture
Caseload management
Alongside many other diverse opportunities…
The Health Visitor team at Nethertown
Kay Beaumont – public health nurse
Jenny McKenzie – public health nurse
Melanie Ferguson – Staff nurse
Julia Goodwin – Support worker
Learning opportunities – Health Visitor Team
During your time with the Health Visitor team at NethertownYou will have many learning opportunities, including…
Antenatal and post natal care
Childhood immunisation
Child protection
Baby clinics
Breast feeding support
Health promotion
Child developmental checks
Referral process
Post natal depression support
Continence assessment and support
Alongside many other diverse opportunities…
The Practice Nurses at Nethertown
Lorna Laurenson – Practice Nurse
Isla Drylie – Practice Nurse
Suzanne Cluness – Nurse Practitioner
Laura Angeloni
Learning opportunities
One to one learning experience
Immunisations/ travel health
Health promotion
Wound management
Sexual health
Family planning
Chronic disease management
Alongside many other diverse opportunities…
The multidisciplinary Team
During this placement you will have the valuable opportunity to see how every patients holistic care requirements are supported by spending quality time with various members of the Multidisciplinary team at Nethertown.
There will be opportunities to spend time with a GP, midwife, Podiatrist, smoking cessation specialist and specialist cardiac nursealongside many other supporting roles that ensure every aspect ofthe patients health needs are provided for.
Spending quality time with these vital services will provide you with a more in depth, richer understanding of the various roles and contributions these services make to improving the health outcomesof every patient seen at Nethertown surgery.
On arrival to Nethertown surgery
On the first day of your placement you can expect to be…
introduced to your mentor/ associate mentor
oriented to the surgery including emergency procedures
introduced to the community nursing team and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
You will also spend time with your mentor/ associate mentor and…
set your learning objectives for this placement in line with your student booklet.
discuss and plan any specific learning goals you wish to accomplish whilst on this placement
be provided with a diary planner for you to plan your learning
agree a date for your midway and final assessments.
And Finally …
It is the aim of the community nursing team alongside everyone elseat Nethertown surgery to make your time with us as rewarding and enjoyable as possible.
We hope that at the end of your placement here you will have not only further developed your own skills and knowledge but alsogained new insight into the role of community nursing and its keyposition within the modern, ever evolving national health service.
If you have any suggestions to enable us to improve the nursing students learning experience at Nethertown please don’t hesitate to let us know.
Thank you.