PRACTICE PROFILE
Area
St Helens Ward
Location
Contact Number
St. Marys Hospital, Newport, IoW,
01983 822099 ext. 6701
PO30 5TG
Directorate
Hospital and Ambulance
Annual Review of Profile due 20th March 2016
Professional Lead
Sister Mandy Webb
Department Manager
Education Lead
Mandy Webb/Angie Palmer
Education Lead Contact Details
mandy.webb@iow.nhs.uk or tel. as above
HEI Representative
Moira Sugden
HEI’s using this Learning Environment
University of Southampton
Learning Environment Mission Statement
Courtesy
Professionalism
Respect
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT PROFILE
General Information
Description of Service and Client Group
Description of related services & Client
group
LEARNER INFORMATION
Work Pattern (Start, finish times)
Dress Code
Induction/Orientation programme
Staff / rest room facilities
Expectations during placement
http://www.iow.nhs.uk/Working-With-Us/learning-zone/studentwelcome.htm
Elective and emergency adult surgical ward for general abdominal surgical,
urology, gynaecology, ENT & breast surgery patients. Also: medical outlyers
Social workers, therapies, hospice, memory service, ambulance/transport
Early 0700-1500/ Late 1230-2030/Long Day 0700-2030/Night 2015-0715
UoS student uniform in conjunction with IOW NHS dress code
Provided by Clinical Education Team
Hospital canteen on site
E:\Student Pack St
Helens Ward Nov 2011.doc
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES
Recommended reading/Websites
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Common Abbreviations
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Specific learning opportunities
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Specific areas of expertise/clinical
skills
Common Assessments /
Interventions/Care pathways
Models of practice experience e.g
Hub and Spoke, Care pathways,
Patient Journeys
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Surgical patient journey (outpatients, pre-assessment, admission, surgery,
recovery, discharge, follow up); related departments and services by
arrangement
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MULTIAGENCY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES / RESOURCES
Multi-professional learners
Student therapists (occupational/physio/SALT), medical students
accessing the environment
Surgeons (consultant, staff & specialist grade, trainees), Anaesthetists (consultant &
Professionals working in the
staff grade) Physicians (consultant, staff & specialist grade, trainees), Specialist
environment
Opportunities to meet EU directives
(Nursing)
Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapy
 Maternity care: ectopic pregnancy, other miscarriage. Liaison with Early
Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU)
 Child: potentially via Day Surgical Unit
 Mental Health: occasionally
 Learning Disabilities: occasionally
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