Student Orientation Pack Nethertown Surgery

1. Student Orientation Pack Nethertown Surgery Elliot Street, Dunfermline

2. General Information • Address • Nethertown Surgery • Elliot Street • Dunfermline • KY11 4TF • Contact Details • Surgery (01383) 623516 • District Nurses (01383) 622012 • Health Visitors (01383)730422 • 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.

3. Contents • Welcome to Nethertown Surgery • Nursing Philosophy of Care • Philosophy of Education • 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…

4. Welcome to Nethertown Surgery, Dunfermline. • Nethertown Surgery has seven GP partners and one Associated • Partner (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 provide • sessions in the surgery include Clinical Psychologists, a • Midwife, a podiatrist, a dietician and a smoking cessation • Specialist. • Together this forms a primary health care team whose job is not • only to treat illness as it arises but, where possible, to prevent • illness through health education and support. • We hope you enjoy your practice placement at Nethertown surgery!

5. 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 • patients by utilising a holistic approach to care • within the community. • This is to maximise the health potential of not only the individual • patient 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 and • maintenance of a professional safe working environment.

6. Philosophy of Education • Students will be provided with a safe and effective learning environment . • Named mentors will work in partnership with students and the university to facilitate the achievement of the agreed learning outcomes. • Students shall be encouraged to ask questions. These will be answered to the best of our ability, knowledge and best practice. • Students shall assist their own learning by identifying their own learning needs. • Students shall be treated as individuals and with respect and courtesy. • Reflection upon practice shall be promoted. • Constructive feedback will be given regularly. • Students shall be encouraged to contribute in team assessment, planning and evaluation. Their opinions shall be valued and they shall be encouraged to feel part of the team. • Students shall be encouraged to give feedback on their learning experience and make suggestions on how the learning environment may be improved.

7. 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.

8. Introduction to the role of District Nursing • Nethertown surgery provides all service users with holistic, • patient centred care to ensure all health requirements and • expectations are met. • the Community nursing team at Nethertown are an integral part • of this care delivery service. • To ensure all housebound patients receive the most efficient and • effective 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.

9. The District Nursing team at Nethertown • Pamela Scally – District charge nurse •  Dianne McDonald - Community staff nurse • Dawn Michie - Community staff nurse • Sarah Park - Community staff nurse • Michelle Pick – Community staff nurse • Norma Williamson – Healthcare Assistant

10. Learning opportunities – District Nursing Team • During your time with the District Nursing team at Nethertown • You 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…

11. The Health Visitor team at Nethertown • Kay Beaumont - Health Visitor • Jenny McKenzie – Health Visitor • Carol Young– Staff nurse • Julia Goodwin – Support worker

12. Introduction to the role of the Health Visitor • Search for health needs • Surveillance and assessment of the population’s health and wellbeing • Stimulation of awareness of health needs • Collaborative working for health and wellbeing • Working with, and for, communities to improve Health and wellbeing • Influence on policies affecting health • Developing health programmes and services and reducing inequalities • Policy and strategy development and implementation to improve health and wellbeing • Research and development to improve health and wellbeing • Facilitation of health- enhancing activities • Promoting and protecting the population’s health and Wellbeing • Developing quality and risk management within an evaluative culture • Strategic leadership for health and wellbeing • Ethically managing self, people and resources to improve health and wellbeing • Assessment • Assessment can be defined as an evaluation or appraisal of a situation • Assessment, because it involves making a judgement is subjective. • Assessment is ongoing and subject to change.

13. Learning opportunities – Health Visitor Team • During your time with the Health Visitor team at Nethertown • You will have many learning opportunities, including… • Antenatal and post natal care • Childhood immunisation • Identification and management of risk leading to child protection • Infant weight clinics • feeding support • Identification of health needs to identify health promotion needs • Child developmental checks • Sign posting to other agencies to support assessment • Post natal depression support • To adhere to the national, local and professional policy and work within the limits of the service • Alongside many other diverse opportunities…

14. The Practice Nurses at Nethertown • Lorna Laurenson – Practice Nurse • Isla Drylie – Practice Nurse • Suzanne Gerraghty– Nurse Practitioner • Freda Lancaster • 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…

15. 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 nurse • alongside many other supporting roles that ensure every aspect of • the 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 outcomes • of every patient seen at Nethertown surgery.

16. 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.

17. And Finally … • It is the aim of the community nursing team alongside everyone else • at 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 also • gained new insight into the role of community nursing and its key • position 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.