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) 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.

3.  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…

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 housebound 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.  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.

7.  Introduction to the role of Community 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.

8.  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

9.  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…

10.  The Health Visitor team at Nethertown  Kay Beaumont – public health nurse  Jenny McKenzie – public health nurse  Melanie Ferguson – Staff nurse  Julia Goodwin – Support worker

11.  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  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…

12.  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…

13.  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.

14.  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.

15.  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.