Student Education Induction Pack
Stafford Community Mental Health Team
Enc B
Foundation House
St Georges Hospital
Corporation Street
Stafford, ST16 3AG
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This induction pack is to help you as a learner to familiarise yourself with the team. It provides you with the basics about the team and should
help you to plan to meet your learning needs.
We recommend that all learners contact the team in good time prior to placement to identify who will be supervising your learning and confirm
start times/hours.
During your placement you should have a minimum of a preliminary, midpoint and final meeting with whoever is supervising your learning. You
should also undertake some form of leaning analysis then produce a learning contract and or action plan that provide structure and direction to
the time you are with us. Your supervisor will be able to help draw this together but you must take a lead in negotiating your plan. Some
examples of these tools are provided but you may wish to use those produced by your education provider.
Please ensure that you present any documents regarding your placement with our staff on the first day of your placement. This should include
any assessment document, learning outcomes you hope to achieve and any type of ongoing record of achievement.
On completion of your placement you will be asked to provide an evaluation. Please take time to complete this openly and honestly as it is only
with your feedback can we improve the quality of these valuable learning experiences.
We hope you find the time on your placement enjoyable and productive.
Date of production or last review and
update
Author or reviewer
May 2016
Elaine Bishop
Placement Induction and Details
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Team/service name:
Stafford Community Mental Health Team
Address:
Stafford Community Mental Health Team
Foundation House
St. Georges Hospital
Corporations Street
Stafford
ST16 3AG
Service Description:
Team telephone
number/s:
Team Fax
01785 783066
Duty/SPA
01785 783033
01785 783214
Stafford Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) is a Multi-Disciplinary team which provides secondary mental health services
to the residents of Stafford and the immediate surrounding areas.
The team consists of practitioners and clinicians with a range of professional backgrounds from both Health and Social Care.
Staff are managed by an Operational Team Leader. Professional lines of accountability and support exist within all staff groups .
The service is for adults from the age of 16 who experience a range of functional mental health conditions and associated social
problems. Services are available for individuals (including their Carers) who require mental health assessment and care form
specialist mental health practitioners. (Excluding dementia).
Services are accessed through the Team Single Point of Access and a local Duty System. Operating hours are Monday to
Thursday 8.30 am to 5.00 pm and 8.30 am to 4.30 pm on Fridays. Bank Holiday excluded.
Referrals can be made by post, fax, telephone or email.
All referrals received by the team are triaged by the duty worker to ensure the most appropriate response to the referral.
Interventions and treatments for some service users may require shorter periods of care from the team. Where this is indicated
and when the agreed care plan/pathway and recovery goals have been reviewed/reached, at discharge care will be returned to
GP care. When agreed as appropriate with the service user referral on to other partners including third sector agencies will be
made.
Service users with complex needs may remain involved with the team for on-going treatment, care and monitoring for several
years. Care will be regularly reviewed with service users and the multidisciplinary team, through the Care Co-ordination
process. The team will work collaboratively with service user, their carer and other partners to support and outline a clear care
plan/pathway, to promote and enable improvement in the service user’s condition, quality of life and their identified recovery
goals.
Where appropriate, agreed and identified joint working will occur with other internal and external services,
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Including individuals experiencing a dual diagnosis of either learning disability or substance misuse.
The service embraces working collaboratively with service users and their carer’s, agreeing recovery focussed care and care
planning. The team are committed to Social Inclusion and meaningful activity as an integral part of recovery.
The staff seek to ensure that all those involved in providing the service shall acknowledge and respect service user and carer's
gender, sexual orientation, age, race, religion. Culture, lifestyle and values. The service will be non-discriminatory and antioppressive by way of service delivery
The service operates within a quality framework upholding the Trust’s “Living our Values Framework”
Systems are in place to ensure that quality standards are monitored and non compliance is identified early and addressed.
Team philosophy:
Working together to provide a responsive and person centred approach to recovery.
Striving to deliver an excellent community mental health service.
Working collaboratively with service users, carers and partners, utilising services, support networks and applying a recovery
focussed approach to ensure individuals are empowered to live as optimum a life as possible.
Team welcome:
Welcome to The Stafford Community Mental Team.
We hope the time you spend with us is enjoyable and contributes to your learning, training and understanding of the work and
practice of a Community Mental Health Team.
During your time with us we would like to invite and encourage you to fully integrate with all aspects of the team work and the
access this will offer you to other health and social care professionals roles and their contribution to delivering care and
treatments.
The focus of your time with us should be on the development of your clinical skills and knowledge underpinning those skills
appropriate to your level of training. Your supernumerary status is assured, and the team recognise your learning needs, and
will help you to identify learning opportunities to meet the objectives you identify for your placement.
You are expected to participate in all aspects of clinical care during your time with us, developing your clinical skills, whilst
maintaining and enhancing the high standards of care we strive to deliver.
During and at the end of your placement; we would welcome your feedback, views and any suggestions to enhance the training
environment/opportunities for future students on placement with the team.
If at any point during you placement you are unclear of what is expected of you or you identify or have a difficulty/problem that is
impacting on your training or placement we would welcome and encourage a discussion and feedback with your mentor and if
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indicated the Clinical Placement Facilitator for our area.
Hours of the service
Directorate:
Service manager:
Team Education Lead
Monday – Thursday
8.30-5.00pm.
Friday 8.30 – 4.30pm
Hours of work
Adult Mental Health
Alison Pickard
Elaine Bishop
Student capacity (all disciplines combined):
Contact number
Contact number
There are occasions when the team operate outside these
hours and the student nurse would be offered the
opportunity to accompany staff, where appropriate.
Monday – Friday
8.30-5.00pm37.5 hours per
week
1
01785 783066
01785 783066
Team members
Discipline
Specialist interest/skills and
expertise
Particular learning
opportunities:
Education
supervisor status:
Name
Psychologist,
Nurse, OT,
secretary…
Sexual Abuse Specialist, Infection Control
Champion, Dual Diagnosis link, medical
correspondence…
e.g. Assessments, Therapy, Engagement, diary
management
status i.e. practices teacher/
mentor/ signoff mentor, NVQ
Assessor
The service is headed by
the Locality Manager.
A Band 7 nurse is the
Operational Team Leader,
there are also senior leads
for nursing, social care and
allied health professionals.
The
Secondary
Team consists of:
Adult
Psychiatrists,
Psychologists,
Occupational Therapists,
Social Workers, Nurses,
Support Workers, Peers
Support
Workers.
A
Business Support Officer
Medical
Secretaries,
Due to the size of the team this has been
listed in professional groups.
Psychiatrists
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery.
Member of Royal College of Psychiatry.
Medical Doctor (psychiatry).
Diploma Psychiatric Medicine.
Master of Science in Psychiatry.
Post Graduate Certificate in Health And
social Care.
Psychologists
BSc Psychology.
MSc Psychology.
Doctorate in Psychology.
Therapy based qualifications in CBT,
EMDR, Psychodynamic, Solution
Focussed and Person Centred therapies.
Nurses
Registered Mental Health Nurse.
Registered General Nurse.
Student Nurses will be offered and
provided with the opportunities to
observe shadow and where appropriate
engage with clients, with all
professionals in the team.
Within the team we
have:
Nursing Mentors/Sign
Off mentors.
Social workers with
Practice Educator
qualification.
Psychiatrist with
responsibilities re
training Foundation
Year doctors and
others.
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Administration and Clerical
support
See attached list
Learning
opportunities/experiences
across the team:
Diploma in Community Mental Health
Nursing.
BSc Nursing.
BSc Health Studies.
Supplementary and Independent Nurse
Prescribing.
Therapy based qualifications in CBT,
EMDR, EFT, Solution Focussed, and CAT
Skills.
Leadership and Management
qualifications.
Mentor Training/998
Various other ENB qualifications
Social Workers
BSc Social Work.
MSc Social Work
Diploma in Social work.
Occupational Therapist
BSc Occupational Therapy.
Therapy base qualifications in ALLENS,
Motivational Interviewing.
Leadership and Management
qualifications.
Support Workers
Assistant Practitioner.
Various NVQ
AMHP
Secretarial Administration Workers
RSA Typing various levels
Various Keyboard/Computer Skills
Access to services - through Single Point of Access, triage and assessment of team referrals,
1:1 appointments with patients.
Clinical reviews with patients
Risk Assessments/care Planning/CPA’s
Pathways through services working towards completion of treatment, attaining stability of mental health and well being.
Evidence based care models
Shadowing other professionals from within the team - Opportunity to spend time with the multi-disciplinary team i.e.
Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Community Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, and Support
Workers to gain an understanding of their roles and team working.
Liaising with other professionals outside the team
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Medications management/prescribing
Opportunity to attend Multi-disciplinary meetings, Stafford Locality Business Meeting, Stafford Locality Nurses Forum,
MH Professional Nursing Group, Local Development Groups, and Carer’s Groups.
IT system RIO
Mental Health Act – Law/Sections
Discipline specific learning
opportunities:
As above.
Student Nurses will have an opportunity to spend time with all the different disciplines / staff groups within our team but
will spend the majority of time with their Nurse Mentor.
Students will be able to follow the whole patient journey, from receiving referral, assessments, interventions by our team
and other teams or services as required and through to discharge.
Delivery of nursing assessment, care, treatments, Pathway through services, review and discharge within a community
setting.
Additional opportunities may include:
delivery of treatments by Nurse Therapist including EMDR, EFT, CBT, CAT skills, Nurse Prescriber – management and
prescribing of medication. Administration of psychotropic medication via an I.M Depot injection. Service User group
based work - Bi-Polar Education and Keeping Well Programmes.
Local links and networks:
As a service we work with many other teams/Partners and services both within and external to the Trust. If they are not
already known to you, you may wish to familiarise yourself with them and arrange a visit.
Primary Care Team i.e. GP, Health Visitors
The Community Substance Misuse Team
The Community Alcohol Team
Crisis/Home Treatment Team
Early Interventions
Inpatient Unit
MIND
One Recovery
RETHINK
CAB
RELATE
Works 4 U
Stafford Emotional Well Being Team
Women’s Aid
Furniture Exchange
Stafford Borough Council Housing Options Team – and other housing providers
League of Friends/Fresh Foundations
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The Richmond Fellowship: Brendan House, Life Links
Independent Hospitals
Local residential care Homes
Forensic Services
Inpatient Services
Perinatal Services
Liaison Psychiatry
Eating Disorder Service
Learning Disabilities Service
Bradbury House
Age UK
Memory Service
Assist
Stafford Voluntary Bureau
*This list is not exhaustive*
Types of treatments
interventions offered
within the service
The frameworks and
models of care used
The Stafford Mental Health Team offer the following services:
Screening of new referrals, prioritising those needing crisis, urgent or routine assessment based on risk and need.
Assessment, risk assessment, diagnosis, Formulation and care planning, prescribing of medication and its monitoring.
A choice of evidence based interventions including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Personal Centred Counselling,
Motivational Therapy, EMDR, EFT, Nurse Prescribing Service, Occupational Therapy,
Social Care Assessments. Social care interventions including care packages which meet support people mental health
needs allowing them to continue to live in their own homes within the local community. Statutory Mental Health
Functions.
Care programme approach (CPA) underpins the care delivered by the team within a clinical governance framework.
CPA provides for a systematic assessment, needs led and comprehensive approach to care planning and risk
management. Clinical Governance is at the heart of effective services - everyone working in the Trust has a
responsibility to help develop and deliver quality services for patients and carers.
The Stafford CMHT operates within a recovery focused framework. The service is based upon a Bio-Psycho-Social
Model and recognises the importance of linking physical and mental health needs, working with statutory, non-statutory
and third sector services to ensure a ‘whole health’ approach.
Nice guidelines and evidenced based practice guide and support the delivery of care in the team.
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Site specific Health, Safety
& Security
As with all policies, the Lone working Policy can be found on the Trust intranet.
Local lone working guidelines will be discussed as part of any induction process.
Some of the local guidelines include:
On entering Foundation House, reception staff will greet visitors; the door into the main building is restricted by a key
code lock. Do not allow any unidentified persons through this door without clarification of who they are (ID badge if
appropriate) and their business/reason for entering the premises.
Staff complete a weekly diary sheet, which outlines their non clinical meetings and clinical contacts – this is updated
should there be changes.
Staff use the team in/out board which is located in the team duty room, when not returning to the office they make
arrangement to advise of their safety at the end of their working day.
Staffs have mobile phones and are contactable when out of the office and likewise they can contact the team base.
Where risks are identified Staff will consider the venue where clients are seen and be accompanied by colleagues as
appropriate.
Expectations of students
Students are expected to be punctual, and advise staff should there be a problem with arriving on time.
Students will inform their mentor and/or the team and university if they are unable to attend through sickness or any
other reason, this will completed as soon as possible on the day and subsequent contact as agreed to update if nonattendance on placement (regardless of reason) is indicated.
Students will keep a weekly diary sheet, identifying where they are and who they are with if not working with their
mentor, this will be updated should there be changes.
Students will use the team in/out board which is located in the team duty room, to identify where they are and who they
are with, when away from the team base.
Students will always conduct themselves in a professional respectful manner.
Students will uphold the rights of the service users they meet and have a clear understanding and demonstrate respect
for dignity and equality.
Students will work within Trust policies located on Intranet and their professional code of practice:
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NMC The code: Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives
NMC Standards for medicines management
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NMC Record keeping: Guidance for nurses and midwives
NMC Standards of proficiency for pre-registration nursing education
NMC Standards to support learning and assessment in practice
Students are advised that this a non uniform placement and respectfully requested to wear appropriate clothing and
footwear, and to clarify with their mentor if uncertain. Please see the University and Trust Policies.
.
Housekeeping
The CMHT is located on the first floor of Foundation House.
Students will be familiarised and orientated to the building on arrival and during the first few days of their placement.
Fire assembly point is in the car park at the front entrance to Foundation House. There are a number of fire
extinguishers and exits throughout the building; students will be made aware of these during their induction and
orientation to the building.
There is a lift from the ground to first floor available should this be required.
There is a disabled toilet on the ground floor.
There is a small kitchen with kettle, fridge and microwave oven for staff and student use.
There are various food outlets in the town centre a short walk away.
Useful student contact
details
Students will be given the opportunity to receive a copy of the Stafford Team Operational Policy, which has further team
information to support thier placement.
Clinical Placement Facilitator
Sue Kent
07977987570 (Shropshire)
Clinical Placement Facilitator
Stuart Moyle
07971978096 (Staffordshire)
Clinical Education and Development Lead
Helen Allen
07791501278
Staffordshire University
01785 353766
Keele University
01782732000
Wolverhampton University
01902321000
Coventry University
02476887688
Derby University
01332590500
Trust Library Services
Lichfield
01543 414555
Shelton
01743 492283
Stafford
01785 221584
Please add other useful numbers
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STAFFORD LOCALITY TEAM
LOCALITY MANAGER
CMHN
SOCIAL WORKERS
Alison Pickard
Elaine Bishop Clinical Lead
Cathy Hopson Operational Team Lead
Becky Ingles
Simon Bradshaw
Tamara Richards
Rob Smith
Fran Purdy
Bob Barber/Melanie Bartlett
Celia Vernon-Nairne
Lyn Bufton
Angela Travis
Jon Riley
Gaynor Smith
Paula Newman
Anna Farmer
Emma Butterworth
Carl Price
Alison Saul Social Care Lead
Robin Lycett-Smith
Emma Haines
Victoria Ward
Denis Owen
Pam Clegg
PSYCHIATRISTS
Dr Kumararatne (OA)
Dr Das
Dr. Singh
Dr Vijayan
Dr Sema (on secondment)
Dr Abdalla
PSYCHOLOGY
Ross Crowther-Green
Kate Stapleton
Nina Shergill
Dawn Gearing
SUPPORT WORKERS
Dave Jenkins
Lin Sim
Alan Tole
Ken Taylor
Anna Langston
Ilesha Honeyford
Tina Scott
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
Vicci Archer AHP Lead
Anthony Warwick
Andrew Grant
Amy Brockhurst (Rotational)
PEER SUPPORT WORKERS
Claire O’Prey
Maria Clee
SECRETARIAL/ADMIN/CLERICAL
Karen Dalton
Celia Humphries
Wendy Chambers
Melissa Harvey
Abigail Neal
Lynda Williams
Amanda Dunn
Trina Ritchie
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Examples of SWAT tool, Learning Contract and Action Plans
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SWOT
Relates to Learning Outcome: _________________________
Strengths
Weaknesses/Limitations
Opportunities
Threats/Barriers
Signed (Learner):
Date:
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Learning Contract
Relates to Learning Outcome: _________________________
Desired Learning Experience
Actions
Review of Learning Contract- Learner
Signed Learner:
Date: __________________
Evidence
Timescale
Review of Learning Contract - Supervisor
Date:
Signed Supervisor:
Date:
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Action Plan
Relates to Learning Outcome: _________________________
Areas for Improvement
Specific Actions
Review of Action Plan - Learner
Signed Learner:
Date:
Date: __________________
Timescale
Evidence
Review of Action Plan - Supervisor
Signed Supervisor:
Date:
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