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Written by Fiona Holley
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These pages contain all sorts of information from helping you settle in if you move here, to helping you with your course.
Living in the Locality
There are several options available if you are relocating to the area
- Viridian Housing Association manages the properties on site at both Ashford and St Peters Hospitals. Contact 01932 87 7592 / 2632
- As part of your induction to the Locality, there may have been an opportunity to view an empty property and meet with a Housing Officer will be arranged.
- Housing Associations work together with the NHS to manage properties on and off hospital sites.
- Homewood Housing manages properties locally in towns such as Ottershaw, Chertsey and Addlestone: www.homewood.org.uk
- Or alternatively, check out local papers and, adverts for details of letting agents or rooms to share
For more information, please see the Staff Accommodation pages on the Ashford and St. Peter’s website.
Placement Areas
The table below lists the current Placement areas within Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Trust. We are currently updating the information available for students; soon you will be able to download the relevant Student Induction and Learning Packs by clicking on the Placement name.
Look out for the NEW icon to show you which areas have the information available.
It is intended that these packs will form part of your induction so you will need to download them.
Medicine
Surgery
| Placement |
Part 1 |
| Kestrel |
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| Kingfisher |
Download |
| Falcon |
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| Surgical Dependency Unit (SDU) |
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Orthopaedics
| Placement |
Part 1 |
| Elm |
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| Juniper |
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| Dickens |
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| Rowley Bristow Unit |
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Emergency Services
| Placement |
Part 1 |
| Emergency Services at St Peters |
Download |
| Surgical Assessment Unit |
Download |
| Medical Assessment Unit |
Download |
| Ashford Health Centre |
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Specialist Services
| Placement |
Part 1 |
| SPH Theatres |
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| AH Theatres |
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| Enodoscopy |
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| AH Day Theatre |
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| Day Surgery Unit SPH |
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Maternity, Paediatric and other Services
| Placement |
Part 1 |
| Maternity |
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| NICU and TICU |
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| Blanche Heriot Unit |
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Intensive Care
| Placement |
Part 1 |
| Intensive Care Unit |
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Outpatient and Ophthalmology Services
| Placement |
Part 1 |
| Ouptatients SPH |
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| Outpatients AH |
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| Opthalmology |
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Mentors
What is the role of the mentor?
A mentor is a qualified professional (Nurse, Midwife etc) who has a mentoring qualification (English National Board 998/7, Mentor Preparation module).
Your mentor is there to help you learn whilst on your placement. Learning is YOUR responsibility; your mentor will faciliate.
Elements of the role
- Teaching and support of learning
- Assessment and giving feedback to students
- Developing effective learning environments and student learning support systems
- Reflective practice and personal development
- Contribution to the design and planning of learning activities
- Completion of unnecessary
Team Mentoring
Within Locality 2 students are mentored using a team approach. Each student has a mentor who is responsible for the student's placement experience, and one or more associate mentors.
What is an Associate Mentor?
The associate mentor is a qualified practitioner (nurse/midwife/AHP/ODP) who has not attended any specific mentor preparation module at a University (ENB 998/Mentor Preparation)
The role of the Associate Mentor
- To assist the qualified mentor to mentor a student within a team
- The associate mentor will liaise with the Mentor regarding the student's progress and needs
- An associate mentor will work closely with the student, guide, counsel, demonstrate skills, assess competence, encourage reflection, act as a role model, etc, particularly when the mentor is not on duty.
- The associate mentor can sign in the portfolio that a student has achieved learning outcomes
- The associate mentor cannot sign the summative assessment
Policies and Resources
A full listing of the Trust policies are available by clicking here or on the Trust intranet.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 February 2011 14:02 )
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