PRACTICE PROFILE

Area / Location / Contact Number/s
Community Mental Health Services / Chantry houset. Mary’s Hospital – Newport – Isle of Wight – PO30 5TG / R&R – 01983 525254
Directorate / Mental Health Business Unit / Annual Review of Profile due / July 2018
Professional Lead / Mo Smith / Department Manager / Stacey Cripps
Education Lead / Stacy Cripps
Education Lead Contact Details /
HEI Representative / Moira Sugden/Neil Lindfield
HEI’s using this Learning Environment / UoS /OU
Learning Environment Mission Statement / The team works to the recovery model using individual Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) /CPA plans.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT PROFILE

General Information / Student placement information accessible at the following link.
Description of Service and Client Group / Clients over the age of 18 to include the older person without cognitive impairment with severe and enduring MH problems
Description of related services & Client groups / Specialist staff with interest in people with psychotic illness
Depot clinics/ physical health check clinics/Clozapine clinic
Management of patients with dual diagnosis i.e. Substance misuse, complex Mental health needs
Socialisation work/CBT Interventions/Medications management

LEARNER INFORMATION

Work Pattern (Start, finish times) / Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
Dress Code / IOW NHS Trust dress code policy (insert link)
Induction/Orientation programme / Organisational induction by CET followed by local induction within clinical area
See embedded document -
Staff / rest room facilities / Basic tea making facilities available
Main hospital canteen if based on site – Bring your own packed lunch
Expectations during placement / To become a fully functional member of the team working towards having own small caseload.

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES

Recommended reading/Websites / Key to Engagement Document (DoH)
Sainsbury’s centre for MH - road to recovery
NICE guidelines for Schizophrenia, dual diagnosis and depression and bi-polar disorder
Local Care Programme Approach (CPA ) CPA policy
Any info around ‘payment by results’ , ‘personalisation agenda’ service user involvement
Common Abbreviations / See embedded student pack above
Specific learning opportunities / See embedded student pack above
Specific areas of expertise/clinical skills / Motivational Interviewing
DBT, CBT, WRAP, DEPOT injections, Physical health checks
Interpersonal skills, socialisation
Risk Assessment
Common Assessments /
Interventions/Care pathways / Care Programme Approach (CPA ) assessment tool including risk screening
Models of practice experience e.g. Hub and Spoke, Care pathways, Patient Journeys / Visits to supported accommodation, inpatient ward rounds, patients homes, residential homes, other agencies, Quay house
Adult mental health practitioners (AMHP’s)
Prison service, probation services, police,
Adult and child safeguarding
Forensic liaison to mainland units
Manning the duty system - telephone contact / crisis, urgent visits

MULTIAGENCY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES / RESOURCES

Multi-professional learners accessing the environment / MH Nursing, OT, Social Work, Medical
Professionals working in the environment / Social care staff integrated into team
Consultant psychiatrists
Follow referral to OT, psychology services
Police, probation
Mental Health Practitioners
Support Workers
Administration staff
Opportunities to meet EU directives (Nursing) / MH exposure

All relevant policies and procedures relevant to the learning environment can be accessed via the Intranet