Assessors, Supervisors and Educators Knowledge Hub

Library resources

The Library has a wide range of medical, nursing and AHP textbooks covering all clinical specialties. We also have books on non-clinical subjects such as mentoring, coaching, leadership, doing research and more. All trust staff and learners are able to join the library. If you are unsure where to start we will be happy to help you.​

UpToDate

UpToDate is an evidence-based decision support tool which is available to all Trust staff. It includes over 11,000 clinical topics, drug information, practice-changing updates and much more. Access from work by clicking the UpToDate link in the Start Menu, or from anywhere with your NHS Athens account.

NHS Athens

​A lot of resources are only available to subscribers. Athens is the key to unlocking access. Athens accounts are free to set up and use, click the button below to set yours up today!
Login to Athens - you can update your details and link directly to resources.

Royal Marsden Manual

The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures is available to borrow from the library and also available as an e-book. Access from hospital computers without needing to login - open the Start Menu on the PC and scroll down the list of programs to the Royal Marsden. Access from elsewhere with an NHS Athens username and password.​

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Image with text: NHS Knowledge and Library Hub. Health Education England have launched a resource discovery system, the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub. Search journals, e-books, online resources and more all from a single search box. Sign in with your NHS Athens account. URL: https://library.nhs.uk/eastcheshire
Click here to access the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub!

Web resources

Keep up-to-date

KnowledgeShare is our targeted current awareness service. Alerts are emailed out every fortnight. Your KnowledgeShare profile can be created to be as broad or specific as you need, and can be updated if your interests change.   It can include non-clinical topics such as leadership, management, coaching, and research, as well as clinical conditions.

Healthy English

This resource has been developed by East Cheshire NHS Trust to address the language and communication needs of international health and care staff and their colleagues working in the UK. There is a range of activities and explanations to help you develop appropriate language and communication skills for the health and care context.

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Apps

Are you ready?

Make sure you know the new NMC guidance on supervision and assessment (replaced mentorship).  Click the button below to access the resources available on PARE.

Student and Educator Support

NEW Thursday ‘drop-in’ sessions
Practice Education Facilitators (PEFS) will be available to support students and educators face-to-face. Come and see us for a catch up and chat.
Every Thursday in the library, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ​
​Weekly Placement Visits
Practice Education Facilitators visit placement areas face to face and to support students and educators.

Monthly Student discussion group via Microsoft Teams

​An opportunity to meet students from other professions, year groups and training courses and discuss your learning away from your placement. Practice Education Facilitators (PEF’s) are on hand to help with any questions/queries raised. The meeting contributes to placement time.
Please see the calendar at the bottom of this page for more information and upcoming dates.

Useful information about placements and apprenticeships​

Students are asked to contact their placement before their start date and ask for any pre-reading or bespoke welcome information and resources that may support them.
If they need any contact details for their placements they can contact the PEF team on [email protected].
For community placements, learners will need an NHS.net email and Windows domain account. Having a Windows domain account means they can access PCs associated with East Cheshire NHS Trust, including Macclesfield District General Hospital (MDGH), the library drop-in PCs and community placements. Community Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy placements also require EMIS access and training. Please request EMIS access here.
Please ask any of the PEF team for the bespoke pre-placement student induction and welcome packs for learners who have a forthcoming community placement at:
  • Knutsford Community Therapy Team
  • Knutsford Community Hospital
  • Waters Green Medical Centre
  • Handforth Health Centre
  • Congleton War Memorial Hospital
  • Priorslegh Medical Centre (Poynton)
The packs include information about each base, travelling and parking, pre-reading, and information about community placements at East Cheshire NHS Trust as a whole. ​

Student support and training events
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