Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Individual Placement (Job) Description Placement The department The type of work to expect and learning opportunities F1 ACUTE MEDICINE There are currently 3 Acute Physicians at Salisbury Hospital who work on the Acute Medical Unit (Whiteparish Ward). Direct admissions from Primary Care are accepted on the Unit as are transfers from the Emergency Department who have been referred for medical admission. The 3 Acute Physicians work from 0900 1900 every day and also offer advice via a direct telephone line to local general practitioners. The Acute Medical Unit has a catchment population of over 200,00 and is closely linked to the Emergency Department and all other areas of the hospital. The F1 trainees will gain experience in assessing medical patients with a wide spectrum of acute illnesses. They will learn to carry out the acute assessment with rapid senior review of up to 20 patients admitted between the hours of 0900 and 1700. They will also continue the management of patients who are admitted under the Acute Physicians and remain on Whiteparish Ward or are transferred to one of the escalation areas where care continues under the admitting consultant. The overall objectives of the F1 year are to provide the trainees with the knowledge and skills to take history and examine a patient identify and summarise problems prescribe safely document appropriate and accurate medical records manage time and prioritise efficiently communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues use evidence and guidelines to ensure that patients presenting with all forms of medical illness are managed in the most appropriate and effective way understand and recognise the acutely sick patient requiring prioritization above others on the Unit. Where the is based Clinical Supervisor(s) for the Salisbury District Hospital, Whiteparish Ward. Dr Stuart Henderson Dr Nicola Finneran
Main duties of the Typical working pattern in this The F1 trainee is expected to assess new patients admitted to the ward between the hours of 0900 1700 under the care of Dr Finneran and Dr Henderson. They are expected to undertake history and examination of the patients being admitted, formulate a diagnosis and initiate management. They will provide a summary of the diagnosis to the Acute Physician and from there management will continue with appropriate investigations being reviewed. They will share the responsibility of arranging investigations and reviewing the results and documenting management plans with other members of the Acute Medical Team. They will also continue the management of those patients remaining on Whiteparish Ward or transferring to an escalation area where they continue under the care of either Dr Henderson or Dr Finneran. In addition they will undertake day time and out of hours work in the Medical Admissions Unit as part of the on-call rota. Outside of the hours of 0900 to 1900 all patients will be reviewed by either an Acute Physician or Physician on-call within 12 hours of being assessed. Typical working pattern in this : Daily: 0900 AMU Ward round of patients under Dr Henderson and Dr Finneran plus outliers under their care followed by clerking of the acute admissions Wed: 1300 F1 CORE Programme Teaching Thurs: 1330 Medical Directorate X-ray Programme and Education Meeting Fri: 1245 1 in 4 Hospital Round On call requirements: 1 in 12 on call 1 st and 2 nd on with a mix of shift start times. Employer information The employer for this post is Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. The post is based in Salisbury District Hospital which is a medium sized acute NHS Foundation Trust and provides a range of secondary services for the local community of about 200,000 It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your and may be subject to change.
Placement The department The type of work to expect and learning opportunities Where the is based Clinical Supervisor(s) for the Main duties of the F1 CARDIOLOGY The Department of Cardiology comprises 4 Consultant Cardiologists who do a 1 in 4 on call for Cardiology. There is a 9 bedded CCU adjacent to the Cardiac Catheter Suite and Medical Assessment Unit. The ward can accept non-elective admissions transferred from the Medical Admissions Unit, HDU, ED and the Cardiac Suite with an average turn over of 5 8 admissions every 24 hours. The department serves a catchment population of nearing 200,000 and is closely linked to the tertiary service at Southampton General Hospital. There are also close links with the cardiology service at Bournemouth District Hospital. The F1 trainees will gain experience in the management of patients with all forms of cardiac disease including acute coronary syndrome, dysrhythmias, cardiac failure and the pre assessment and post procedure care of patients undergoing pace maker insertion, coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention and transoesophageal echocardiography. Trainees will develop close links in communication with CCU, Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse, Heart Failure Specialist Nurse, echocardiography and cardiac suite. The overall educational objectives of the F1 year are to provide the trainee with knowledge and skills to be able to take history examine a patient identify and summarise problems prescribe safely keep accurate and relevant medical documentation manage time and prioritise appropriately communicate with patients, relatives and colleagues use evidence and guidelines to ensure that patients with cardiac disease are managed in the most appropriate and efficient way. Salisbury District Hospital, Tisbury Ward and Coronary Care Unit. Dr Manas Sinha The F1 trainee is expected to review all new patients admitted to the ward in the previous 24 hours or over the weekend and be able to provide a summary of diagnosis and initial management for their senior colleagues. They provide prospective cover for other colleagues who may be absent from the ward. They will share the responsibility for arranging investigations and reviewing the results and documenting management plans with the
other members of the ward medical staff. They will also undertake day time and out of hours work on the Medical Admissions Unit, admitting and treating unexpected acute medical emergencies under appropriate supervision. Typical working pattern in this The F1 doctor will also take part in the General Medicine on call working on the Medical Admissions Unit (Whiteparish Ward) clerking patients being admitted and initiating management plans. All patients will be reviewed by the Acute Physician or Physician on-call within 12 hours of being assessed by the F1 doctor. Typical working pattern in this Daily: 0830 Coronary Care Unit Ward round Mon, Wed, Fri: 0900 - Consultant Ward round of all patients on CCU and Tisbury Ward. Wed: 1300 CORE Programme Teaching Thurs: 1330 Medical Directorate X-ray Programme and Education Meeting Fri: 1245 1 in 4 Hospital Round On call requirements: 1 in 12 on call 1 st and 2 nd on duties with a mix of shift start times. Employer information The employer for this post is Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. The post is based in Salisbury District Hospital which is a medium sized acute NHS Foundation Trust and provides a range of secondary services for the local community of about 200,000. It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your and may be subject to change.
Placement F1 ENDOCRINOLOGY The department The department of Endocrinology comprises 2 Consultants who take part in the Acute General Medical on call rota in addition to looking after general medical and general endocrinological problems. There is also a particular interest in diabetes with specialist foot clinics and microbiological foot ward rounds with input from dedicated diabetic specialty nurses. The department serves a catchment population of nearing 200,000. The type of work to expect and learning opportunities The F1 trainees in Endocrinology will be ward based on Pitton and Redlych template and will be expected to deliver medical care of all the patients under the care of the 2 consultants on the ward. There is a weekly microbiological foot ward round which the F1 doctors should attend. The educational objectives of the F1 in this post are: take history examine a patient identify and summarise problems prescribe safely keep accurate and appropriate medical documentation manage time and prioritise clinically communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues use evidence and guidelines to ensure appropriate management of general medical and diabetic patients on the ward. Where the is based Clinical Supervisor(s) for the Main duties of the Salisbury District Hospital, Pitton and Redlynch Wards. Dr Martin Smith Dr James Lawrence The F1 trainee is responsible with the other staff on the team for the care of the general medical and endocrinological ward patients. These are mainly patients with diabetes rather than more specialist endocrinological problems. The doctor is also expected to attend the daily white board round where the patients are discussed to effect timely and appropriate discharge. The F1 doctor will also take part in the general medicine on call working on the Medical Admissions Unit (Whiteparish Ward) clerking patients being admitted and initiating management plans. All patients will be reviewed by the Acute Physician or Physician on-call within 12 hours of being assessed by the F1 doctor. Typical working Typical working pattern in this :
pattern in this Mon: 0900 Consultant Ward round Tues: 0900 Senior Trainee Ward round Wed: 0900 Consultant Ward round 1300 CORE Programme Teaching Thurs: 0900 Core Medical Trainee Ward round 1330 Medical Directorate X-ray Programme and Education Meeting 1500 Microbiology Diabetic Foot Ward round Fri: 0900 Consultant Ward round 1245 1 in 4 Hospital Round On call requirements: 1 in 12 : 1 st and 2 nd on call duties with differing start times to shifts. Employer information The employer for this post is Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. The post is based in Salisbury District Hospital which is a medium sized acute NHS Foundation Trust and provides a range of secondary services for the local community of about 200,000. It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your and may be subject to change.
Placement The department The type of work to expect and learning opportunities Where the is based Clinical Supervisor(s) for the Main duties of the F1 GASTROENTEROLOGY (MEDICINE ROTA) The department of Gastroenterology comprises 4 Consultants, 2 of whom take part in the Acute General Medical on call and also look after general medical and gastroenterological in patients. There are interests in Hepatology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Nutrition, gut motility and all forms of gastroenterological malignancy. The Department serves the Salisbury catchment population of nearing 200,000. The Department also has links with tertiary services at Southampton General Hospital and some investigatory service at Bournemouth Hospital. All F1 doctors in Gastroenterology will be based on Redlynch and Pitton Wards and they are expected to deliver the daily medical care of general medical and gastroenterological patients on their ward. There is also involvement with patients requiring nutrition particularly those on the surgical wards following major abdominal surgery. The educational objectives of the F1 year are take history and examine a patient identify and summarise problems prescribe safely document appropriate and accurate medical records manage time and prioritise efficiently communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues understand using evidence, guidelines and protocols to inform best management with patients with complex gastroenterological problems. Salisbury District Hospital, Pitton and Redlynch Ward. Dr Sam Vyas Dr David Sheppard The F1 trainee is responsible with the other staff on the ward for the care of the general medical and gastroenterological patients. They will ensure that appropriate investigations are requested and the results obtained for discussion and further management with the seniors. The F1 doctors will also be expected to take part in the daily white board round which is used to ensure effective and timely management and discharge of patients on the ward. The F1 doctor will also take part in the general medicine on call working on the Medical Admissions Unit (Whiteparish Ward) clerking patients being admitted and initiating management plans. All patients will be reviewed by the Acute Physician or Physician on-call within 12
hours of being assessed by the F1 doctor. Typical working pattern in this Typical working pattern in this : Mon: 0900 Consultant Ward round Tues: 0900 Senior Trainee Ward round Wed: 0900 Consultant Ward round 1300 F1 CORE Programme Teaching Thurs: 0900 Senior Trainee Ward round 1330 Medical Directorate X-ray Programme and Education Meeting Fri: 0900 Consultant Ward round. 1245 1 in 4 Hospital Round On call requirements: 1 st and 2 nd on call duties as part of the medical rota with differing shift start times. Employer information The employer for this post is Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. The post is based in Salisbury District Hospital which is a medium sized acute NHS Foundation Trust and provides a range of secondary services for the local community of about 200,000. It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your and may be subject to change.
Placement F1 ELDERLY CARE The department The Department for Medicine Elderly Care comprises 5 Consultants of whom 2 undertake the work for General Elderly Care. There are interests of Orthogeriatrics, falls, Parkinson s disease, dementia and stroke in the department. The department serves the Salisbury catchment population of nearing 200,000. The type of work to expect and learning opportunities All F1 doctors in Elderly Care will be based on Winterslow Ward covering the day to day medical care of patients on the ward. This is a mixture of complex elderly patients requiring discharge planning, patients requiring rehabilitation and some patients with more acute pathology. The overall objectives of this F1 post are to take history and examine a patient identify and summarise problems prescribe safely document appropriate and accurate medical records manage time and prioritise efficiently communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues understand the benefits or working in a multidisciplinary team experience some of the ethical and legal issues which occur during the management of more elderly frail patients Where the is based Clinical Supervisor(s) for the Main duties of the Salisbury District Hospital, Winterslow Ward Dr Claire Page The F1 trainee is responsible for the day to day care of patients on the ward. They will work with the consultants and seniors to ensure that multiple pathologies are addressed and complex discharge planning is carried out in a multi-disciplinary and effective manner. The doctors in these posts will also look after acute medical outliers on one of the surgical wards. In addition they will be expected to attend the white board round which builds on decisions made during the multi-disciplinary meetings. The F1 doctor will also take part in the general medicine on call working on the Medical Admissions Unit (Whiteparish Ward) clerking patients being admitted and initiating management plans. All patients will be reviewed by the Acute Physician or Physician on-call within 12 hours of being assessed by the F1 doctor.
Typical working pattern in this Typical working pattern in this : Mon: 0900 Senior Trainee Ward round Tues: 0900 Consultant Ward round 1300 Elderly Care MDT Wed: 0900 Senior Trainee Ward round 1300 F1 CORE Programme Teaching Thurs: 0900 Consultant Ward round 1330 Medical Directorate X-ray Programme and Education Meeting Fri: 1245 1 in 4 Hospital Round On call requirements: 1 in 12 on call 1 st and 2 nd on with a mix of shift start times. Employer information The employer for this post is Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. The post is based in Salisbury District Hospital which is a medium sized acute NHS Foundation Trust and provides a range of secondary services for the local community of about 200,000 It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your and may be subject to change.
Placement The department The type of work to expect and learning opportunities F1 PSYCHIATRY = Amblescroft Ward The Foundation Doctor will work on Amblescroft North Ward, a 20 bed unit for functionally ill patients, taking admissions from the whole of Wiltshire and from other areas of AWP Trust when the need arises. The Doctor will also work on Amblescroft South Ward, a 20 bedded organic psychiatry ward with the same catchment area. They will work closely with another trainee who will be either a psychiatry core trainee or a GP trainee, in addition to their Consultant. There is a second Consultant team working across the two wards and the patients are split between the two teams therefore approximately 20 patients each in total. This post is with an over 65 population. The Foundation Doctor will be involved in a variety of tasks on the ward including: clerking in of new admissions to the ward with full psychiatric history and mental state examination, ordering appropriate investigations, formulating differential diagnosis and management plans and also risk assessments. They will assess physical health problems of patients on the ward and will take advice from colleagues at Fountain Way and also where appropriate from medical colleagues at Salisbury District Hospital. They will review the mental states of patients on the ward and ensure that the electronic patient record is appropriately completed and up to date. They will attend ward rounds with the multidisciplinary team where they will present cases of new admissions, update on patient progress and examine patient mental states on the ward round. They will be involved in preparation of discharge summaries. There will be opportunity to gain experience in other departments including Child and Adolescence Mental Health, Forensic Psychiatry, Drug and Alcohol Services, General Adult Psychiatry, Crisis Team and the Primary Care Liaison Service. Foundation Doctors working with this team will gain plenty of experience in a variety of presentations of the mental health issues of old age. In addition to gaining experience of the management of acutely ill psychiatric patients, the post will offer opportunity to gain experience in multi-disciplinary community orientated psychiatry with the community mental health team and the memory service. The post also includes opportunities to gain experience in ECT training and delivery (Green Lane Hospital and Salisbury District Hospital).
Other learning opportunities will be: Taking part in the teaching of medical students with consultant supervision. Weekly supervision with a more senior doctor or senior mental health practitioner. Participate in psychological assessments. Join the case based discussion groups with the other trainee doctors. Assessing patients jointly with a member of the multidisciplinary team. Contributing to risk assessments and management. Sitting in on Consultant or Specialty Doctor Clinics to gain an understanding of assessing and managing mental disorders and psychological problems presenting in old age. The skills and attributes that the F1 trainee should gain from this post will be: taking a psychiatric history and examining a patient, collaborating this with family and team being able to identify a sensitive problem being able to keep accurate and relevant medical records, manage time and clinical priorities effectively communicate effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues and external agencies use evidence, guidelines and audit to benefit patient care behave in a professional manner at all time understand the ethical and legal issues which occur during the management of older adults i.e. safe guarding issues, capacity act etc The issue of competence, capacity and consent to treatment in older people The Foundation Doctor will be released to attend their statutory/mandatory weekly foundation year teaching programme, and will do return to base on call at SDH. There will also be participation in the daytime on-call rota at Fountain Way. Workplace based assessments and eportfolio will be maintained. In addition the post holder will be expected to attend the weekly educational programme at Fountain Way Hospital consisting of Journal Club Presentation, Case Conferences and Speakers from 12pm-2pm. Learning will be encouraged through shadowing of Mental Health Act assessments and tribunals. There will be opportunities to acquire core competencies
such as: Construct formulations of patient s problems that include appropriate differential diagnosis Recommend relevant investigation and treatment Assess and document patient s potential for self-harm or harm to others and vulnerability to abuse/neglect, (including emergencies/ Mental Health Act) Conduct therapeutic interviews Concisely, accurately and legibly record assessment and management plan Carry out specialist assessment and treatment of chronic and severe mental disorders Effective communication with patients, relatives and colleagues Ability to work effectively with colleagues Appropriate leadership skills Manage time and problems effectively Conduct and complete audit or quality improvement projects in clinical practice Understanding of clinical governance Inform and educate patients effectively Teach, assess and appraise Understanding research methodology and appraise research literature Act in a professional manner at all times Develop the habits of lifelong learning Where the is based Clinical Supervisor(s) for the Main duties of the Typical working pattern in this Employer information Amblescroft, Fountain Way Hospital, Wilton Road, Salisbury SP2 7FD Dr Anthony Gahan (Consultant, Old Age Psychiatrist) The Foundation Doctor will join the team of other doctors and other staff responsible for assessing and caring for older people, their family and maintaining the medical record. They are expected to attend the structured teaching programmes, doctors will be responsible for other specific clinical duties as allocated by Consultant whilst working in the service. A typical working pattern will be to join in with the team on a daily basis and once the period of shadowing and induction into the post has been completed to clarify with the foundation doctor where they are going to get the best range of opportunities to develop their skills. The employer for this post is Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. Salisbury District Hospital is a medium sized acute NHS Foundation Trust and provides a range of secondary services for the local community of about 200,000.
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your and may be subject to change.
Placement F1 RESPIRATORY The department The Department of Respiratory Medicine comprises 3 Consultants who take part in the General Medical on call rota on a 1 in 12 basis each. There are interests in all aspects of Respiratory Medicine as well as support from Respiratory Nurse Specialists. The Department serves the Salisbury catchment population of nearing 200,000 and has links with tertiary services at Southampton General Hospital The type of work to expect and learning opportunities All F1 doctors in Respiratory Medicine will generally be ward based during the normal working day and will be expected to deliver the daily medical care of patients on the ward under the care of the Respiratory team. They will join the 3 consultants, 2 STs, 1 Core Medical Trainee and care for respiratory and general medical inpatients. In addition there are weekly Lung Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings and monthly respiratory educational sessions. The overall educational objectives of the F1 year are to provide the trainee with knowledge and skills to be able to take history and examine a patient identify and summarise problems prescribe safely document appropriate and accurate medical records manage time and prioritise efficiently communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues use evidence and guidelines to ensure that patients on the ward are treated in the optimum and most efficient manner Where the is based Clinical Supervisor(s) for the Main duties of the Salisbury District Hospital, Pitton and Redlynch Ward. Dr Anthony Warley Dr Rohan Mehta The F1 trainee is responsible for the ward care of the patients. They will ensure they organise investigations, review results and manage the patients with the input of the seniors in the team. They will be expected to review all their patients with their seniors and take responsibility for problems arising with the patients on the ward. They will also be expected to take part in the daily white board meetings which are used to coordinate discharge of patients at the earliest opportunity. The F1 doctor will also take part in the general medicine on call working on the Medical Admissions Unit (Whiteparish Ward) clerking patients being admitted and
initiating management plans. All patients will be reviewed by the Acute Physician or Physician on-call within 12 hours of being assessed by the F1 doctor. Typical working pattern in this Typical working pattern in this : Mon: 0900 Junior Trainee Ward round 1400 Consultant Ward round Tues: 0900 Junior Trainee Ward round Wed: 0900 Senior Trainee Ward round 1300 F1 CORE Programme Teaching Thurs: 0900 Consultant Ward round 1330 Medical Directorate X-ray Programme and Education Meeting Fri: 1100 Senior Trainee Ward round. 1245 1 in 4 Hospital Round On call requirements: 1 st and 2 nd on call with shift pattern. No overnight duties. Employer information The employer for this post is Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. The post is based in Salisbury District Hospital which is a medium sized acute NHS Foundation Trust and provides a range of secondary services for the local community of about 200,000. It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your and may be subject to change.
Placement The department The type of work to expect and learning opportunities F1 STROKE The Stroke Medicine Team are part of the Medicine for Elderly Care Department and comprises 2 Consultants both who take part in the General Medical rota but also take part in the Local Network Stroke on call rota. The department serves the Salisbury area with a catchment population of around 200,000. The department has links with Avon, Wiltshire and Gloucester Stroke Network and also tertiary services at Southampton General Hospital. The F1 doctors in the Stroke Team will participate in the medical care of patients on the Stroke Unit. The Stroke Unit cares for patients in acute and rehabilitation phases of recovery from stroke together with a variable number of patients with general medical problems. Whilst on the Stroke Team, the educational objectives for the F1 trainee will be to take history and examine a patient identify and summarise problems prescribe safely document appropriate and accurate medical records manage time and prioritise appropriately communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues understand and benefit from involvement in Multi- Disciplinary Team Meetings use evidence, guidelines and local protocols to ensure the best care for patients presenting with a stroke. Where the is based Clinical Supervisor(s) for the Main duties of the Salisbury District Hospital, Farley Ward. Dr David Walters Dr Toby Black The F1 trainee is responsible along with the other staff on the ward for the care of patients presenting with acute stroke and other general medical problems. They are expected to attend the white board meeting every day where discharge of the patients is coordinated in an appropriate manner. They will also be expected to be involved in the Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings, family meetings and the assessment of direct admissions to Farley Stroke Unit. They will become familiar with NIHSS assessment of patients with stroke and will have daily consultant review of any acute admissions admitted to the Unit. The F1 doctor will also take part in the General Medicine on call working on the Medical Admissions Unit
(Whiteparish Ward) clerking patients being admitted and initiating management plans. All patients will be reviewed by the Acute Physician or Physician on call within 12 hours of being assessed by the F1 doctor. Typical working pattern in this Typical working pattern in this : Daily: 0930 Acute Stroke Ward round Mon & Fri: 1000 Consultant Ward round Tues & Thurs:1000 Senior Trainee Ward round 1300 Elderly Care MDT Wed: 1000 Core Medical Trainee Ward round 1300 F1 CORE Programme Teaching Thurs: 1300 Medical Directorate X-ray Programme and Educational Meeting Fri: 1245 1 in 4 Hospital Round. On call requirements: 1 in 12 on call 1 st and 2 nd on with a mix of shift start times. There are no overnight duties in this post. Employer information The employer for this post is Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. The post is based in Salisbury District Hospital which is a medium sized acute NHS Foundation Trust and provides a range of secondary services for the local community of about 200,000. It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your and may be subject to change.
Placement The department The type of work to expect and learning opportunities F1 UROLOGY The Department of Urology comprises 5 Consultants. The consultants take part in an on call for Urology which is separate from the General Surgical on call. The department serves the Salisbury area with a catchment population of around 200,000. There are links with the tertiary services at Southampton General Hospital. The F1 doctor in Urology is primarily responsible for the day to day running of the Urological wards including clerking new and emergency admissions and organising their initial investigations. Direct contact with the on call consultant in encouraged as registrar cover is not always available. The Urology on call is part of the General Surgical / Hospital at Night Team rota. The overall objectives for the F1 are to provide the training and knowledge to take history and examine a patient identify and summarise problems prescribe safely document accurate and relevant medical entries manage time and be able to prioritise clinical problems communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues use evidence and guidelines and local protocols to ensure the best management possible for patients presenting with general surgical and urological problems. Where the is based Clinical Supervisor(s) for the Main duties of the Typical working pattern in this Salisbury District Hospital, Britford and Downton Wards. Mr James Brewin Mr Mohammed Elsaghir The F1 trainee is responsible for the day to day running of patients on the Urology ward. They will be supervised by more experienced members of the team. Ward rounds are held daily and there is a separate ward round on a Tuesday afternoon. In general the F1 doctor works closely with the Registrar in resolving problems that arise on the wards and with acute admissions. Pre admission clinics are held on a Monday and a Thursday and although Specialist Nurse led, drug charts etc. need to be completed by the F1. Attendance at the Surgical M&M meeting is expected. Typical working pattern in this : Daily: 0800 Consultant or Senior Trainee Ward round Mon: 1500 Check off nursing pre admission clerking
Tues: 1300 Multi Disciplinary Team Meeting Wed: 1300 F1 CORE Programme Teaching Thurs: 1500 Check off nursing spinal pre admission clerking Fri: 0800 All Urology consultants present at ward round followed by formal departmental meeting with M&M and audit data presentations. Dedicated teaching session follows this. 1245 1 in 4 Hospital Round. On call requirements: 1 in 9 General Surgical on call rota and Hospital at Night. Employer information The employer for this post is Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. The post is based in Salisbury District Hospital which is a medium sized acute NHS Foundation Trust and provides a range of secondary services for the local community of about 200,000. It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your and may be subject to change.
Placement The department The type of work to expect and learning opportunities F1 VASCULAR and BREAST SURGERY The Department of Surgery comprises 4 specialty areas of which there are 3 Consultants undertaking Vascular Surgery and 2 Consultants in Breast Surgery. The Vascular consultants and 1 Breast surgeon are part of the General Surgical on call rota and therefore have General Surgery in patients. The Breast Surgeons also undertake Endocrinological Surgery. All Surgeons practice minimal access surgery. The department serves the Salisbury area with a catchment population of around 200,000 and there are links with the tertiary referral services at Southampton General Hospital. All F1 doctors in this post will look after in patients under the Vascular and Breast surgeons. This will include a mixture of General Surgical in patients plus those with specialist Vascular and Breast pathology. They will also be expected to undertake pre admission clinic clerking and be involved in the General Surgical on call rota during the day and be part of the Hospital at Night Team at night. The overall objectives for the F1 post are to take history and examine a patient identify and summarise problems prescribe safely document accurate, appropriate and relevant entries in the medical record manage time and be able to prioritise appropriately communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues use evidence, guidelines and local protocols to ensure optimum management of general surgical in patients Where the is based Clinical Supervisor(s) for the Main duties of the Typical working pattern in this Salisbury District Hospital, Britford and Downton Wards. Mr Saboor Ghauri Miss Amanda Bond The F1 trainee is expected to care for the in patients on their ward. They are expected to take part in the Multi- Disciplinary Team meeting for the Vascular Team and also the General Surgical Morbidity and Mortality Meeting on a Friday morning. The on call is a 1 in 9 commitment which involves clerking surgical admissions in preparation for senior review. There is also a 1 in 9 rota for nights with Hospital at Night Team duties. Typical working pattern in this : Daily: 0800 Consultant or Senior Trainee Ward round.
Mon: 1000 Vascular MDT Wed: 1300 F1 CORE Programme Teaching Thurs: 1530 Pre assessment clinic. Fri: 0800 General Surgery Mortality and Morbidity Meeting where F1 doctors are expected to present. 1245 1 in 4 Hospital Round. On call requirements: 1 in 9 as above. Employer information The employer for this post is Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. The post is based in Salisbury District Hospital which is a medium sized acute NHS Foundation Trust and provides a range of secondary services for the local community of about 200,000. It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your and may be subject to change.
Placement The Department F1 Post in Old Age Psychiatry South Wiltshire Complex Intervention Team and Memory Service. This post is with an over 65 population. The post holder will work with two Consultants as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing mental health services for people over the age of 65 living in Salisbury and Warminster and the surrounding villages of South Wiltshire, serving a catchment area of thirty six thousand population. The medical staffing team includes a Specialty Doctor, a Psychiatry core trainee and a GP trainee The type of work to expect and learning opportunities Foundation doctors working with this team will gain plenty of experience in a variety of presentations of the mental health issues of old age. In addition to gaining experience of the management of acutely ill psychiatric patients, the post will offer opportunity to participate in multi-disciplinary community orientated psychiatry. The community team consists of a Senior Practitioner, 5 CPNs, 1 Band 4, and 1 Band 3. The team has access to the Therapies Team comprising Psychologist, OT s and Physiotherapist. The post holder will also work within the memory services, and its constituent members; two band 6 nurses, three band 3 therapists, a band 5 therapist and a team manager. Accordingly the post holder will assess and treat patients within the memory service. The post holder will provide medical backup work for the CIT assessing and treating patients in the community, and in the outpatient clinic under consultant supervision. The post holder will attend weekly CIT meetings to discuss complex cases and have the opportunity to work closely within the MDT and liaise and delegate accordingly. The post also includes acute hospital liaison/deliberate selfharm work alongside more senior trainees and the Crisis Team and consists of adults of working age as well as older persons, which is under consultant supervision. The post also includes opportunities to gain experience in ECT training and delivery (Green Lane Hospital and Salisbury District Hospital). Other learning opportunities will be: Taking part in the teaching of medical students with consultant supervision. Weekly supervision with a more senior doctor or senior mental health practitioner. Participate in psychological assessments. Join the case based discussion groups with the other trainee doctors.
Assessing patients jointly with a member of the multidisciplinary team. Contributing to risk assessments and management. Sitting in on Consultant or Specialty Doctor clinics to gain an understanding of assessing and managing mental disorders and psychological problems presenting in old age. The skills and attributes that the F1 trainee should gain from this post will be: taking a psychiatric history and examining a patient, collaborating this with family and team being able to identify a sensitive problem being able to keep accurate and relevant medical records, manage time and clinical priorities effectively communicate effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues and external agencies use evidence, guidelines and audit to benefit patient care behave in a professional manner at all time understand the ethical and legal issues which occur during the management of older adults i.e. safe guarding issues, capacity act etc The issue of competence, capacity and consent to treatment in older people The Foundation Doctor will be released to attend their statutory/mandatory weekly foundation year teaching programme, Workplace based assessments and E portfolio will be maintained. In addition the post holder will be expected to attend the weekly educational programme at Fountain Way Hospital consisting of Journal Club Presentation, Case Conferences and Speakers from 12pm-2pm. Learning will be encouraged through shadowing of Mental Health Act assessments in the community and tribunals. There will be opportunities to acquire core competencies such as: Construct formulations of patient s problems that include appropriate differential diagnosis Recommend relevant investigation and treatment Assess and document patient s potential for self-harm or harm to others and vulnerability to abuse/neglect, (including emergencies/ Mental Health Act) Conduct therapeutic interviews Concisely, accurately and legibly record assessment and management plan Carry out specialist assessment and treatment of chronic and severe mental disorders Effective communication with patients, relatives and colleagues Ability to work effectively with colleagues
Appropriate leadership skills Manage time and problems effectively Conduct and complete audit in clinical practice Understanding of clinical governance Inform and educate patients effectively Teach, assess and appraise Understanding research methodology and appraise research literature Act in a professional manner at all times Develop the habits of lifelong learning Where the is based Clinical Supervisor(s) for the Main duties of the Grovely, Fountain Way Hospital, Wilton Road, Salisbury SP2 7FD Dr Anthony Gahan, Consultant, Old Age Psychiatrist The foundation doctor will join the team of other doctors and other staff responsible for assessing and caring for older people, their family and maintaining the medical record. They are expected to attend the structured teaching programmes, doctors will be responsible for other specific clinical duties as allocated by consultant whilst working in the service. Typical working pattern in this A typical working pattern will be to join in with the team on a daily basis and once the period of shadowing and induction into the post has been completed to clarify with the foundation doctor where they are going to get the best range of opportunities to develop their skills, so it will be about identifying assessment both within the community and within out-patients and attending the various team meetings, and supervision groups.
Employer information Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) is a significant provider of specialist mental health services to adult and older people in: Bath and North East Somerset (BANES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Swindon. We also provide Specialist drug and alcohol services and secure mental health services, including prison mental health services to people living across a wider area. The Trust area covers 2,200 square miles and serves a population of 1.6 million people. We employ 3,700 staff over 115 sites, which include 12 hospitals. The Trust s annual operating budget is 180m. Our aim is to enable and empower people to reach their potential and to live fulfilling lives through providing recovery and reablement focused services that yield positive outcomes for our service users and their carers. We are an exciting and innovative NHS organisation with performance and service improvement high on our agenda, and on track to achieve Foundation Trust status. Placement The department The type of work to expect and learning opportunities F1 COLORECTAL SURGERY The Department of Surgery is comprised of 4 Specialty areas. There are 4 Consultants whose interest is Colorectal Surgery. They take part in General Surgical on call and have an interest in minimal access surgery. The department serves the Salisbury area with a catchment population of around 200,000. The department does have links with the tertiary services at Southampton General Hospital and is the Regional Centre for Lower Rectal and Anal Surgery. All F1 doctors will take part in daily ward rounds as well as the day to day care of in patients on the firm. This will be a mixture of general surgical and colorectal patients. The firm undertakes a full colorectal practice as well as taking part in the general surgical on call every other week. There is a daytime commitment to the on call rota which involves clerking emergency admissions and preparation for senior review. The overall objectives for the F1 post are to be able to take history and examine a patient identify and summarise problems prescribe safely document accurate and appropriate entries in the medical record
manage time and be able to prioritise appropriately communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues use evidence, guidelines and local protocols to ensure best practice for the care of general surgical and colorectal patients understand the enhance recovery programme and the importance of nutritional aspects of care in post surgical patients. Where the is based Clinical Supervisor(s) for the Main duties of the Typical working pattern in this Salisbury District Hospital, Britford and Downton Wards. Miss Helen Chave Mr Graham Branagan Mr Simon Sleight The F1 trainee is responsible for the day to day care of in patients for the firm. The F1 doctor is also expected to attend daily ward rounds as well as weekly colorectal MDT and weekly Mortality and Morbidity meetings at which they are expected to present. The surgical on call rota is 1 in 9 for nights with Hospital at Night Team duties. There is also a day time commitment to on call on a 1 in 9 basis which involves clerking surgical admissions awaiting senior review. Typical working pattern in this : Daily: Mon: 0800 Consultant Ward round Tues: 0800 Consultant Ward round 0830 Colorectal MDT with F1 presentation Wed: 0800 Consultant Ward round 1300 F1 CORE Programme Teaching Thurs: 0800 Consultant or Senior Trainee Ward round 1530 Pre assessment clinic. Fri: 0800 Mortality and Morbidity Meeting for all surgical specialties followed by the Business Meeting and F1 presentations. Followed by ward work. 1245 1 in 4 Hospital Round. Employer information On call requirements: 1 in 9 as above. The employer for this post is Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. The post is based in Salisbury District Hospital which is a medium sized acute NHS Foundation Trust and provides a range of secondary services for the local community of about 200,000.
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