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Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy - General Surgery (2027)

Individual placement description
Placement:

General Surgery
Year:

F1
Region:

South East
Hospital(s):

Victoria Hospital (F704H) - Kirkcaldy
Main duties of placement:

Consultant-led ward rounds, clerking and initial assessment of patients admitted as acute surgical admissions/ortho trauma.

Peri-operative patient care on wards.

Management peri-operative patients, on call in conjunction with HAN.
Typical work pattern:

Full shift rota on a 19 week cycle.

Shifts include acute surgical receiving, HAN, and time with one of our elective teams in General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Urology or ENT, allowing a broad surgical experience.
Learning opportunities:

Ward-based learning.

MDT and other speciality-specific meetings.

General Surgery teaching programme with planned F1 involvement.

Ortho Trauma meetings.
Teaching:

Mandatory protected teaching time for:

  • NHS Fife Medical Education Services F1 Core Education Programme delivering 1 hour per week.
  • NHS Fife Medical Education Services F1 Core Simulation Programme delivering 3 sessions per block.

Department teaching:

  • General Surgery teaching programme with timetabled F1 involvement.
  • Ward-based teaching Orthopaedics/General Surgery by specialist resident doctors/ consultants.
  • Weekly grand rounds for whole acute division.
Unique selling points:

Good exposure to broad spectrum of acute surgical specialities.

Good handover arrangements.

Good audit opportunities.
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.

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