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Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy (base) with rotation to Adamson Hospital Cupar - Hospital at Home (2027)

Individual placement description
Placement:

Hospital at Home
Year:

F2
Region:

South East
Hospital(s):

Victoria Hospital (F704H) - Kirkcaldy

Adamson Hospital (F708H) - Cupar
Main duties of placement:

The Hospital at Home service aims to deliver the type of acute care that is usually only possible in hospital.

The aim is to keep frail, vulnerable, older people at home to avoid all of the possible complications associated with hospital admission. There are new pathways developing for Respiratory and Heart Failure Hospital at Home.

The role of the F2 doctor is to help with initial assessments of patients at home, to review all blood/investigation results, to formulate treatment plans for patients and to attend 3 times weekly consultant ward rounds plus occasionally lead unsupervised virtual ward rounds.

 

The Respiratory and Heart Failure patients will be managed by both the core Hospital at Home team and the specialist services.  The consultant input will be from the Respiratory and Cardiology teams and will be available daily Monday to Friday.

 

Typical common conditions include infections (UTI, chest, cellulitis), delirium, falls, COPD, heart failure and dehydration. However, there can be a great variety of presentations.

 

F2s are attached to Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy but will rotate during their attachment.
Typical work pattern:

The daytime duties are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

On-call work is one evening per week in Hospital at Home and one weekend day per month in the medical admissions unit.
Learning opportunities:

Ward rounds several times per week, 3 of which will be with a consultant; often 1:1 direct supervision with the consultant.

Between ward rounds, opportunity to work with experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANP). 

Consultant telephone support is always available and the F2 is encouraged to discuss all cases seen.
Teaching:

Mandatory protected teaching time for:

  • NHS Fife Medical Education - F2 Core Education Programme (delivering 1 hour per week)
  • NHS Fife Medical Education - F2 Core Simulation Programme (delivering 3 sessions per block)

Departmental teaching opportunities:

  • NHS Fife General Medicine Department Teaching Programme (Weekly)
  • NHS Fife Medicine for the Elderly Department Educational Meeting (weekly)
  • NHS Fife Grand Round Education Programme (weekly)
Unique selling points:

Unique experience working in a new service with variety of home visits and acute medicine.

Chance to work within a small team of Advanced Nurse Practitioners, nurses and healthcare support workers with excellent continuity of care.
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.

This page was last updated on: 29.09.2026 at 11.14

Post Descriptors for F2

South-East region post descriptors for F2.