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Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy - Geriatric Medicine (2027)

Individual placement description
Placement:

Geriatric Medicine
Year:

F2
Region:

South East
Hospital(s):

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

Daily ward rounds including at least twice weekly consultant led ward rounds (Monday to Friday on Acute Frailty Unit). Daily multidisciplinary team huddles.

Development of skills to manage frailty syndromes and support future care planning on Acute Frailty Unit and Medicine for the Elderly wards.

 

Clerking and initial assessment of patients admitted to both Acute Medical Admissions Unit and ward.

 

Ongoing management and discharge planning of inpatients on the medical wards.

 

Assessment and management of acute problems in patients out of hours in conjunction with Hospital at Night team.
Typical work pattern:

Blocks of 3 weeks ‘on call’ and 3 weeks on medical wards.

 

Late shifts from 12pm-8:30pm to ensure good coverage of wards in the evening and extra clinical support for busy wards in the afternoon.

 

On-call pattern mirroring F1 and IMT rota to improve continuity of working with the same team on Admissions Unit or night shifts.
Learning opportunities:

Regular teaching on ward rounds in wards, Acute Frailty Unit and Acute Medical Admissions Unit.

 

Microteaching in Acute Medical Admissions Unit (Monday to Friday).

 

Ample opportunities to participate in Quality Improvement and Audit project in Medicine for the Elderly Department.
Teaching:

Mandatory Teaching (protected time):

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

Friendly hospital.

Great exposure to both Geriatric Medicine and General Medicine with lots of opportunities to develop clinical and practical procedural skills.

Close multidisciplinary team working to gain experience of and skills in discharge planning.
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: 14.09.2026 at 10.49