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Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy - Palliative medicine (2027)

Individual placement description
Placement:

Palliative Medicine
Year:

F2
Region:

South East
Hospital(s):

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

Delivery of specialist palliative care across hospice and acute settings.

Within Victoria Hospice (9 bed inpatient unit), daily ward rounds led by Consultant or experienced Specialty, Associate Specialist or Specialist Doctor.

 

Most days also involve assessment of new admissions and participation in family meetings.

 

Within Victoria Hospital, daily reviews of adult inpatients with palliative care needs, offering support to other clinical teams around acute symptom management, complex decision-making and future care planning conversations.

 

Daily multidisciplinary team huddles and weekly multidisciplinary team meetings in both settings.
Typical work pattern:

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

On-call work in one long day per 1-2 weeks and one weekend per month in the Acute Medical Admission Unit.
Learning opportunities:

Daily opportunities (under experienced supervision) to assess and manage complex symptoms in the palliative and end of life care context, and to engage in conversations around deteriorating health and future care.

Regular teaching and reflection on ward rounds and in multidisciplinary team huddles.

 

Regular opportunities to support undergraduate medical student learning and to be involved in Quality Improvement and Audit activity.
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 Specialist Palliative Care Education Programme (weekly for whole service, with extra sessions every month specifically for medical team)
  • NHS Fife Grand Round Education Programme (weekly)
Unique selling points:

Friendly and enthusiastic team, committed to close multidisciplinary team working and invested in medical education.

Excellent opportunity to gain a broad overview of specialist palliative care by working within a service that is fully integrated and NHS-funded and which delivers and supports care across hospice, acute and community settings.

Opportunities to gain some experience in community if desired.
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 10.57