Individual placement description |
| Placement: |
General Psychiatry and Liaison Psychiatry
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| Year: |
F2
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| Region: |
West
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| Hospital(s): |
Glasgow Royal Infirmary (G107H) - Glasgow
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| Main duties of placement: |
- This post is based with the Liaison Psychiatry Service at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
- The F2 doctor will assess patients referred from acute hospital services, including the emergency department, medical and surgical wards, intensive care, maternity services and specialist units.
- Duties include psychiatric assessment, risk assessment, formulation of management plans, liaison with medical and surgical team, discharge and communication with community mental health services.
- The F2 will participate in departmental multidisciplinary referral meetings and receive regular consultant supervision.
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| Typical work pattern: |
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, with participation in the out-of-hours resident doctor rota based at Stobhill Mental Health Campus.
- Out-of-hours duties include a combination of long days, night shifts, and weekend shifts.
- During on-call periods, the FY2 doctor works as part of a supported multidisciplinary team with access to advice and support from senior medical staff.
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| Learning opportunities: |
- Development of skills in the assessment and management of psychiatric presentations within acute hospital settings.
- Experience of self-harm assessment, delirium, psychiatric emergencies, medically unexplained symptoms, and the interaction between physical and mental health.
- Opportunities to develop confidence in working collaboratively with medical, surgical and emergency department colleagues.
- Learning through supervised assessments, multidisciplinary referral meetings, case discussion, on-call work, and regular consultant supervision.
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| Teaching: |
- Attendance at the mandatory Foundation Year 2 teaching programme.
- Attendance at local Foundation doctor psychiatry teaching sessions delivered within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
- Participation in local liaison psychiatry teaching, case discussion and multidisciplinary educational activities.
- Additional teaching opportunities may be available depending on the specific placement and should be discussed with the clinical supervisor.
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| Unique selling points: |
- Direct experience of psychiatry in a major acute teaching hospital.
- Excellent exposure to the interface between physical and mental health.
- Close working with a wide range of medical, surgical and emergency department teams.
- Opportunities to develop concise psychiatric assessment, formulation, risk assessment and communication skills in a busy clinical environment.
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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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