Individual placement description |
| Placement: |
General Psychiatry
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| Year: |
F2
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| Region: |
West
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| Hospital(s): |
Stobhill Hospital (G207H) - Glasgow
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| Main duties of placement: |
- This post provides experience within adult mental health services based at Stobhill Hospital and the Stobhill Mental Health Campus. The exact clinical placement may vary depending on service requirements, supervisor availability, and educational opportunities. Placements may include general adult psychiatry, older adult psychiatry, addictions psychiatry, rehabilitation psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry or other mental health specialties.
- The F2 doctor will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and contribute to psychiatric and physical health assessments, care planning, risk assessment, ward reviews, multidisciplinary meetings, admission and discharge processes, and outpatient or community-based clinical activity where appropriate.
- The post provides opportunities to develop communication skills, safe prescribing practice and a holistic approach to the assessment and management of patients with mental illness.
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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 F2 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 psychiatric assessment, formulation, diagnosis, risk assessment, and management.
- Experience of physical health assessment and management in patients with mental illness.
- Opportunities to understand the practical application of mental health legislation, capacity assessment, and multidisciplinary care planning.
- Learning through supervised clinical work, ward reviews, outpatient or community activity where available, on-call work, multidisciplinary meetings 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 multidisciplinary and specialty-specific teaching available within the placement.
- 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: |
- Broad exposure to psychiatric practice across a range of possible specialties while retaining a consistent Stobhill base.
- Strong opportunities to develop skills in communication, assessment, risk management, and multidisciplinary work.
- Useful experience for any doctor considering psychiatry, general practice, acute medicine, emergency medicine, or any specialty involving complex communication and risk assessment.
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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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