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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - Urology (2024)

Individual placement description
Placement:

Urology
Year:

F2
Region:

North
Hospital(s):

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Main duties of placement:

FY2 doctors' duties in Urology:

  • Clerking in patients
  • Taking part in pre-assessment clinics
  • Daily ward rounds
  • Requesting investigations
  • Acting on results as appropriate
  • Chasing results of investigations
  • Circulating operating lists
  • Attending to emergencies e.g. renal colic and acute retention
  • Occasionally attending to queries from GPs or other wards
  • Attending theatre if time allows
  • On-call commitments as per timetable
  • Cross cover with ENT, Plastics, Neurology, Neuro-surgery and Urology
  • Writing patients' discharge letters (the flimsy)
Typical work pattern:
Learning opportunities:
Teaching:

2x 2hr monthly mandatory teaching for FY2 trainees.
Unique selling points:
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: 17.03.2025 at 10.20

Post Descriptors for F2

North region post descriptors for F2.