Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh - Cardiothoracic Surgery (2024)
Individual placement description |
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| Placement: |
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery |
| Year: |
F2 |
| Region: |
South East |
| Hospital(s): |
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
| Main duties of placement: | Twice daily ward rounds. Ward-based jobs. Opportunity to help in theatre. Clerking new elective admissions. Experience of working in both cardiac and thoracic surgery. |
| Typical work pattern: | Three shift patterns:
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| Learning opportunities: | Weekly FY teaching and case presentations. Opportunity to attend theatre and outpatient clinics. Opportunity to improve interpretation of radiological imaging. Experience in managing post-operative cardiac patients. Department M&M meetings. |
| Teaching: | Monthly generic hospital FY2 teaching (3 hours). Weekly department FY teaching. |
| Unique selling points: | Opportunity to improve on radiological interpretation. Opportunity to attend theatre if interested in surgery. Working as part of a small team in a highly specialised area. Opportunity to develop practical procedures such as chest drain insertion and understand cardiac surgery and managing patients in the immediate post-operative period. Work as a part of a multiprofessional team including FY1 doctors, and ANPs. |
| 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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Post Descriptors for F2
South-East region post descriptors for F2.