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Individual Placement Description
Placement Paediatrics and Neonatal Medicine
Year F2
Region East
Hospital(s) Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
Main Duties of Placement

First on call for NICU and neonatal resuscitation team

Undertaking postnatal baby checks.

With support, attending venepuncture clinic, special infant clinic and undertaking outpatient reviews.

Typical Work Pattern

Mixture of standard days, long days, night shifts, weekends and non-clinical days.

Learning Opportunities

Several weekly meetings within the department

Neonatal Grand Round

Perinatal Meeting

Tea @ 2 teaching & journal club

Weekly SIM/skills teaching session

Joint paediatric & radiology meeting

Neonatal nursing shadowing shifts

Audit & QI work

Teaching

FY2 teaching as per delivered education programme.

Weekly in house teaching.

Opportunities to teach medical students.

Unique Selling Points

Opportunity to work within a friendly and supportive MDT.

Opportunity to gain confidence in handling babies and learn new practical skills e.g capillary blood taking and neonatal venepuncture.

Opportunity to work within an inclusive MDT to deliver family integrated care.

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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