Ninewells Hospital - Geriatric Medicine and Acute Internal Medicine

Individual placement description

Geriatric Medicine and Acute Internal Medicine

F1

East

Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

Perth Royal Infirmary

• Ward rounds 3 x per week with consultants, generally talk about patients first and then go round and see them.
• Keeping discharges up to date.
• Organising OP and IP appointments.
• General ward tasks.
• Ordering bloods.
• Keeping TPARs and notes up to date.
• MDT meetings once a week.
• As part of a team of F1/2s, STs, Nurse Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Acute Medical Consultants, responsible for the initial assessment and management of a range of acutely unwell medical patients; responsible for delivering continuing care for patients within the Acute Medical Unit.

• Working pattern is 0900-1830 Mon to Fri.
• Cross cover some wards due to staffing.

• MDT meetings every week.
• Journal club/case presentations Friday.
• Presentations on Tuesday.
• Opportunities to develop clinical and non-technical skills: through direct supervision and real-time feedback from Registrars/Consultants; daily “10-minute tutorials” (commended by NES); a weekly lunchtime teaching programme; bed-side clinical skills teaching; mastery of practical procedures via simulation and supervised practice; in-situ scenario simulation; and multidisciplinary Values-Based Reflective Practice sessions (in addition to programmed Foundation School teaching sessions).

• Block release for teaching in Ninewells.
• Teaching Medical Students.

• Range of complex medical problems.
• Work closely with consultants.
• Able to make clinical decisions.