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Cornhill Day Centre - Palliative Medicine

Individual placement description
Placement:

Palliative Medicine
Year:

F2
Region:

East
Hospital(s):

Cornhill Care Centre, Perth
Main duties of placement:

Two Consultant ward rounds per week.

Speciality doctor and Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) ward rounds and patient reviews.

General ward tasks:

  • Keeping TPARs up to date.
  • Controlled drug prescriptions.
  • Note-keeping and writing of EDDs/ discharge summaries to include accurate Advanced Care Planning documentation.
  • Blood tests (ordering and taking) and cannulation.

Weekly MDT attendance.

Post-discharge follow up of patients attending Daycare setting – case review with senior medical team.

Opportunity to work alongside and review patients with the Community Macmillan Nurses and Hospital Palliative Care teams.
Typical work pattern:

Monday – Friday 0900 – 18.30.
Learning opportunities:

Ward-based teaching from:

  • Consultants
  • Speciality Doctors / Registrars
  • ANPs

Weekly MDTs.

Business Meetings.

Journal Club.

Case presentations/ case discussions.

Audit meetings – involvement in local audit projects.

Medical student teaching.
Teaching:

Mandatory teaching.

Focus of teaching during attachment:

  • Accurate prescribing including controlled drug prescriptions and discharge medications.
  • Symptom control.
  • Effective communication with patient/relatives/professionals.
  • Advanced care planning and DNACPR.
  • End of life care management and prescribing.
Unique selling points:

Direct/regular working with consultants.

Clinical decision making with senior overview and support.

Wide range of complex medical problems.

Ability to follow patient journey with post-discharge follow up and liaison with Community teams.
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: 13.01.2025 at 14.54

Post Descriptors for F2

East region post descriptors for F2.