Ninewells Hospital - Emergency Medicine (2024)
Individual placement description |
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| Placement: |
Emergency Medicine |
| Year: |
F2 |
| Region: |
East |
| Hospital(s): |
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee Perth Royal Infirmary |
| Main duties of placement: | Assessing patients coming through A&E doors. Helping out in resuscitation of critically ill patients. Performing simple procedures, i.e. suture wounds, reducing shoulder dislocation. |
| Typical work pattern: | Variety of day, late and night shifts. 10-12 hour shift lengths. On average, work one in two weekends. |
| Learning opportunities: | Case-based discussion occurs daily where management plans for unwell patients are formulated and discussed with senior doctors. |
| Teaching: | Protected teaching time for regional teaching and in-house A&E teaching sessions every week. |
| Unique selling points: | Vast array of clinical presentations ranging from paediatrics to geriatrics, psychiatric to surgical emergencies. Opportunity to work in the best performing mainland EDs in Scotland. |
| 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: 15.01.2025 at 16.26
Post Descriptors for F2
East region post descriptors for F2.