| Placement |
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
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| Year | F1 |
| Region | East |
| Hospital(s) |
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
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| Main Duties of Placement
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- Attend morning trauma meeting
- Clerk elective cases
- Carry out ward duties and write discharge scripts
- Attend pre-assessment/pre-admission clinics
- Clerk in of trauma patients when on-call
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| Typical Work Pattern
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- Normal days 08:30-16:30
- Every 2 weeks long day on-call 08:30-21:00
- Weekends 08:30-21:00 once every 2 months
- Night shifts - one full week once in 4 months
- Those who have a one month placement in Ward 7 or Stracathro will receive a specific working schedule from that department.
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| Learning Opportunities
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- Trauma meetings
- Ward-based teaching
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| Teaching
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- Mandatory FY1 teaching - approx 3 hrs each month
- FY2 lead case presentations for FY1s
- Morning trauma meetings
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| Unique Selling Points
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- Good experience.
- Plenty of teaching at trauma meetings.
- Exposure to management of surgical patients duirng out of hours on-call.
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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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