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Raigmore Hospital - General Surgery (2025)

Individual placement description
Placement:

General Surgery
Year:

F1
Region:

North
Hospital(s):

Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Main duties of placement:
  • Holistic care of inpatients
  • Key team member on daily ward rounds 
  • Assessing new patients and initiating treatment
  • Reviewing ill patients
  • Discussing patients with other specialities
  • Discharge planning
  • Ward based procedures
  • Opportunities to go to Ambulatory Emergency Clinic and Theatre 
Typical work pattern:

Based on surgical receiving (approx. two months) and a surgical specialty base ward which may include Otolaryngology (ENT) (approx. two months).
Learning opportunities:

Ward-based/ward round teachin.

Theatre sessions.

Approachable staff throughout the department at all levels.

Weekly meeting with FY1 presentation which is educational.

Occasional audit meetings which can be attended.

A lot of ward based learning/teaching.

Chance to do a lot of procedures.
Teaching:

One hour of FY1 mandatory teaching weekly.
Unique selling points:

Approachable staff, friendly department, significant 1 on 1 consultant time. Wide variety of cases across receiving and the spectrum of upper GI, lower GI, Vascular and Urology as well as seeing emergencies admitted via A&E such as head injuries. Good opportunity to practice a range of essential generic FY1 skills and theatre time.
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: 17.03.2025 at 16.16

Post Descriptors for F1

North region post descriptors for F1.