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Raigmore Hospital - Otolaryngology

Individual placement description

Placement:

Otolaryngology

Year:

F1

Region:

North

Hospital(s):

Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

Main duties of placement:

Ward rounds.

Elective admissions and emergency cases.

Elective day case theatre.

Handover.

Typical work pattern:

Based on Otolaryngology ward with part of this placement spending time on the surgical receiving ward, including out of hours.

 

Surgical receiving

Shifts

Start

Finish

Hours

Day post-take

0745

1800

10.25

Receiving

0800

2015

12.25

Night

2000

0830

12.5

Surgical specialty based ward

Shifts

Start

Finish

Hours

Day

0745

1730

9.75

Long day*

0800

2015

12.25

 (* one long day per week)

Learning opportunities:

Regular educational meetings for the department, rolling programme of presentations, specific teaching topics, journal clubs and external speakers, audit afternoons, morbidity and mortality meetings.

Teaching:

One hour of FY1 mandatory teaching weekly.

Unique selling points:

Varied job in a supportive and friendly atmosphere.

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 16.23

Post Descriptors for F1

North region post descriptors for F1.