Woodend Hospital - Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (2024)
Individual placement description |
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| Placement: |
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Year: |
F2 |
| Region: |
North |
| Hospital(s): |
Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen |
| Main duties of placement: | F2 trainees will be attached to the elective orthopaedic unit on the Woodend site for 4 months. They will work closely with one or two consultants during their attachment. |
| Typical work pattern: | The on-call rota is approved as compliant and is 1 in 9 at present with an afternoon off following a night resident on-call. |
| Learning opportunities: | There is a well-staffed library with Internet access. There will be opportunity to learn surgical skills appropriate to experience, to attend orthopaedic outpatient clinics held on site and to participate in pre-operative and post-operative surgical cares. |
| Teaching: | There is a weekly arthroplasty audit meeting where F2 trainees can present cases, Friday afternoon bleep-free postgraduate orthopaedic teaching and a specific course of weekly tutorials for F2 doctors. |
| Unique selling points: | |
| 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 11.41
Post Descriptors for F2
North region post descriptors for F2.