| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | General Surgery |
| Year | F1 |
| Region | South-East |
| Hospital(s) | Borders General Hospital, Melrose |
| Main Duties of Placement | Consultant-led ward rounds every morning. Day to day running of surgical ward and dealing with deteriorating and acutely unwell patients under senior supervision Discharge and admission of patients Pre-assessment clinic. Two weekend shifts. Seven days with Hospital at Night. |
| Typical Work Pattern | On call: 8am-4:30pm. On call late: 2pm-10pm. Ward: 8am-6:30pm. Pre-assessment clinic (includes jobs on ward in between patients): 8am-4:30pm. 7 nights with Hospital at Night. |
| Learning Opportunities | FY1 tutorials every Thursday. Surgery grand ward round on Wednesday morning. Medical grand rounds at Tuesday lunchtime. Medical X-ray meeting Friday lunchtime. Voluntary participating in theatre sessions gaining practical surgical skills. Regular lectures by senior members of surgical teams. |
| Teaching | Mandatory FY1 tutorials every Thursday. |
| Unique Selling Points | Working directly with consultants, working in a team with the other FY1s. In absence of formal medical referral, FY1s have quite a big role in looking after non-surgical patient issues so good |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
