| Placement |
Vascular Surgery
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| Year | F1 |
| Region | South-East |
| Hospital(s) |
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
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| Main Duties of Placement
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- Attending daily consultant ward rounds.
- Daily ward jobs: IDLs, referrals, review of sick patients.
- Evening ward cover.
- Clerking of both elective and emergency vascular patients.
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| Typical Work Pattern
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- 3 shift types: early (0745 – 1600), late (1300 – 2100) and long day (0800 – 2030).
- Early FY1 takes H@N handover and prepares notes for ward round.
- Late FY1 is responsible for clerking new patients to the ward.
- Weekend cover is by one FY1 on a long shift (0800-2030).
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| Learning Opportunities
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- Friday morning presentations before grand round.
- Learning opportunities on consultant ward rounds.
- Frequent opportunities for informal teaching from all members of the team.
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| Teaching
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- Weekly FY1 hospital-wide FY1 teaching (1 hour).
- Weekly surgical department teaching for surgical FY1s and FY2s (1 hour).
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| Unique Selling Points
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- Frequent opportunities to assist in theatre.
- Lots of patient contact - frequent opportunities to review and manage patients on the ward.
- Enthusiastic senior team keen to provide learning opportunities.
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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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