| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | Palliative Medicine |
| Year | F2 |
| Region | South-East |
| Hospital(s) | Borders General Hospital, Melrose |
| Main Duties of Placement | Palliative care ward rounds & jobs. Options to join palliative care outreach reviews & to shadow community nursing team. General medical on call – nights (hospital @ night), evening ward/on call cover & weekend ward/on call cover. |
| Typical Work Pattern | 9:00 - 17:00 within palliative care team, late shifts 17:00 21:30 ward cover in General Medicine. Hospital at Night (H@N) 21:00-9:30 Mon-Thur or Fri-Sun. Weekend long days 9:00-21:30 covering General Medicine or on Take. Week covering General Medical Take days (9:00-21:30) alternating with Post Take days (8:30-16:30) Week of back shifts 13:30-21:30 – on Take |
| Learning Opportunities | Ward MDT, consultant ward round. Observe procedures, honing communication skills esp. difficult conversations. Gain confidence in recognising dying & anticipatory prescribing/symptom control. Build General Medical experience with ST & consultant support through Take and H@N. |
| Teaching | F2 mandatory teaching programme (1hr per week in person) & simulation. Regular departmental teaching, both formal and informal. ‘Lunch & learn’ departmental meetings twice monthly. Weekly Grand Round. |
| Unique Selling Points | Opportunity to work within a palliative care team across specialist ward, community & hospital outreach. Opportunity to gain insight into oncology & haematology management within palliative care. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
