| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | General Psychiatry |
| Year | F2 |
| Region | South-East |
| Hospital(s) | Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline |
| Main Duties of Placement | Your main role is the assessment and management of mental illness in working age adults. You will be primarily based in Ward 2 of Queen Margaret Hospital. You will be expected to attend ward rounds and MDT meetings. Y ou will also have outpatient clinics and community work. You will be part of the duty doctor rota covering the hospital site. You will be part of the Fife-wide out of hours rota, which is based at UCAT in Kirkcaldy. This involves assessment and management of patients presenting with psychiatric emergencies, generally in working age adults, and often involves admission to psychiatric inpatient care and the use of the Mental Health Act. |
| Typical Work Pattern | Monday-Friday 9am-5pm (at your base) OOH entails a hybrid shift system, comprising long working days, weekends, nightshifts and 24-hour ‘second on call’, with commensurate rest periods. |
| Learning Opportunities | The assessment and management of patients with a wide variety of mental disorders, throughout their journey of care and recovery. Developing understanding in the use MHA and AWI. Regular opportunities for ward-based teaching Opportunities to become involved in medical student teaching. Opportunities to undertake clinical audit / quality improvement work. Arrangements can be made for interested trainees to spend time with different parts of the service, to increase exposure and awareness of psychiatric subspecialties. |
| Teaching | Mandatory protected teaching time for:
Department teaching:
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| Unique Selling Points | Work directly with consultant often. Very generalised service rather than subspecialisation. Feel like member of a team. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
