| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | General Psychiatry |
| Year | F2 |
| Region | South-East |
| Hospital(s) | Royal Edinburgh Hospital |
| Main Duties of Placement | Assessment and treatment of adults aged 18-64 referred to the out-patient clinic and community mental health team patients, dictation of outpatient letters, case note reviews, gathering information from relatives and others, formulation and treatment strategies, management of physical health issues. |
| Typical Work Pattern | Monday-Friday 9am-5pm plus long days (to 9pm) and blocks of night and weekend duties. All on call work is within psychiatric services. |
| Learning Opportunities | Regular opportunities for ward-based teaching and to attend team learning sessions.
Option to attend weekly case conferences, special lectures every two weeks.
Weekly supervision |
| Teaching | Weekly Foundation Teaching Programme in Psychiatry, Balint Group and drop in sessions which take place at the REH.
Monthly regional FY2 teaching programmewhich takes place at the Western General Hospital |
| Unique Selling Points | OYour employer is NHS Lothian. This Board is responsible for your wages, leave, sickness absence monitoring, banding, rota etc. You should familiarise yourself with your employing Board's policies and any required training you should complete e.g. fire safety. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
