Fairmile Marie Curie Hospice - Palliative Medicine (2024)
Individual placement description |
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| Placement: |
Palliative Medicine |
| Year: |
F2 |
| Region: |
South East |
| Hospital(s): |
Marie Curie Hospice, Edinburgh |
| Main duties of placement: | Daily ward rounds alone or with senior doctor. Usually 1-2 clerk-ins per day. Family discussions. |
| Typical work pattern: | Regular 9-5 hours. One evening/over-night per week on-call from home, covering Marie Curie and St Columbas Hospices. One weekend in 5; mornings spent in hospice, then on-call from home. |
| Learning opportunities: | Weekly MDT and discharge planning meetings. Senior doctors very present on ward; constant informal teaching and feedback. Regular opportunities to teach medical students. Audit opportunities. |
| Teaching: | 1 hour per week FY2 hospital teaching. Regular informal teaching. |
| Unique selling points: | Very small, close-knit medical and MDT, with plenty of support from senior doctors and opportunities to learn and develop knowledge. Lots of time to invest with patients and families. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
This page was last updated on: 13.03.2025 at 13.45
Post Descriptors for F2
South-East region post descriptors for F2.