Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh - Paediatrics and Neonatal Medicine (2024)
Individual placement description |
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| Placement: |
Paediatrics and Neonatal Medicine |
| Year: |
F2 |
| Region: |
South East |
| Hospital(s): |
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh |
| Main duties of placement: | Time divided between Neonatal Intensive Care (ward round, jobs, emergency bleep carrier, practical procedures, supporting handover). High Dependency/Special Care (discharge planning, routine attendance at deliveries, leading handover at start and end of the shift) and post-natal wards (routine examination of the new born, assessment and initial management of sick babies, phlebotomy, arranging appropriate follow-up). |
| Typical work pattern: | Frequent blocks of nights and long days (12.5 hrs) for NICU and HDU/SCBU. Short days (9 hrs) for Acute shift and post-natal wards. Approximately 1 in 3-4 weekends. |
| Learning opportunities: | Frequent consultant-led teaching; daily morning teaching, weekly journal club, weekly grand-round and weekly SIM. Learning opportunities and good senior supervision in daily running of the unit, including opportunities for practical procedures. This department has a relatively academic focus with an emphasis on teaching. |
| Teaching: | Hospital based FY2 teaching once a week. |
| Unique selling points: | Academic environment with emphasis on teaching. Good for those with interest in paediatrics, O&G, or ITU. |
| 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 15.47
Post Descriptors for F2
South-East region post descriptors for F2.