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Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy (admin base currently Whyteman’s Brae Hospital) - Liaison Psychiatry (2024)

Individual placement description
Placement:

Liaison Psychiatry
Year:

F2
Region:

South East
Hospital(s):

Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Main duties of placement:

Your primary duty is the assessment and management of patients with mental disorder within the acute hospital. Presentations typically include patients who are depressed or anxious, suicidal and / or have self-harmed, who are confused or delirious, and with functional / somatoform / abnormal illness behaviour. 

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:

  • NHS Fife Medical Education Services FY2 Core Education Programme delivering 1 hour per week.
  • NHS Fife Medical Education Services FY2 Core Simulation Programme delivering 3 sessions per block.

Department teaching:

  • Individual supervision with consultant (1hr/wk)
  • Postgraduate Psychiatry teaching programme and Journal Club (2hr/wk)
Unique selling points:

Experience in liaison psychiatry and the interface between physical and mental health, which will be useful whatever speciality you pursue. 

You will be working within a small and supportive team.
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 16.21

Post Descriptors for F2

South-East region post descriptors for F2.