| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | Liaison Psychiatry |
| Year | F1 |
| Region | South-East |
| Hospital(s) | St Johns Hospital, Livingston |
| Main Duties of Placement | Ward duties coupled with clinic duties twice weekly and on-call commitments once weekly. Assisting with ECT on a rotational basis. In addition, juniors will be expected to complete the relevant dictation from on-call shifts and twice weekly outpatient clinics. |
| Typical Work Pattern | Regular day 9am-5pm. Late shift 9am-9pm. 2 1/3 weekends per rotation. Approximately 10 late shifts per rotation. Two sets of weekend and weekday nights as part of the medical HAN team. Juniors will also be expected to provide on-call/ward cover to facilitate annual leave. |
| Learning Opportunities | Once weekly opportunities to discuss any concerns with allocated supervisor. Once weekly group session to highlight and discuss any areas of difficulty arising on a week-to-week basis. |
| Teaching | Hospital FY1 teaching programme 1 hour per week. Structured lunchtime meetings once weekly on a Tuesday with opportunity for junior presentations. |
| Unique Selling Points | Opportunity to work independently and develop lone-worker skills whilst being supported at all times by a team of experienced psychiatric staff members. This is an excellent opportunity to learn to assess and manage the mental health of medically and surgically ill patients. In addition, there is the opportunity to be part of a specialist regional liaison service in plastic surgery and ENT. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
