| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | General Practice |
| Year | F2 |
| Region | South-East |
| Hospital(s) | General Practice |
| Main Duties of Placement | Providing primary care to patients in a community setting, both in the surgery and in patients' homes. Care provided will vary from acute first point of contact care to care of chronic conditions.
Trainees will be expected to integrate well into the practice team |
| Typical Work Pattern | Monday-Friday 9am-5pm in Practice. A week's block of Hospital at Night duties and a small number of weekends on-call in nominated hospitals. NHS Fife hospitals – a long day each week and some weekend shifts to cover wards. |
| Learning Opportunities | All trainees will undergo an intense induction during which they will learn about practice systems, IT, the function of key team members and how to work with them. Very close supervision by an experienced clinical supervisor during every surgery provides excellent opportunities for learning every day. This learning is focused on what trainees need to know to help the patients they are seeing. Trainees will be invited to attend any training sessions in the practice, the nature of which varies depending upon the character of the practice. |
| Teaching | Practice teaching: All trainees will receive immediate on-the-spot teaching during surgeries from supervisors. Practices will arrange tutorials as they see fit. Every fortnight trainees will meet with a small group of peers for an afternoon of small group teaching facilitated by an experienced GP. Trainees will also be able to attend hospital the FY2 teaching programme 1 hour per week.
NHS Fife Hospitals 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. |
| Unique Selling Points | Getting a true idea of the challenges of being a GP and developing your understanding of generalism. Working independently on a one-to-one basis with patients and making your own clinical decisions in a highly supportive environment. Excellent clinical supervision. Protected time to experience facilitated small group learning |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
