| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | Renal Medicine |
| Year | F1 |
| Region | West |
| Hospital(s) | University Hospital Monklands, Airdrie |
| Main Duties of Placement | You will be ward-based and gain experience in the management of patients under your care. Duties include participation in ward rounds, organising relevant investigations, making appropriate referrals and discharge planning and communicating with relatives and GPs. |
| Typical Work Pattern | |
| Learning Opportunities | Regular informal teaching on ward rounds Opportunities to learn how to do practical procedures in a simulation area. You are expected to attend teaching sessions with 2 hours of protected teaching per week as noted below. On-site library facilities available 24/7. Excellent computer access for e-learning and online modules. |
| Teaching | Informal on ward rounds and at MDT meetings Dedicated F1 teaching on Tuesday lunchtime (Protected teaching time). Postgraduate Medical Education meetings on Wednesday lunchtime (Protected teaching time). Weekly Departmental meetings (for case presentations, audit, journal club, mortality & morbidity, specialty quiz)on Thursday lunchtime for General medicine and Friday lunch time for Care of the Elderly ILS course F1 simulation Team simulation |
| Unique Selling Points | Excellent induction and hand-overs Good support from Seniors Comprehensive teaching programme Useful experience during CCU and Medical HDU and Stroke attachment Excellent support working alongside experienced MINTs Major Nurses in AMRU Opportunity to develop as an Educator |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
