| Individual Placement Description | |
|---|---|
| Placement | General Psychiatry |
| Year | F2 |
| Region | West |
| Hospital(s) | Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock |
| Main Duties of Placement | Ward work. Weekly general outpatient clinic. Weekly addiction outpatient clinic and daytime and out of hours on call duties including emergency assessments referred via GP, A&E and CMHT. |
| Typical Work Pattern | Full shift. |
| Learning Opportunities | Internal Teaching – fortnightly (0.5 day) External teaching – fortnightly (0.5 day) i.e. 0.5 day formal teaching per week |
| Teaching | 1 hour per week formal educational supervision. Ad hoc formal clinical supervision but general clinical supervision for advice etc. always available. |
| Unique Selling Points | Within the past 3 years the department has been awarded a certificate of Excellence in Training both in undergraduate and postgraduate training. Due to the local configuration of services the FY2 is offered a range of inpatient and outpatient experience and exposure to a quantity and quality of acute assessments not often available in other psychiatry posts. |
| It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change. | |
