Placement |
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Year | F2 |
Region | West |
Hospital(s) |
Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow
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Main Duties of Placement
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Skye House Adolescent Inpatient Unit (West of Scotland Regional Unit), Stobhill Hospital- 24 bedded unit
- Physical health care of all inpatients.
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Working with young people and families
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Assessment and management of adolescent mental health disorders.
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Risk assessment and management.
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Working as part of medical and multi-disciplinary team.
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Case management with supervision.
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Managing admission and discharge processes.
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Attending team meetings and other clinical meetings.
- Safe prescribing
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Typical Work Pattern
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Monday - patient reviews, progress review meetings, clinical tasks (all days of the week)
Tuesday - Dr Devasahayam team meeting
Wednesday - Dr Blazys team meeting
Thursday - CPD/reflective practice
Friday - Pharmacy meeting |
Learning Opportunities
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- Learn from medical team including consultants, higher trainees in CAMHS and specialty doctors.
- Learn from other members of the multi-disciplinary team such as psychology, pharmacy, family therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, dietetics and nursing team.
- In house CPD programme at Skye House.
- Working with young people and families.
- Use of Mental Health Act.
- Child protection/ safeguarding issues.
- Safe prescribing in young people with mental health disorders.
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Teaching
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- Attend Foundation Year training programme.
- Attend Skye House CPD programme.
- Can attend 2 weekly reflective practice group.
- Psychopharmacology discussions at weekly pharmacy meetings.
- Opportunities to work with nursing staff with physical healthcare tasks.
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Unique Selling Points
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- Experience with psychotic disorders, mood disorders, self-harm and suicidal risk, eating disorders, trauma, neurodevelopmental disorders (ASD/ADHD) and personality disorder- presentation in adolescent population.
- Working in a regional West of Scotland adolescent inpatient unit.
- Experienced medical team with a range of psychiatrists to observe and work with.
- Plenty of opportunities to receive clinical supervision.
- Strong multi-disciplinary ethos and capacity to work with different disciplines (psychology, family therapy, occupational therapy.
- Working with young people, families and wider social networks on an intensive basis.
SDT time - There will be opportunities to support this, and to receive support from the medical team. |
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.
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