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University Hospital Crosshouse - General Surgery

Individual placement description
Placement:

General Surgery
Year:

F2
Region:

West
Hospital(s):

University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Main duties of placement:
  • Breast Clinic (2 or 3 per week).
  • Breast Theatre (2 per week).
  • Minor Operations (1 or 2 per week).
Typical work pattern:

Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 4.00 pm (may be slightly earlier or later).

Long shift (till 9.00 pm) every two weeks.

Weekend (8 am to 9.00 pm) every month, plus 1/2 weekends of nights and a further week of nights.
Learning opportunities:

Multi-disciplinary teams: Breast, Colorectal.

Surgical Journal Club/Morbidity & Mortality Meetings on alternate weeks.

Receiving shifts with Registrar.
Teaching:

Every five weeks, there is a group of students for whom you may be asked to run two teaching sessions on suturing, using plastic models.
Unique selling points:

Opportunity to do the Minor Operations Clinics.

A generous amount of time between Breast Clinics and Theatre to go to General Theatre and receive patients on the wards.
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.

This page was last updated on: 11.03.2025 at 16.25