| Placement |
Geriatric Medicine
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| Year | F1 |
| Region | West |
| Hospital(s) |
University Hospital Hairmyres, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire
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| Main Duties of Placement
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- You will be based in a pro-active Care of the Elderly department and gain experience in the management of patients under your care.
- You will receive training in managing acutely unwell older people with frailty as well as managing other common “Geriatric Giants” including falls, delirium, immobility
- Training in medical ethics/medico-legal issues such as DNACPR, Adults With Incapacity and Anticipatory care planning
- You will be based on acute geriatric wards as well as giving input to CoTE ward rounds in our Acute Admissions ward.
- Duties include participation in ward rounds, organising relevant investigations, making appropriate referrals and discharge planning and communicating with relatives and GPs.
- On-call will cover acute medicine and give training in common medical emergence including acute assessment of medical emergency admissions during receiving blocks.
- You will be part of the cardiac arrest team when on call.
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| Typical Work Pattern
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Work pattern is hybrid of full and partial shift. This is a mixture of ward-based work with receiving shifts. On-call is shared with medicine. |
| Learning Opportunities
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- Regular informal teaching on ward rounds.
- Opportunities to learn how to do practical procedures.
- 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
- Trainee led M&M meeting (run by Chief Residents)
- QI Fridays to support you to implement QI projects
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| Teaching
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- Informal on ward rounds and at MDT meetings.
- Dedicated FY1 teaching on Tuesday lunchtime (Protected teaching time).
- Postgraduate Medical Education meetings on Wednesday lunchtime (Protected teaching time).
- Weekly Departmental meetings (Consultant teaching, case presentations, journal club, mortality & morbidity) on Monday lunch-time for CoTE and Thursday lunch time for General medicine.
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| Unique Selling Points
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- Excellent induction and handovers.
- Good support and educational supervision from Seniors.
- No night shifts.
- Good teaching programme.
- Training and experience in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and principles of rehabilitation
- Exposure to how to manage ethical issues guided by principles of Realistic Medicine, as well as assessment of Mental capacity and AWI
- Excellent support working alongside experienced multi-disciplinary team, the Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) nurses and MINTs Major Nurses in AMRU.
- Opportunity to learn procedures.
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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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