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Individual Placement Description
Placement General Adult Psychiatry
Year F2
Region West
Hospital(s) Woodland View Hospital, Irvine
Main Duties of Placement

Mostly ward-based (Consultant ward rounds, ward cover for inpatients) with opportunities for community sessions, including attendance at multidisciplinary meetings and supervised outpatient clinics.

Typical Work Pattern

Full shift rota pattern currently with 1 in 13 twelve hour shifts.

Learning Opportunities

Multidisciplinary team meetings.

Weekly consultant supervision.

Teaching

West region centralised teaching programme

Fortnightly internal teaching with journal club and case discussion.

Unique Selling Points

Track record of trainees wishing to stay on locally, dedicated library and postgrad room within the hospital. Teaching opportunities with medical students.

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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