StR/ SpR POST DETAILS 2009-2010

DESCRIPTION OF PLACEMENT

There are generally 17 patients on the Nelson ward under the care of the trainer. The clinical obligation of the trainee would be to be part of the ward round and leading the ward round at the appropriate stage. The trainee will also manage a follow up clinic under clinical supervision of a consultant colleague looking after a Central Manchester community. The trainee would have ready access to the trainer for all clinical matters with regular weekly educational supervision.

DUTIES OF SPR AND EXPERIENCE GAINED

This higher specialist core training post offers an excellent opportunity to practise general psychiatry as part of an inpatient service and also by interacting with a well-established Community Mental Health Team through the outpatient work. A trainee interested in psychopharmacology would gain experience in complex drug treatments of all major psychiatric disorders with emphasis on effectiveness and with a blend of academic psychiatry and real life practice. There will be scope of assessing co-morbid neuropsychiatric conditions and other life-span disorders. The trainer due to his role as a site tutor for the Adult general higher specialist training is supportive of the processes and logistics of the building up of a meaningful portfolio.


ON CALL COMMITMENT

Day time on call approximately 1 in 8
Night time city wide cover on shift system approx 1 in 18, banded 1B

TEACHING / ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

There is regular opportunity of teaching and organising teaching of 4th year medical students and St1 – ST3 trainees, making case presentations and chairing journal clubs. There are also opportunities for OSCE, PBL, foundation training and other small group teaching on site.

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

The trainer currently chairs of the audit and effectiveness committee of the trust, there would be plenty of scope to take a lead or participate in audits with the help of the robust trust audit team. The trainer has own research interest in Neuroimaging and metabolic syndrome in mentally ill. There will be pastoral support for research activity the trainee wishes to pursue.

MANAGEMENT TRAINING

As the trainer is lead clinician of an inpatient ward and clinical director for the inpatient service, the trainee would have plenty of opportunities to be involved in looking at processes in the ward round and projects around length of stay etc and develop leadership skills. There are scopes of shadowing the trainer as a clinical manager and of getting involved in project works.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE

There is scope of getting involved in development of adult ADHD/life span disorder services as the trainer is currently involved in the same process. To an interested trainee, there are possibilities of developing a strong psychopharmacological understanding to inform the practise and to nurture a neuro-developmental perspective to screen adult psychiatry population for neuropsychiatric conditions.

PROBABLE TRAINEE TIMETABLE

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DETAILS

The trainer is currently involved in establishing a joint clinic with CAMHS consultant colleague for transitional ADHD patients. There will be opportunity to develop special interest and research in this area and co-morbidity with other psychiatric conditions.