StR/ SpR POST DETAILS 2009-2010
DETAILS OF PLACEMENT:
Working age psychiatry. Currently this is a sectorised service
with both in and out-patients.
We liaise with CMHT, Early Intervention & Crisis Resolution
& Home Treatment staff (but Assertive Outreach is separate).
It is likely that “New Ways of Working” will be implemented
in spring 2010 and that I and the StR will then have a mainly in-patient
role. But the StR’s role will have some flexibility so as
to continue to be a core training post with a good range of experience.
ST 1-3 trainee and FY2 doctor are linked to the team.
DUTIES OF TRAINEE AND EXPERIENCE GAINED:
New and follow-up out-patients; and our team typically has about
7 in-patients (numbers vary eg: 4-10).
Liaison with multi-disciplinary teams and opportunities to lead
in meetings. Section appeals, report-writing and some MHA assessments
of patients in our own sector.
Opportunities to supervise our juniors (we have both a FY2 and a
ST doctor).
Occasional medical/surgical ward liaison.
ON CALL COMMITMENT:
1 in 8 as non-resident “2nd-on-call”, with consultant
available as 3rd on-call. Band 1B.
Compensatory rest days meet EWTD requirements.
Being on call gives additional opportunities for MHA assessment;
but on some on-call sessions there are no call-outs or sections;
how busy it is is variable.
TEACHING / ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
Medical student teaching is episodic; individual students from
Manchester have optional attachments here.
Besides our own FY2 and ST Dr, the department has several other
juniors. StR’s take an active role in facilitating/chairing
our Wednesday afternoon case conferences, journal clubs, interview
skills training & Balint-type sessions, and do educational sessions
in the twice-yearly induction programme for SHO’s.
StR’s can also do a presentation at a joint session with Rochdale
physicians.
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES:
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has recently started a research
department and interested StRs could get in touch with the department.
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE:
Regular involvement in Wednesday lunchtime consultants’ meeting
(and sometimes chair it).
Opportunities to attend local management meetings (eg: Acute Services
Improvement Group) and perhaps take on small tasks/projects; also
can attend some Trust or Division (North half of Trust) meetings.
Some SpRs have shadowed a trust board member.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE:
RP the trainer is a CASC (previously OSCE) MRCPsych examiner, and
previous SpRs have arranged OSCE practice for the SHOs. The current
three StRs at Birch Hill put on a CASC practice in October 09 which
was greatly appreciated by the STs.
Special interest: StRs have generally spent their special interest
day away from Birch Hill.
At the Birch Hill site there is the opportunity to develop special
interest sessions with the Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment
Team.
PROBABLE TRAINEE TIMETABLE:
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Example
of Trainee's Timetable |
AM |
PM |
MON |
Supervision
of ST/FY2 who has a new out-patient |
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TUE |
9.30
In-patient ward round
(fixed)
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3.30
Supervision
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WED |
Follow-up out-patients (typically
3 to 6 patients)
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12.45
Consultants’ Meeting
(fixed)
2.00
On-site training
(fixed)
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THU |
New out-patient
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FRI |
Special interest/Research
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Special interest/Research
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NOTE: Out-patient sessions and the special interest day
can be rearranged flexibly. The ward round, consultants’ meeting
and on-site training, though desirable, are not essential for the
whole year.
IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
No endorsements.
This is a core training post
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