SpR post details (August 2012 - July 2013)

Name of Supervisor: Dr. David Hughes
Location of the post: Meadowbrook
Telephone numbers: Joyce Holgate (secretary to Dr. Hughes) - 01617723737

1. DETAILS OF PLACEMENT (LOCATION, POPULATION, INPATIENT OR OUTPATIENT, BEDS)
This post is a community based rehabilitation job, the core component of the job being involved in the management of patients in 2 units:
Bramley Street – 12 bedded community rehabilitation unit
Pendlebury House – 10 bedded community rehabilitation unit

Endorsements: Rehabilitation

Supervisor: Full time

2. DETAILS OF ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPERIENCE TRAINEE WILL GAIN

Community Work: The trainee will be involved in ward rounds at the rehabilitation units, clinical meetings, business meeting and referral meetings. The trainee will be involved in assessing rehabilitation patients who have been referred to the service. This will often be done with another member of staff and discussed in supervision.

Inpatient Work: Dr. Hughes is the lead consultant for inpatients and is the responsible clinician for several inpatients at Meadowbrook. The trainee will have the option of having involvement with inpatient work, if part of their personal development plan.

Any other clinical opportunities: There will be opportunities in the job for research/ special interest sessions/ management/ leadership work, according to trainee’s personal development plan.

3. JUNIOR DOCTOR SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION
There is an ST1-3 doctor and a Foundation Doctor, attached to the inpatient team. The trainee with have the opportunity to supervise these doctors.

4. ON CALL COMMITMENT AND PAY BANDING
Out of hours on-call: Covers Meadowbrook Hospital, Salford and the alcohol unit at Prestwich.
Banding: 1C (opportunities for regular locum work which makes income in parity with other places with higher bandings)

5. TEACHING / SUPERVISION / ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
There will also be extensive opportunities to be involved in teaching medical students, including problem based learning, tutorials and presentation skills.

6. AUDIT / RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
The educational supervisor will support research in the department and audit is an expected part of the attachment.

7. MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
There are a number of opportunities to take part in the managerial processes behind developing the services. The trainee will have opportunities to develop his/her own management project.

8. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE
The trainee will gain experience as a senior psychiatrist supervising junior doctors with ECT.

PROBABLE TRAINEE TIMETABLE: (Highlited duties are fixed commitments)