SpR post details (August 2012 - July 2013)

Name of Supervisor: Dr Hamid Zamani
Location of the post: Laureate House, Wythenshawe Hospital
Telephone numbers: 0161 921 69 41/ 07501229010

1. DETAILS OF PLACEMENT (LOCATION, POPULATION, INPATIENT OR OUTPATIENT, BEDS)
This Post is mainly an in-patient base and the SPR supports Dr Zamani’s Team for covering 10 acute general adult inpatient beds at the Bronte Ward, Laureate House. Bronte mainly accepts patients from the South Locality and occasionally from other areas when number of beds in other area is short.

SPR as a part of the Team also provides support to two community Rehabilitation Inpatient service at Millbrook independent Hospital (Wythenshawe area) and Douglas House (Didsbury area).

Core Placement: Mainly inpatient experience is provided
Endorsements: Not as yet, Considered as General Adult Post
Supervisor: Full time

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

Outpatient Work: There is no outpatient commitment in this post.
Weekly Bed Management Meeting: Attending the weekly bed management Meeting will help to develop clinical management skills in multi-professional setting.

Community Work: Is mainly focused on clinical and psychiatric support to Millbrook and Douglas House independent Hospital. This include attending Ward rounds, CPAs, MHRT and Manager’s Hearing meetings in addition to weekly assessment and treatment of the in-patients under supervision.

Inpatient Work: Activities include attending the regular weekly ward rounds and taking part in assessing and managing specific cases (under supervision of Dr Zamani). This may also involve liaising with other services, leading the Ward rounds in the Consultant absence and executing plans and treatment under supervision..

Medico legal work: Trainee will be encouraged to prepare medico-legal reports and reports for MHRT and Manager’s Hearings under direct supervision of Dr Zamani. There will be an expectation that the trainee will develop skills in presenting cases during these proceedings.

Any other clinical commitment: etc

3. JUNIOR DOCTOR SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION
There is an ST1-3 (GP or Psychiatry trainee) core trainee doctor in the team. Providing supervision and support of the doctor will be part of the post holder responsibilities.

4. ON CALL COMMITMENT AND PAY BANDING
Daytime on-call: Covering urgent assessments in Manchester area (mainly Section 135/136 and MHA assessments in A&Es) and providing support for on-call junior doctor and Psychiatric Liaison Teams(A&E) City wide. Currently 1:16 -1:18 approximately one session per two weeks.
Out of hours on-call: City-wide rota (covering MRI, Wythenshawe Hospital and NMGH). As above

5. TEACHING / SUPERVISION / ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
A small group of medical students is regularly attached to the Team along with students on SSC and Project Option modules. Provision of teaching is encouraged and PBL and OSCE training is provided to allow trainees to facilitate students PBL and OSCE groups.
There are opportunities to facilitate teaching sessions for medical students and core trainees (like video teaching, giving tutorials, small group teaching and case-based discussions).

6. AUDIT / RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
The educational supervisor will support research in the department and audit is an expected part of the attachment.
The trainee will be encouraged to develop or participate in research activity as part of postgraduate degree or as part of training programme research experience.

7. MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
There may be opportunities to take part in the managerial processes behind developing the services.
The trainee may get support to develop his/her own management project.

8. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE
Special Interest opportunity available etc

9. IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DETAILS (FACILITIES etc)
Office: Shared with another SPR with an allocated computer for each
Car park: Paid staff car park (£1 day)
Secretary support: Included
Other sites and travel required? During training and On-calls

10. TIMETABLE (EXAMPLE OF COMMITMENTS) – (FIXED COMMITMENTS IN BOLD)