SpR
post details (August 2012 - July 2013)
Name of Supervisor: Dr Julie Jones
Location of the post: Laureate House, Wythenshawe Hospital, South
moor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9LT
Telephone numbers: 01612916955
1. DETAILS OF PLACEMENT
This is an in-patient focused job dealing with acutely unwell patient
There is a lot of scope to improve knowledge of the Mental Health
Act. Inpatient care is provided on Bronte Ward, Laureate House.
The multidisciplinary team working on Bronte Ward are experienced
and aim to provide a high quality of care with a high level of patient
satisfaction. There is much opportunity to liaise with other teams
who input to the ward including the CRHT, CMHT, and EIS.
The post also offers the opportunity to work in the community setting
with Dr Richard Hopkins. These two sessions include both the opportunity
to work in the outpatient setting and community setting as part
of a large community team.
Core Placement: Yes for year 4, 5 and 6
Endorsements: No
Supervisor: Full time
2. DETAILS OF ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPERIENCE
TRAINEE WILL GAIN
Outpatient Work: To provide input to two community clinics per
week under the supervision of Dr Hopkins, Consultant Psychiatrist.
Community Work: The trainee will take part in organising domiciliary
visits to assess and manage patients in their own homes environments.
Inpatient Work: The inpatient work is based on Bronte Ward. Acutely
unwell patients are admitted here for stabilisation of their mental
state. Prompt discharge is aimed to the community, working closely
with the CRHT and relevant CMHT. The trainee would be expected to
take part in adult acute ward rounds on Bronte Ward and to help
coordinate the day to day care of these patients.
To be the medical representative at tribunals/management meetings.
To take an active part in medical student and junior doctor teaching.
Medico legal work: The trainee will be encouraged to prepare medico-legal
reports and reports for MHRT and Manager’s Hearings under
direct supervision of Dr Jones. There will be also an expectation
that the trainee will develop skills in presenting cases during
these proceedings.
Core Clinic Work: Assessment and treatment of acutely unwell patients
in the inpatient setting; Assessments of patients in the community
setting; Emergency work; Coordination of pharmacological, psychological
and social interventions
3. JUNIOR DOCTOR SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION
There is an ST1-3 doctor in the team. There is a core trainee attached
to the team and providing supervision and support will be part of
the post holder responsibilities.
4. ON CALL COMMITMENT AND PAY BANDING
Out of hour’s on-call: City-wide rota (covering MRI, Wythenshawe
Hospital and NMGH). 1:18
There is an on-call Consultant to contact at all times.
Banding: 1B
5. TEACHING / SUPERVISION / ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
There are regular attachments from medical students 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 ample 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
Plenty! Opportunity to be rota master, SpR rep, teaching coordinator,
to attend consultant meetings and to take part in a management project
The trainee will be encouraged and supported to develop his/her
own management project.
8. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE
Lots of time to supervise/teach SHOs.
Plenty of opportunity to genuinely work as part of a team and to
spend time working with patients.
Special Interest Sessions
The trainee will have half a day a week when he/she will attend
any specialist interest sessions. So far trainees working with me
have involved themselves with the Homeless Team, management projects,
eating disorders motivational interviewing and many others.
9. IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DETAILS (FACILITIES etc)
Office Trainee will share an office with one other ST4-6 trainee.
Trainee will have office based facilities including access to a
computer, AMIGOS and internet.
Work mobile telephone
Car park: Hospital provides a parking place for staff employed by
the Trust and there is a large library on the acute site.
Secretary support: Excellent admin support
10. TIMETABLE (EXAMPLE OF COMMITMENTS) – (FIXED COMMITMENTS
IN BOLD)
| |
Example
of Timetable |
AM |
PM |
MON |
Ward meeting/ward
work |
Ward Round
on Bronte ward
|
TUE |
Outpatient
Clinic for Dr Hopkins
|
|
| WED |
Ward Round on Bronte ward
|
1-3
Journal Club (location)
3-5
PBL/ward work
|
THU |
Outpatient
Clinic for Dr Hopkins |
Special Interest |
FRI |
Research |
Admin Work/ward
work |
|