SpR post details (August 2012 - July 2013)

Name of Supervisor: Dr Richard Hopkins
Location of the post: Laureate House, Wythenshawe
Telephone numbers: 01612916955

1. DETAILS OF PLACEMENT (LOCATION, POPULATION, INPATIENT OR OUTPATIENT, BEDS)
The post is community focussed with opportunities through this for working in partnership with multiple teams. There are AOT, EIS and CRHT teams in place with which the post holder must interface.
We cover two large poly clinics (4 practices) and additional smaller two doctor practices. Total morbidity adjusted adult population is around 45,000. There are also inpatient responsibilities which allow active links with inpatients under our team.

Core Placement: Yes
Endorsements: No
Supervisor: Full time

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

Outpatient Work: The trainee will run two outpatient clinics weekly. The trainee will gain extensive experience of a very busy community patch, with high levels of SMI and dual diagnosis patients.

Allocation Meeting: Attending the weekly allocation meeting with the Community Mental Health Team will help to develop skills in multi-professional working.

Community Work: The trainee will take part in organising domiciliary visits to assess and manage patients in their own homes environments.

Inpatient Work: The trainee will have two sessions for inpatient work. This will include attending the regular weekly ward rounds and taking part in assessing and managing specific cases (under supervision of Dr Julie Jones). This may also involve liaising with other services (like social services, occupational therapists, sheltered accommodation, day support, etc.) to enable patients integrate back into society.

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.

3. JUNIOR DOCTOR SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION
There is a GP trainee in the team and providing supervision and support will be part of the post holder responsibilities.

4. ON CALL COMMITMENT AND PAY BANDING
There is a City-wide rota (covering MRI, Wythenshawe Hospital and NMGH). 1:18.
Banding: 1B

5. TEACHING / SUPERVISION / ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
There are regular attachments from medical students along with students on SSC and Project Option modules. The trainee is expected to participate in the PBL teaching for 4th year medical students. 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
There are a number of opportunities to take part in the managerial processes behind developing the services. The team focus is on streamlining and improving the efficiency of the services in all its aspects, to manage an area of high morbidity with a limited resource.
The trainee will be encouraged and supported to develop his/her own management project.

8. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE
There is an opportunity to be the SpR lead for undergraduate medical education at Wythenshawe along with Dr Catherine Cole, Consultant psychiatrist

9. IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DETAILS (FACILITIES etc)
Office: The trainee shares a very nice office with another trainee.
Car park: There is a car park for Laureate House. It requires a permit which can be obtained by paying on a monthly basis.
Secretary support: Excellent Admin support

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

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