Individual placement description
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Royal Oldham Hospital
Individual Placement Description
All information to be completed by the LEP.
Placement
F1 Trauma & Orthopaedics
The
department
The Orthopaedics department deals with trauma cases (based on
T4, the trauma ward) as well as elective procedures (Ward T3).
There are six Consultants, seven middle grades and six juniors,
comprising one Trust doctor, one CT1 trainee, three FY2s and three
FY1. There are daily trauma meetings on T4, weekly departmental
teaching sessions and daily fracture and specialist orthopaedic
clinics.
All F1 Doctors in hospital posts will generally be ward based during
the ‘normal’ working day and expected to deliver the daily medical
care of all the patients on their ward irrespective of specialty. The
overall educational objectives of the F1 year are to provide the
trainee with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to be able to
 Take a history and examine a patient
 Identify and synthesize problems
 Prescribe safely
 Keep an accurate and relevant medical record
 Manage time and clinical priorities effectively
 Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and
colleagues
 Use evidence, guidelines and audit to benefit patient care
 Act in a professional manner at all times
 Cope with ethical and legal issues which occur during the
management of patients with general medical problems
 Educate patients effectively
 Become life-long learners and teachers
The type of
work to
expect and
learning
opportunities
Trainees are closely supervised and expected to adhere to high
standards of medical competence. Trainees are expected to follow
guidance on maintaining core medical knowledge and comply with
infection control and aseptic practices.
Trainees work closely with members the MDT.
Where the
placement is
based
Clinical
Supervisor(s)
for the
placement
Main duties
of the
placement
Typical
working
pattern in
this
placement
Teaching will be provided during consultant ward rounds, and from
other more senior doctors.
T3/T4, The Royal Oldham Hospital
TBC
The FY1 is responsible for patients’ day-to-day care on the wards,
with cross-cover of patients when other trust doctors are on leave,
ward jobs are usually shared between the juniors regardless of
consultant.
In addition, pre-operative stabilisation of trauma patients and preoperative assessment of elective patients are also required.
Attendance in theatre is sometimes necessary due to lack of
assisting surgeons, but though encouraged, is not essential on a
regular basis. Attendance at fracture clinic and orthopaedic clinic are
again encouraged but the wards are the FY1 trainee’s main priority.
Discharge letters should be dictated after a patient is discharged.
The trainee is also on the on-call rota, in which acute care of patients
on wards and new admissions can be experienced.
Mon
Am
Ward Round/Ward Work
Pm
Theatre/Clinic
Tues
Ward Work
Theatre/Clinic
Weds
Ward Work
Thurs
Departmental
Teaching/Theatre
Ward Work
Fri
Ward round/Ward Work
Theatre/Clinic
FY1 Teaching
On call requirements: None
Employer
information
The Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust serves the communities of North
Manchester, Bury, Rochdale and Oldham, along with the surrounding
towns and villages. This area is collectively known as the North-East
sector of Greater Manchester and has a population of around
800,000.
The Trust provides Accident and Emergency; Diagnostics; Medicine;
Surgery; Specialist Services (HIV/ AIDS) and Women and Children’s
services and operates from five sites:
Fairfield General Hospital, Bury;
North Manchester General Hospital;
Royal Oldham Hospital;
Rochdale Infirmary
Birch Hill Hospital
The Trust employs 8820 full-time equivalent staff and is the largest
non-teaching hospital Trust in England measured by full-time
equivalent staff. The Trust is proud of the career opportunities it
provides through first class education, links with universities, a wide
range of specialisms, cultural diversity and an environment of
continuous support.
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and
may be subject to change.