North Western Foundation School
ELHT Programme
Individual Placement Description
Placement
The department
The type of work to expect and
learning opportunities
F2 Breast Surgery ELHT
The dept Breast Surgery comprises
of 3 specialist breast and oncoplastic
surgeons (who do not do general
surgery on call) and one general
surgeon with a breast interest.
The breast unit offers both a
symptomatic and screening service
to a population of half a million. We
work very closely as a
multidisciplinary team with radiology,
histopathology and oncology and
have good links with the plastic
surgeons based in Preston.
The F2 placement is with the 3
specialist breast surgeons and
comprises of elective breast work at
Burnley General Hospital with acute
general surgery on call at the Royal
Blackburn Site. Some on call time is
spent doing ward cover at the non
acute BGH site.
Elective work consist mainly of
supporting and advising the F1’s on
the wards, developing teaching and
leadership skills. Seeing and
assessing new and follow up
patients in breast clinics, developing
diagnositic and decision making
skills as well as learning about the
use and interpretation of guidelines
and developing communication
skills. Opportunities to attend some
breast radiology sessions in clinics.
Attending theatre sessions with the
consultants/middle grades where
there are opportunities to learn
hands on skills such as suturing knot
tying and some surgical techniques if
interested. F2’s normally attend
teaching on a Tuesday pm and so
miss the MDT but would be expected
to attend this if they were free.
Where the placement is based
Clinical Supervisor(s) for
placement
Main duties of the placement
Burnley hospital for elective work,
Royal Blackburn for emergency
surgery on call.
the
Julie Iddon. Jane McNicholas
Small amount of ward work, pre and
post op care. Attendance in theatre,
in clinic and at MDT Support FY1’s,
to discuss patients at MDT. Also
general surgery on call so exposure
to acute surgical problems in a busy
unit.
As above.
Typical working pattern in this A weekly rota of who is expected to
placement
attend each session is displayed on the
department notice board in Pennine
House. In a week with no zero hours or
on call a typical week would be as
follows
Mon:
am ward round
am follow up clinic
Pm one stop clinic
Tues: am ward round
Am theatre session.
PM FY2 Teaching
Wed: am ward round
All day theatre
Thurs: am ward round
am audit preparation
Pm follow up clinic
Fri:
am ward round
am theatre
Pm one stop cliic
Sat:
Sun:
Employer information
On call requirements: shift pattern
The Employer is East Lancs Hospitals
Trust, based at Royal Blackburn
Hospital.
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be
subject to change.