Appendix C – Individual placement description
North Western Foundation School
Stockport NHS Foundation Programme
Individual Placement Description
All information to be completed by the LEP.
Placement
F2 General Practice
The department
General Practice in Stockport is based
in Primary Care operating from around
30 practices across the Stockport area.
These practices will delivery the largest
amount and variety of care to their local
populations.
There is opportunity to experience the
variety of patient illness in a situation
that allows understanding of how illness
affects the life of the patient and society.
The type of work to expect and
learning opportunities
There is scope for continuity of care
during the attachment allowing the
patient’s progress to be followed where
appropriate.
 Excellent opportunity to assess
quality of your own and the
practice’s quality of clinical care e.g.
audit work, writing guidelines, case
reviews
 Excellent opportunity for
professional development. All
surgeries have libraries and internet
access available. Small
group/individual tutorials weekly and
clinical team meetings. Time for
professional development is
timetabled each week as well as
opportunities to follow other study
relevant to the individual learning
needs of the doctor.
 Fantastic opportunity to develop
consultation skills through video
analysis of consultations, joint
surgeries and tutorials. Much about
communication skills with patients
has been pioneered in general
practice and trainees never cease to
be surprised in how communication
skills can be developed during this
attachment
Excellent opportunity to experience
working with the primary healthcare
team. Practices work in teams with
nurses, doctors, managers, admin,
reception staff and liaising with the
wider Primary Healthcare Team
which includes Health Visitors,
District Nurses, Pharmacists,
Podiatry, Community Physio…
 Good quality clinical and educational
supervision from an experienced GP
working alongside the trainee in the
practice. Weekly tutorial time
provided
 Experience of emergency care as it
presents in general practice
 General practice has a wide scope
of opportunities that are valuable to
all future careers.
In GP surgery in Primary Care
GP in practice will be the designated
educational supervisor
As well as the opportunity to experience
running surgeries independently (with
help at hand when needed) there will be
opportunity to follow a tailored learning
plan while at the surgery including
teaching in consultation skills and
opportunities for audit work.

Where the placement is based
Clinical Supervisor(s) for the
placement
Main duties of the placement
Typical working pattern in this
placement
Employer information
Involvement in all the functions of
general practice will give a valuable
insight into how Primary Care works and
how this interfaces with Secondary Care
Mon: Surgery, Paperwork, Home
visiting, Lunch, Afternoon teaching
Tues: Joint surgery with trainer,
Paperwork, Lunch, Surgery
Wed: Videoed Surgery, Paperwork,
Home visiting, Lunch, Project
work/learning time
Thurs: Tutorial followed by short
surgery, Paperwork, Home visiting,
Lunch, Surgery
Fri: Surgery, Paperwork, Home visiting,
Lunch, Practice meeting/Surgery
Sat: Possible occasional experience of
extended hours.
Sun: On call requirements: None
The employer for this post is Stockport
NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust has
Associate Teaching Hospital status.
The post will be based in and around
the Stockport area which provides
health care services to both the local
population of 290,000 and to residents
of several areas on the periphery of the
district
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be
subject to change.