TEMPLATE C- Individual Placement Description
Northern Deanery Foundation School (NDFS)
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust
Individual Placement Description
Placement
Foundation 2 Trauma & Orthopaedics, CIC
The department
The department of Trauma & Orthopaedics consists of nine
Consultants, 1 Associate specialist, 6 speciality registrars, 2 trust
grade doctors, FY1/FY2 trainees. 8 Consultants participate in the
general trauma on call, with subspecialty interests in lower limb
Arthroplasty, soft tissue knee surgery, hand and upper limb,
paediatric orthopaedics and foot and ankle surgery.
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The type of work to expect and
learning opportunities
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Contribute to supervision and training of F1 doctors, and
training of students.
Assist F1 doctors with clinical workload.
Attend out-patient clinics for training purposes in a
supernumerary capacity.
Attend investigational sessions, theatre sessions and
other interventional sessions, again in a supernumerary
capacity.
Develop practical skills and where appropriate
commence more specialist practical skills appropriate to
their chosen career.
Where the placement is based
Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle
Clinical Supervisor(s) for the
placement
Main duties of the placement
Mr A Naguib, Mr D Mackay, Miss Young
They will be responsible with other staff for ensuring the general
medical care of the patients on the ward. They will be part of the
MDT responsible for delivering BPT care to the fractured neck of
femur patients. They will play an integral part of the daily trauma
meetings. There is the opportunity for them to attend outpatient
clinics and theatre sessions.
Clinical assessment of patients and initiation of initial
management. Contributing to multidisciplinary care and
management of patients including interactions with patients, their
family, friends and carers. Prioritising care of in-patients, liaising
with middle and senior medical staff and nursing staff and
maintaining good medical records. Prioritising issues to be dealt
with by other staff including senior medical staff. Contributing to
discharge planning and ensuring that appropriate social and
medical arrangements are in place for discharge home or to other
institutions and appropriate arrangements for on-going care.
Typical working
placement
pattern
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this
Daily morning trauma meeting
Mon: Ward round am Trauma theatre pm
Tue: Outpatient clinic
Wed: Ward round. Theatre
Thur: Orthogeriatric MDT & ward round
Fri: Ward duties
On call requirements
There is a 1 : 6 rota for evening shifts and weekends. There is no
night time commitment in this placement.
Employer information
North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in
April2001 and encompasses both the Cumberland Infirmary,
Carlisle, which was the first PFI Hospital in the UK, (comprising
444 beds), and the West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven
(which has 425 beds). The Trust provides a wide range of Clinical
support services and most modern investigational methods are
now available on site. The hospitals primarily provide services for
North Cumbrian residents, but they also offer services to patients
in Dumfries and Galloway, the Borders and parts of
Northumberland. Nearly all specialities are represented; three are
sub-regional and several others are supra-district in nature.
The hospitals provide healthcare for a catchment area of around
300,000. A wide range of services are provided with visiting
Consultants from Newcastle
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.