North Central Thames Foundation School (NCTFS) Individual Placement Description – Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (Barnet Hospital) Placement The department The type of work to expect and learning opportunities Location Supervisor(s) Main duties of the placement Typical working pattern in this placement Employer information F2 Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 7 A&E consultants, 6 SHOs, ranging from F2/CT1/CT2/GPVTS. Each consultant has a registrar and a SHO. Busy department – lots of hands on opportunities. General ward work Presenting at the daily trauma meeting Clerking new patients Assisting in theatre Observing fracture clinics Audits Barnet General Hospital Mr Verghese Assigned to consultant – looking after the patient list 0800 (sharp) start every day, arrive 15 minutes early if presenting at trauma meeting. Weekly teaching meeting, educational topic pre selected. SHO does introduction lecture, followed by registrar presentation along the same thread and faculty discussion. Individual ward round of all list patients, address concerns and issues with registrar and twice a week consultant ward round. Assist in theatre or attend fracture clinic in the afternoon. On call requirements: Complete day tasks and take all new referrals from GP and A&E. Prepare all patients for surgery. Clerk in new fracture clinic patients. 0800 to 2000. Present at trauma meeting every morning. No days off after on call (as compensated by early day ending) The employer for this post is Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - Barnet Hospital. The post will be based in Barnet Hospital. Barnet Hospital is based in north London, providing general and specialist care to patients. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust runs three hospitals in London: Barnet Hospital Chase Farm Hospital Royal Free Hospital Across our three London hospitals, our vision is clear: to deliver world class expertise and local care. We combine globally recognised clinical expertise with local and friendly hospital care to represent the NHS at its best. Our mission is to be world class in terms of healthcare treatment, clinical research and teaching excellence. We aim to deliver and develop leading local healthcare in all three of our hospitals, to improve lives and help people thrive. How the Royal Free will achieve its mission We will achieve our mission by making sure that we have: Excellent outcomes, in our clinical treatment, research and teaching Excellent experiences for patients, staff and GPs Excellent value, by improving the efficiency and productivity of our services, and reducing costs Full compliance, meeting or exceeding all regulatory standards and outcomes we are set A strong organisation, investing effectively in our staff and infrastructure to make sure we are fit for future challenges How the Royal Free measures its performance In order to meet our aims, we want to ensure that our three London hospitals are in the top 10% of all healthcare providers for: quality of clinics and treatments medical research teaching and training new medical staff patient satisfaction and experience value for money It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.