This document contains two General Psychiatry placement descriptions:
North Central Thames Foundation School (NCTFS)
Individual Placement Description – East and North Herts NHS Trust
Placement
The department
The type of work
to expect and
learning
opportunities
F1 General Psychiatry
Mental Health Unit, Lister Hospital
The core clinical activities for the trainee will include taking part in assessments and
on-going management of patients in the teams. As the trainee gains confidence
he/she will be helped in managing a personal caseload at an appropriate level. The
trainees will be expected to work with other members of the multi-disciplinary team
and take part in team meetings and discussions.
Location
Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team (CATT) and Aston Ward, Mental Health Unit,
Lister Hospital
Supervisor(s)
Dr Victor Asamoah
Main duties of
The trainee will divide his/her time between the inpatient unit and the crisis team thus
the placement
gaining experience in domiciliary base care and care in an inpatient environment.
The trainee will observe how a multi-disciplinary team works by participating in multidisciplinary review, the morning handover and discharge planning meetings. We
expect the trainee to understand the principles of psycho pharmacology and prescribe
under supervision.
Weekly personal supervision will be provided by the trainer as indicated in the
timetable. In addition the trainee will have the opportunity to take part in the weekly
Balint Group. Opportunity to attend the local weekly Academic Programme is
provided for, but the trainee would be expected to continue to attend the weekly
Foundation Training Academic meetings.
Typical working
Mon:
New cases on ward
pattern in this
CATT Community Visits
placement
Tue:
Ward Round
Clinical work with CATT
Wed:
CATT handover and clinical work
Clinical work on Aston Ward
Thurs:
CATT handover and clinical work
Fri:
Intermittent attendance at ECT clinic
1100 Academic meeting
1300 Junior Doctors meeting
1400 Weekly Supervision
Ward work
Employer
East and North Herts NHS Trust
information
Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be
subject to change.
Placement
F1 General Psychiatry/ Eating Disorder Psychiatry
The
Eating Disorder, Community Eating Disorder Services
Department
Type of work
 Assessment of patients with eating disorders and co-morbid psychiatric conditions
to expect and
under supervision to begin with an aim of developing skill to assess patients
learning
independently.
opportunities
 To review investigations and relate that patients overall physical health.
 Attending MDT to present their cases and learn about the overall structure and
functioning of an Eating Disorders Team.
 Review evidences in the field of eating disorders and presenting in the in-house
teaching.
 To learn various psychotherapy principles and their use in the management of
eating disorders sufferers.
Rosanne House, Parkway
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HG
Supervisor(s) Dr Murali Sekar
Main duties
 Assessment of patients presenting with eating disorders and comorbid psychiatric
of the
conditions.
placement
 Review of investigations and appropriate liaison with other professionals and
patients.
Location
Typical
working
pattern in
this
placement
AM
Monday
Eating
Disorder
Tuesday
RAID – Handover
meeting
Clinical
assessments in
A&E / Teaching
PM
Eating
Disorder
Clinical
Assessments in
ward
Admin work
Wednesday
RAID –
Handover
meeting
Clinical
Assessments
in A&E or
wards
Eating
Disorder
Thursday
RAID – Handover
meeting & clinical
supervision
Clinical
assessments in
A&E
Friday
Eating
Disorder
Clinical
Assessments in
ward
Admin work
Eating
Disorder
Employer
East and North Herts NHS Trust
information
Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject
to change.