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
Location
Supervisor(s)
Main duties of the
placement
Typical working
pattern in this
placement
F1 Geriatric Medicine
Elderly Medicine
 Ward based
 Presenting patients on Consultant Ward Rounds and benefiting from learning
on the rounds.
 Ward jobs (e.g. Venflons, bloods etc.)
 TTO & discharge summaries.
 Requesting and analysing investigation.
 Discussion regarding patients with microbiologists, radiologists & pathologists
to manage medical issues & learn.
 Writing drugs & reviewing medications.
 MDT meetings
 Communicating with patients and families
 Liaising with Palliative Care & other medical teams
 Learning about chronic disease, multiple pathologies and varied presentations
of disease in old age.
 Once a week teaching.
 Learn to take ownership of patients, with senior support.
 On call provides plenty of clerking opportunities and decision making under
supervision.
 Clinical skills practice
 Management of acutely unwell patient, chronic disease and patient’s social
issues.
Lister Hospital
Dr S Khan, Dr T Tong, Dr Rippingale, Dr Lines, Dr Jain, Dr Wijyasiri, Dr Malik
 Ward rounds – consultant led, registrar led and CT led.
 Clerking patients
 All ward work
 Patient assessment and management
 paperwork, discharging and prescribing
 Bloods and cannulas
 Other procedures e.g. blood gases, urinary catheters
 Arranging investigations
 Managing patients acutely
 Discharge co-ordination
 TTOs
 MDT meetings
Mon – Fri:
Ward work and ward round
On call requirements: Clerking patients – “work – up”
Further managements
Ward cover
Nights, weeks on call, weekends on call with days off before and after
East and North Herts NHS Trust
Employer
information
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject
to change.