North Central Thames Foundation School (NCTFS)
Individual Placement Description - East and North Herts NHS Trust
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F2 Acute Internal Medicine
Acute medical wards comprising mostly of Acute Medical Unit & Short Stay Unit.
Accepts direct admissions from GPs, but majority are acute A&E. See a wide variety
of medical conditions, including monitored patients as ACU overflow.
See a wide-range of patients and conditions. Need to be very organized and be able
to cope with a high turnover of patients, with the associated jobs – such as discharge
summaries, specialty referrals and organizing investigations.
Management of a wide-range of patients, involving all specialties, with daily in reach
from these specialty consultants providing exposure to many learning opportunities.
Excellent opportunity to develop multidisciplinary team working, time management
and prioritisation techniques for use in all future careers
Unparalleled opportunity to develop skills in managing patients care in community
settings – ambulatory care, liaison with district nursing teams, interface geriatrician,
allied health professionals and primary care.
Handover and communication skills development through morning report attendance
and daily MDTs.
Lister Hospital
Dr B Zalin, Dr R Quail, Dr K Marshall, Dr M Kelly, Dr M Cranston, Dr S Mirza, Dr F AlSalttan, Dr M Ehsanullah
 Attendance at daily consultant led and supported ward rounds. Ward work –
including basic procedures, opportunities for more advanced procedures,
routine and urgent organization/requesting of investigations and referrals,
liaison with the daily MDT, communication with patients and relatives.
Management and ongoing review of acutely unwell medical patients.
 Attendance at weekly clinical governance, audit and teaching session, leading
the sessions (with consultant support) on a rotational basis
 Also, on-call rota – lasts for 6 week block. Including late shifts, nights and
ambulatory care.
 Attendance at medical morning report daily to provide robust verbal handover
of patients transferred to specialties.
Normal working days for majority with 6 weeks of on-call rota between.
Mon:
Tues:
Wed:
Thurs:
Fri:
Sat:
Sun:
0830 – 1730
0830 – 1730
0830 – 1730
0830 – 1730
0830 – 1730
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Tuesday 1400 – 1530 Acute medicine clinical governance and teaching
Daily MDT 1230 – 1300
Ground round teaching sessions:
Thurs/Fri 1230-1300
On call requirements:
East and North Herts NHS Trust
6 weeks of rota of on-calls
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It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject
to change.