North Central Thames Foundation School (NCTFS)
Individual Placement Description - Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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F2 General Psychiatry/ Community Psychiatry
The FY2 in Psychiatry placement is based in Community Mental Health Team based
at Calnwood Court, Luton next to Luton and Dunstable Hospital. The placement
offers a comprehensive understanding of the working of Mental Health services to
support and manage the patients with severe and enduring Mental health conditions
as a Multi-Disciplinary Team. This includes input from the Consultant Psychiatrist and
supported by the Trained Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers as well as Occupational
Therapists and Clinical psychologists. Calnwood Court hosts a mixture of trainees at
any one time, including Specialist and Core Trainees in Psychiatry as well as GP
Trainees. The Trainee will be able to participate and observe the working of the
Community Mental health Team including assessment, investigations, developing
Care Plans and management of patients with Mental health conditions requiring
Secondary Mental Health Care. Many of these referrals are from the Primary Care
and require Comprehensive Assessment. This placement gives exposure to safe
prescribing and Risk Assessment for the management of Mental Health problems.
The overall educational objectives of the F1 year are to provide the trainee with the
knowledge, skills and attitudes to be able to
 Take a history and examine a patient’s mental state in the Clinic
 Identify and synthesise mental health problems
 Prescribe safely according to BNF guidelines
 Keep an accurate and relevant medical record
 Manage time and clinical priorities effectively
 Communicate effectively with patients, carers and colleagues
 Use evidence, guidelines and audit to benefit patient care
 Act in a professional manner at all times
 Cope with ethical and legal issues which occur during the management
of patients with mental health problems
 Educate patients and carers effectively
 Become life-long learners and teachers
 Identify and Manage risk effectively
 Participate in Multi Disciplinary Team meetings
 Develop an understanding about the Mental Health Act as well as the
principles of ECT
Calnwood Court, Calnwood Road, Luton, LU4 0FB
Dr.Reshma Inamdar
 Assessing patients in Out patient clinic to obtain comprehensive History
including
 Medical History
 Psychiatric History
 Forensic History
 Drug and Alcohol History
 Diagnostic Formulation
 Mental Status Examination
 Risk Assessment
 Investigations including Blood Tests, ECG, Physical Examination
 Relevant Psychological formulation and
 Comprehensive care plan development
 Attend weekly Multi Disciplinary Team meeting
 Do jobs appropriate to level of training: prescriptions, investigations as well
as Physical Examination
 Liaise with necessary Agencies including General Practitioners
Typical working
pattern in this
placement
 Completing Assessment Letters and Care Programme Approach Reviews
---------------------------------------------------Overall there is always a specialty trainee and Senior Psychiatrist in the Clinic
Weekly:
 Generally,FY2s are required to run 5 clinics per week as well as Active
Participation in one Multi Disciplinary Team Meeting per week
Daily Pattern:
 Complete Clinic and discuss patients/ CPA review with Consultant/
Specialty Trainee in the Clinic
 The patients include new assessment as well as Recovery Patients.
Rota:
 FY2s are required to participate in 1 in 8 on Call rota with Direct Consultant
Supervision
Educational Activities:
 Trainees are supported to attend their Teaching as well as educational
activities.
 Psychiatric Training Session is also led by Consultant / Specialist Registrar for
1 hour every week
Employer
Whilst trainees will still be employed and paid by the Luton and Dunstable Hospital,
information
their placement will take place within the South Essex Partnership University NHS
Foundation Trust (SEPT), which provides Psychiatric Services across Bedfordshire.
SEPT serve a local population of over 650,000 from Luton, Dunstable, Bedfordshire
.About 30% of Luton’s population are from cultural and ethnic minority backgrounds
and this coupled with the high deprivation found in Luton means our local population
display wide range of Mental Health conditions which are more usually associated
with those of an inner city area.
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject
to change.