North Central Thames Foundation School (NCTFS)
Individual Placement Description - Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Placement
The department
F2 Otolaryngology
ENT has been a specialty at the L&D since its foundation in 1939. The hospital is also
the Regional Centre for Head & Neck cancer, taking patients from Hertfordshire,
Bedfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
The type of work
The F2 doctor is mainly responsible for the ward duties. They participate in the ward
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round and act upon any jobs that arise from it. They are first on-call for the ward and
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are expected to manage emergencies that arise. In this respect they are fully
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supported by senior members of the department. In addition to this they are often on
call for ENT. The average take varies from day-to-day with some days being busier
than others. On Thursday there is a team meeting and teaching. There is an
expectation for the F2 doctor to actively participate in audit and journal clubs. The
placement will enable the F2 doctor to deal with ENT emergencies, become familiar
with ward management of head and neck patients, and teach them to interact with
various members of the wider multi professional team. There may be occasions to go
to theatre and clinic in the working day. Therefore, creating opportunities to learn
basic surgical, specialised ENT and head and neck skills. ENT is a very procedure
based specialty and as such trainees will have plenty of opportunity to learn basic
ENT procedures such as; Nasoendoscopy and Microsuctioning of ears
Location
The surgical block at Luton & Dunstable Hospital was opened in 1983. There are
three surgical wards with a total of 90 beds. The main theatre suite contains six
theatres which are well equipped for laparoscopic surgery. There are six other
theatres in the hospital covering Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Obstetrics &
Gynaecology.
Supervisor(s)
Trainees will be allocated an appropriate Clinical Supervisor
Main duties of the
 Managing ward patients
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 Assessing and responding to acutely unwell patients
 Admitting new patients and starting appropriate management/ requesting
appropriate investigations
 Booking for theatre
Typical working
Mon:
Ward round. Ward Round Jobs in addition to 1st on call ENT
pattern in this
Tues:
Ward round. Ward round jobs.
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Preparation for mortality and morbidity meeting.
Wed:
Ward round. Ward Round Jobs in addition to 1st on call ENT
Thurs:
Ward round. Ward Round Jobs in addition to 1st on call ENT.
Afternoon meeting with team + 1 hour teaching
Fri:
Ward round ward round jobs
Sat:
On Call ENT 0800 – 2030
Sun:
On Call ENT 0800 – 2030
Rotas:
Cross cover rota with General Surgery therefore on nights you are the
ENT and General Surgery SHO.
Employer
The employer for this post is Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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which is a highly rated acute hospital located conveniently close to major hubs in
South Bedfordshire. We serve a local population of over 350,000 from Luton,
Dunstable, together with other towns and villages in the South Bedfordshire & North
Hertfordshire region. 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 diseases and 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.