This document contains two General Psychiatry placement descriptions:
North Central Thames Foundation School (NCTFS)
Individual Placement Description – Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Free Hospital)
Placement
The
Department
F1 General Psychiatry
The South Camden Recovery Centre (Day Programme) at the Jules Thorn Unit provides a
service to adult patients with mental illness in South Camden, who suffer acute
symptomatology associated with significant disability. Many of the patients might otherwise
require admission to an acute in-patient unit. Jules Thorn is part of the Camden Acute
Care Pathway and works closely with the South Camden Crisis Team as well as other
community teams. The objectives are to promote a process of recovery irrespective of the
diagnostic category into which patients may fall (the “Recovery Model”). The Consultant is
Dr Toby Thompson and there is a full time CT, sessions from a higher trainee and a
multidisciplinary team.
The type of
The Foundation doctor will be involved in clerking new admissions and presenting them to
work to
the Consultant. The will undertake reviews and attend the team meeting. The Foundation
expect and
doctors will always be supervised in their work by senior doctors. During the placement
learning
the doctor will be able to have experience in the following:
opportunities
 Take a psychiatric history and mental state examination
 Conduct a risk assessment
 Formulate a management plan
 Prescribe psychotropic medication safely
 Keep accurate and relevant medical records
 Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues
 Work within a multi-disciplinary team
 Use evidence based medicine
 Participate in undergraduate medical teaching
 Use of Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Acts
Location
Jules Thorn, St Pancras Hospital, 4 St Pancras Way, NW1 0PE
Supervisor(s) Dr Toby Thompson
Main duties
The Foundation doctor will clerk new patients and they will review existing patients with
of the
members of the MDT. They will attend handover and ward rounds They will work closely
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with the CT and MDT. They will be involved in arranging and interpreting the results of
various investigations. They will be involved in discharge planning. Under the supervision
of a clinical supervisor they will prescribe pharmacological and psychosocial treatments for
the patients that they are working with. They will refer them promptly to other professionals
as directed by their clinical supervisors.
Typical
Mon – Fri: 0900 – 1700
working
One day a week acute trust
pattern in
One hour 1:1 consultant supervision
this
On call requirements: None
placement
Employer
The employer will be The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is a high-performing
information
trust with some of the best clinical outcomes in the country. The trust has around 900 beds
and sees about 700,000 patients a year from all over the world. We want to give patients
the best possible care in a safe, clean and welcoming environment.
The post will be based in Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust which was established
on 1st April 2008. Previously (since 1st April 2002) it had been one of the first Mental
Health and Social Care Trusts in the country. The Trust is responsible for the provision of
in-patient and community mental health services within the London Boroughs of Camden
and Islington. This includes general adult mental health services (including rehabilitation,
EIS, crisis and AOT services), services for ageing and mental health, an inpatient service
for people with learning disabilities and substance misuse services.
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject
to change.
North Central Thames Foundation School (NCTFS)
Individual Placement Description – Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Free Hospital)
Placement
The
Department
F1 General Psychiatry
Dunkley Ward is a treatment ward at St Pancras Hospital. It is a 16 bed ward with 12
general adult patients which this post relates to and 4 for patients with Learning disability
who are under the care of the LD team. The consultant is Dr Gina Waters and there is input
from a higher trainee and a full time core trainee as well as ward manager, nurses, OT and
HCAs
The type of
The Foundation doctor will be involved in clerking new admissions and presenting them to
work to
the Consultant. They will undertake reviews and attend the team meeting. The
expect and
Foundation doctors will always be supervised in their work by senior doctors. During the
learning
placement the doctor will be able to have experience in the following:
opportunities
 Take a psychiatric history and mental state examination
 Conduct a risk assessment
 Formulate a management plan
 Prescribe psychotropic medication safely
 Keep accurate and relevant medical records
 Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues
 Work within a multi-disciplinary team
 Use evidence based medicine
 Participate in undergraduate medical teaching
 Use of Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Acts
Location
Dunkley Ward, St Pancras Hospital 4 St Pancras Way NW1 0PE
Supervisor(s) Dr Gina Waters
Main duties
When based at the in-patient ward, the F1 will ensure that all new patients admitted under
of the
the team’s care are fully assessed, including an assessment of their physical state, so that
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a preliminary formulation of their problems is made. All in-patients should be reassessed as
necessary and an update of their mental state made before each main ward round. The F1
will attend ward rounds and present new cases to the consultant. They will work closely
with the core trainee They will be involved in arranging and interpreting the results of
various investigations. They will be involved in discharge planning. Under the supervision of
a clinical supervisor, they will prescribe treatments for the patients that they are working
with. They will refer them promptly to other professionals as directed by their clinical
supervisors.
Typical
Mon – Fri: 0900 – 1700
working
One day a week acute trust
pattern in
One hour 1:1 consultant supervision
this
On call requirements: None
placement
Employer
The employer will be The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is a high-performing
information
trust with some of the best clinical outcomes in the country. The trust has around 900 beds
and sees about 700,000 patients a year from all over the world. We want to give patients
the best possible care in a safe, clean and welcoming environment.
The post will be based in Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust which was established
on 1st April 2008. Previously (since 1st April 2002) it had been one of the first Mental
Health and Social Care Trusts in the country. The Trust is responsible for the provision of
in-patient and community mental health services within the London Boroughs of Camden
and Islington. This includes general adult mental health services (including rehabilitation,
EIS, crisis and AOT services), services for ageing and mental health, an inpatient service
for people with learning disabilities and substance misuse services.
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject
to change.