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Individual Placement Description - Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Free Hospital)
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F1 Hepatology
Placement F1 Hepatology + F1 Gastro
The department Hepatology/Liver transplantation/Gastroenterology
This job is half general Hepatology and half gastroenterology. Liver transplantation cover
at weekends. With addition cover of day case procedures in PITU.
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Dr David Patch, Dr James O’Beirne, Dr Douglas Thorburn
Preparing to present at ward rounds and transplant meeting, reviewing investigations,
running day case unit for Hepatology.
Rolling rota with 3 weeks Hepatology then 3 weeks transplant, with interspersed weeks
on PITU. When on Hepatology/transplant (alternate long days)
Mon:
ward round and then do jobs generated by the ward round
1700 transplant meeting
Tues:
ward round, XR meeting,
1700 transplant meeting
Wed:
ward round, 1700 – transplant meeting
Thurs:
ward round, 1700 – transplant meeting
Fri:
hand-over meeting in the morning; ward round,
histology meeting, transplant MDT, 1700 transplant meeting
Weekends: 1 in 4, covering hepatology, liver transplant, gastro and NET.
When on PITU (0800 – 1300)
Daily - clerking patients for biopsy and TIPsogram and performing day case paracentesis.
Writing discharge letters for the ward
The employer for this post is Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust – Royal Free
Hospital.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust runs three hospitals in London:
 Barnet Hospital
 Chase Farm Hospital
 Royal Free Hospital
Across our three London hospitals, our vision is clear: to deliver world class expertise and
local care. We combine globally recognised clinical expertise with local and friendly
hospital care to represent the NHS at its best.
Our mission is to be world class in terms of healthcare treatment, clinical research and
teaching excellence. We aim to deliver and develop leading local healthcare in all three
of our hospitals, to improve lives and help people thrive.
How the Royal Free will achieve its mission
We will achieve our mission by making sure that we have:
 Excellent outcomes, in our clinical treatment, research and teaching
 Excellent experiences for patients, staff and GPs
 Excellent value, by improving the efficiency and productivity of our services, and
reducing costs
 Full compliance, meeting or exceeding all regulatory standards and outcomes we
are set
 A strong organisation, investing effectively in our staff and infrastructure to make
sure we are fit for future challenges
How the Royal Free measures its performance
 In order to meet our aims, we want to ensure that our three London hospitals are
in the top 10% of all healthcare providers for:
 quality of clinics and treatments
 medical research
 teaching and training new medical staff
 patient satisfaction and experience
 value for money
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject
to change.