North Western Foundation School
ELHT Programme
Individual Placement Description
Placement
The department
The type of work to expect and
learning opportunities
FY1 Pathology and infection control.
The department of Pathology comprises
microbiology, histopathology,
Haematology and infection control. The
department comprises three separate
laboratories with numerous consultants
in different specialties.
Whilst in the pathology placement, the
FY1 will be expected to rotate between
the different specialties and work closely
with consultants from each specialty.
Further, the FY1 will have to organize a
timetable that ensures they get the most
out of the placement. This will include
scheduling time with the Health
protection agency, working in labs,
attending post-mortems, attending
infection control, micro, and c.diff ward
rounds.
The FY1 will have numerous
opportunities for audit and research and
the chance to present a case at grand
round.
The educational objectives of this
placement include:
 Learning in detail about all
aspects of microbiology
especially correct antibiotic
prescribing.
 Learning about aspects of
infection control and ways to
reduce hospital acquired
infections.
 Develop skills in working as
part of a multi-disciplinary
team.
 Audit current practices in
pathology to find ways to
improve the service.
 Understand how labs work in
relation to hospital requests.
 Become life –long learners
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Where the placement is based
Clinical Supervisor(s) for
placement
Main duties of the placement
and teachers.
Manage time effectively.
Act in a professional manner
at all times.
Royal Blackburn Hospital, Pathology
department. Lower ground floor.
the
Professor Sajjad Mirza
The FY1 doctor is responsible for
helping the consultant microbiologist’ in
their day to day work in liaising with
wards.
The FY1 will be expected to attend ward
rounds with consultants and infection
control nurses.
FY1’s will also need to attend scheduled
teaching provided by the pathology
department and by the post grad centre.
Typical working pattern in this Typical working pattern in this post e.g.
placement
ward rounds, clinics, theatre sessions
Daily/weekly/monthly (if applicable)
Mon: Variable session.
Tues: 12.30-1.30 Teaching, audit
Wed: Infection control work and micro
ICU ward round.
Thurs: 2-5 Teaching
Fri: C.diff ward round
Sat:
Sun:
Employer information
On call requirements: NONE
The employer for the post is East
Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
The post will be based at the Royal
Blackburn Hospital.
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be
subject to change.