Appendix C – Individual placement description
North Western Foundation School
Stockport NHS Foundation Programme
Individual Placement Description
All information to be completed by the LEP.
Placement
F2 General Surgery
The department
Busy general surgical unit in a district
general hospital dealing with a wide
range of elective and emergency
surgical conditions
 As part of a surgical team will take a
history, examine and initiate
investigation of a wide range of
elective and emergency patients.
Manage and treat in-patients on the
ward. Participate in the general
surgical on call rota.
 Understand the issues surrounding
consent. Observe the use of
evidence based medicine and
national and local guidelines to
enhance quality of patient care.
Participate in audit
 Chance to become skilled at taking
history and giving information about
care. Breaking bad news to patients
and communicating effectively with
relatives.
 Part of a multidisciplinary team.
Learning to interface with medical
colleagues from other specialties,
Clinical Nurse Specialists, dietician,
pharmacy and physiotherapy
 Protected time to attend the teaching
programme. Attendance at MDT
meetings and surgical educational
sessions.
 Will be taught and supervised by the
Consultant and specialty trainees.
 Opportunity to teach medical
students attached to the team
 Resuscitation and management of
surgical emergencies. Fluid balance,
prescribing, pain management and
treatment of acute surgical
catastrophes and complications of
surgery under supervision of
surgical team
The type of work to expect and
learning opportunities
Where the placement is based
Clinical Supervisor(s) for the
placement
Main duties of the placement
Typical working pattern in this
placement
Employer information
Ward, with opportunity to access
outpatients and theatre lists
Mr Saeed
Primarily ward based and involved in the
care and management of a wide range
of surgical patients with emergency and
elective conditions.
Mon: Ward Work/ teaching
Tues: Ward / Theatre
Wed: Ward/ OutPatients
Thurs: Ward Work
Fri: Ward work
Sat: On Call cover
Sun:
On call requirements:
The employer for this post is Stockport
NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust has
Associate Teaching Hospital status.
The post will be based in Stepping Hill
Hospital which provides health care
services to both the local population of
290,000 and to residents of several
areas on the periphery of the district
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be
subject to change.