NW Thames Foundation School
Individual Placement Description
Placement
F2 General Practice
The department
General Practice
Trust & Site
Various surgeries in Hemel Hempstead, St
Albans and Watford area.
The type of work to expect and
learning opportunities
The F2 will have their own regular clinics with
15-30 minute appointment times depending on
experience and close monitoring. There will be
home visits with other members of team,
tutorials, sessions with Practice Nurses,
Opticians and the Palliative care team
Clinical Supervisor(s) for the
placement
Dependent on which GP Practice the F2 is
placed at.
Main duties of the placement
Every day consists of seeing patients
independently whether this is via an emergency
surgery or a routine appointment.
Typical working pattern in this Clinics Monday to Friday.
placement
On call requirements:
No on calls and no weekend work.
Employer information
The Trust has undertaken a significant
programme of service and estate
reconfiguration in the last few years. This
included the development of St Albans City
Hospital into a dedicated centre for elective
surgery, the move of A&E and in-patient
services from Hemel Hempstead to Watford
and the development of a new Acute
Admissions Unit at Watford to provide an
innovative model of care and to accommodate
an almost doubling of emergency activity
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be
subject to change