TEMPLATE C- Individual Placement Description
Northern Deanery Foundation School (NDFS)
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust
Individual Placement Description
Placement
Foundation 1 Respiratory Medicine, CIC
The department
Two consultants, one SpR in addition to FY1/FY2 doctors
supporting a 23 bedded acute medical & respiratory ward
with an NIV service.
The type of work to expect and
learning opportunities
There is on-going care for a diverse range of general
medical conditions in addition to more complex
respiratory pathology. Out-patient care is exclusively
respiratory in nature. There is an ICU department which
provides both invasive and non-invasive ventilation.
Newcastle NHS Hospitals FT provides tertiary
neurosurgical and cardiothoracic support
Where the placement is based
Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle
Clinical
Supervisor(s)
placement
for
the
Main duties of the placement
Typical working
placement
pattern
Dr Mary Hewson, Dr Paul Plant, Dr Catherine Rossiter
Managing inpatients. Clinical assessment of patients and
initiation of initial management. Contributing to
multidisciplinary care and management of patients
including interactions with patients, their family, friends
and carers.
Undertaking specific practical tasks.
Prioritising care of inpatients, liaising with middle and
senior medical staff and nursing staff and maintaining
good medical records. Prioritising issues to be dealt with
by other staff including senior medical staff. Contributing
to discharge planning and ensuring that appropriate
social and medical arrangements are in place for
discharge home or to other institutions and appropriate
arrangements for on-going care.
in
this
Mon: Consultant ward round am
Tues: Consultant ward round am
Wed: SpR ward round am
Thurs: Consultant ward round am
Fri: Consultant ward round am
Ward jobs, education and reviewing patients daily.
Discharge summaries and post take jobs and managing
NIV patients also in workload.
On call requirements:
There is 1 : 14 rota for evening shifts and weekends.
There is no night time commitment in this placement
Employer information
North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in
April2001 and encompasses both the Cumberland
Infirmary, Carlisle, which was the first PFI Hospital in the
UK, (comprising 444 beds), and the West Cumberland
Hospital, Whitehaven (which has 425 beds). The Trust
provides a wide range of Clinical support services and
most modern investigational methods are now available
on site. The hospitals primarily provide services for North
Cumbrian residents, but they also offer services to
patients in Dumfries and Galloway, the Borders and parts
of Northumberland. Nearly all specialities are
represented; three are sub-regional and several others
are supra-district in nature.
The hospitals provide healthcare for a catchment area of
around 300,000. A wide range of services are provided
with visiting Consultants from Newcastle
It is important to note that this description is a typical example of your placement and may be subject to change.