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
F1 Gastroenterology
The department
Busy dept. 2 Consultants, 1 staff grade,
1 Specialty Registrar, 2 Specialty nurses
 Broad spectrum of acute and chronic
medical conditions. Special interest
in liver failure and inflammatory
bowel disease.
 Opportunity to investigate and
manage patients through in-patient
stay. Observe long term care and
management in an out-patient
setting. Part of acute medical
admissions team when on call.
 Opportunity for audit. Evidence
based practise and use of National
guidelines within the unit. Working
with Clinical Director to have insight
into management issues
 Opportunity to discuss issues and
management of care with patients
and relatives. Experience dealing
with confusional states and
challenges to effective history taking
and communication. No paediatric
experience
 Part of a multidisciplinary team
involving medical colleagues,
specialist nurses, dietician,
physiotherapy and pharmacy.
 Attendance at foundation teaching,
ward based teaching, specialty
meetings. Opportunity to teach
medical students. Supported by
specialty trainees in Medicine
 Acute medical take. Resuscitation of
GI bleed patients. Management of
acute liver failure and sepsis
32 bedded ward with access to
outpatient and endoscopy unit
Dr D Das, Dr N Ahluwalia
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
Primarily based on the ward.
Opportunity to attend some outpatient
Typical working pattern in this
placement
Employer information
clinics, observe endoscopy list, liver
biopsy, and venesection. Part of the
general medical on call and hospital at
night team.
Mon: Ward Work
Tues: Ward Work
Wed: Attendance at MDT meeting
Thurs: Ward work / Foundation
Teaching
Fri: Ward work / Outpatient clinic
Sat:
Sun:
On call requirements: On Call 1:14 Full
shift
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.