Bromley General Practice Training Programme

                                                          Job Description

Post Number:

6022

Post Title:

GPST1 General Medicine and Emergency Assessment Unit

Placement:

Princess Royal University Hospital

Clinical Director: Dr/Mr/Miss

Dr Bob Richards

Clinical Supervisor: Dr/Mr/Miss

Dr Elisabetta Fabris 

Educational Supervisor: This may be a GP Trainer or one of the Programme Directors

                        

Description of Post

This is a new ST 1 post and forms part of Programme 2.  It is for 4 months and incorporates acute general medicine with primary responsibility for managing acutely ill patients in the emergency assessment unit.  This post is busy but well supported.  There will be 2-3 F1 doctors and 2 ST1 doctors working closely with the consultant.

                                                                Approximate weekly timetable

This is a new post and the timetable has not be established

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday  

Saturday and Sunday

a.m.

 

Post Take Ward Round

 

Post Take Ward Round

Post Take Ward Round

A&E Training session

Post Take Ward Round 

Post Take Ward Round

Educational Audit session

 

 

 

 

 Radiology Meeting

ST1 teaching 1pm-2pm 

Grand Round

 

p.m.

 

Post Take Ward Round

 

 

Post Take Ward Round

 

GPST Half Day Release Course during term time

 Post Take Ward Round

 

Ward work

 

 

 

European Working Time Directive Banding

The post is funded by the Deanery and the appropriate pay scale is applied.

 

Special features relating to Rota

It is very likely that this post will be incorporated into the Acute general medicine on-call rota.  The Rota is fixed and set from the onset of the post and annual leave is allocated from the beginning of the post.  Flexibility exists as long as ST doctors can manage internal swaps.

 

Learning opportunities (other than informally during clinical work)

Acquiring the knowledge and skills to manage acutely ill medical patients.                             Team working skills.                                                                                                         Good communication skills.                                                                                          Teaching skills.

 

Reflections of previous post holders

The experience in EUA is thought to be invaluable as these are patient referred in acutely to the hospital.  It is good to know what sort of patients GPs can manage and when they need to be admitted.  This should prepare the ST doctor for the GPR year. 

Great learning opportunities with regular teaching on ward rounds and following the ward round where ST doctors have to prepare a topic for discussion.  There are formal radiology meetings and a grand round where ST doctors are expected to present. 

The rota is good but when you are busy you are busy.

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