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Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Job Descriptions
F2 Microbiology 2023
Trust Name
Torbay and South Devon Foundation NHS Trust
Clinical Supervisor(s)
Dr Giuseppe Pichierri
Dr Selina Hoque
Overview of team
The Microbiology Department is a busy, innovative and supportive place to work. The F2 will learn how a laboratory works and gain a grounding in the principles of diagnosis and management of infection in a variety of common clinical scenarios. They will gain an understanding of the contribution that the microbiology laboratory can make to the effective management, control and prevention of infection in both hospital patients and in the community. This experience will be of particular value to those who are interested in infection specialties, e.g. infectious diseases, Genito-urinary medicine, surgical specialties, internal medicine, paediatrics, intensive care and public health medicine.
The F2 will have a nominated consultant Clinical Supervisor with whom the F2 will meet regularly. There will be ample opportunities to do supervised learning events such as Case-Based Discussions, min-CEX and DOPS. They will be supported in formulating a Personal Development Plan. There will be opportunities for the F2 to teach and to develop leadership skills, being responsible for checking and communicating results and management plans. They will be encouraged to attend regional teaching and also given self-development time to work on their e-Portfolio and meet requirements of the F2 curriculum. There are opportunities to take part in QIPs.
The directorate of Laboratory Medicine is part of the Brixham and Paignton Integrated Service Unit at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT). It provides a service to Torbay and associated hospitals and to Primary Care Practitioners in the Torbay, South Hams and Teignbridge areas. There are 5 clinical service departments within Clinical Laboratory Services: - Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Microbiology, Cellular Pathology (Histology, Cytology & Mortuary), Point of Care Testing (POCT).
Nature of duties
We are keen to create a varied job aimed at improving the general microbiology knowledge that will serve useful for any later career, not only for a career in Infection specialties. It will also provide broad experience to allow the FDs to complete their curriculum capabilities.
The F2 will acquire knowledge about the diagnosis and management of infections and appropriate usage of antimicrobials. They will learn how to access results and request any further work that may be required, telephone relevant positive Microbiology/ Virology results to hospital clinicians/ General Practitioners and advise on antimicrobial treatment. There will be simultaneous training for Infection, Prevention and Control so that concurrent advice can be given with the results.
There will be Microbiology ward rounds as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team on ICU, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Haematology/Oncology and Diabetic foot rounds.
All this work will involve close supervision from a consultant Microbiologist until it is agreed that the level of training required is reached.
There will be opportunities to work with the Infection Prevention and Control Team to understand the principles of infection control. The After Action Reviews for Healthcare Acquired Infection such as Clostridioides difficile, Central Venous line infections, etc will be attended by the F2 as well as the consultant caring for the patient so they can learn how to investigate incidents using ‘5-Whys’ and create action plans and review dates.
The Decontamination and Water Safety Groups can be attended if there is an interest, these provide insight into Legionella control and decontamination of the environment as well as instruments.
The Monday Medical Team Meeting can be attended also.
Rota / Shift pattern
Monday to Friday 9AM to 5:30 PM with appropriate breaks.
There is no out of hours in this placement.
Typical working week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
Laboratory bench round reviewing laboratory results and phoning clinicians.
Haematology/ Oncology ward round
Weekday ICU microbiology round
Laboratory bench round reviewing laboratory results and phoning clinicians.
Weekday ICU microbiology round
Laboratory bench round reviewing laboratory results and phoning clinicians.
Weekday ICU microbiology round
Laboratory bench round reviewing laboratory results and phoning clinicians.
Weekday ICU microbiology round
Laboratory bench round reviewing laboratory results and phoning clinicians.
Haematology/ Oncology ward round
Weekday ICU microbiology round
PM
Trauma & Orthopaedic MDT meeting
OPHAT virtual ward round with MAAT/
Diabetic foot MDT round
Audit activity in Microbiology/ Virology/ Infection Prevention & Control. Using Q-Pulse quality system.
Trauma & Orthopaedic MDT meeting
Handover to consultant Microbiologists for weekend and case discussion
Community Facing commitment
(if applicable)
Telephoning and receiving calls from GPs in practices and from Community hospitals.
Related clinical skills opportunities
Attend 2 Sexual Health Clinics and 2 HIV clinics during the 4 month rotation
Join & contribute to weekly Out Patient Hospital Antimicrobial Therapy (OPHAT) rounds with the Microbiologists and Medical Admission Avoidance Team (MAAT)
There are multiple education opportunities in the department including attending the weekly Monday Medical Meeting, weekly in-house teaching and journal clubs. We would expect the Foundation F2 to:
Maintain knowledge and proficiency in medical practices through appropriate continuing professional development.
Take an active role in the departmental clinical audit and governance activity.
Attend teaching sessions so as to improve knowledge and clinical practice.
In-house teaching
Directly from the 3 consultant Microbiologists in CBDs and MiniCEX as well as day to day teaching on the Microbiology, Virology and Infection Prevention & Control queries coming into the Department every day. There is no Infectious Diseases Unit so the consultant Microbiologists provide the ID advice.
Monday Medical ward rounds
Audit opportunities
Laboratory based audits
Antimicrobial stewardship audits on the wards or the operating theatres
F2 Perioperative Medicine and Anaesthesia 2024
Trust Name
Torbay and South Devon
Clinical Supervisor(s)
Lynn Margetts – Clinical Service Lead Anaesthetics
Andrew Mcewen – Chariman Anaesthetics
David Levy – lead for High Risk Assessment
William Key – lead for Preassessment
Overview of team
The Anaesthetics and Perioperative Medicine department is the largest clinical specialty at Torbay Hospital. There are currently 44 Consultants, 8 Specialty trainees and 7 Core trainees.
It is recognised internationally in being pioneers in High Risk perioperative assessment using cardio pulmonary exercise testing to assess fitness prior surgery and in using fitness programmes in the preoperative period to reduce that risk. As well as high risk assessment the department provides support in many areas throughout the hospital including:
General anaesthetic services to all surgical specialties including inpatient and day case patients.
Preoperative assessment.
Obstetric analgesia.
Critical Care.
Pain management (Acute + Chronic).
Support for Resus throughout the hospital.
Anaesthetic and sedation services throughout the hospital where required for non-surgical specialities.
The F2 role would mainly be working with the 12 Consultants providing the perioperative medicine service. This service identifies modifiable risk factors and implements action to mitigate these risks during the perioperative period. As well as the traditional medical optimisation approach, this team also has community links to enable change in more public health focused risk factors such as; weight management, nutrition optimistation, smoking and alcohol cessation and improvement in physical fitness and physical activity. The F2 role will cover work in all these areas
Nature of duties
The main purpose of this role is to provide clinical support to the perioperative medicine service this will include:
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Attending High Risk assessment clinics, train to deliver CPEX tests with the aim of independent practice
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Develop understanding in shared decision-making discussions
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Learn to provide a comprehensive risk assessment for all surgical specialities
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Work with physiotherapists and fitness instructors in providing fitness assessments, designing and running exercise programmes in the acute hospital and the community
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Liaise and refer to other hospital teams
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Working closely with the Anaesthesia and ICU Research leads to enable collection of data for perioperative research projects
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Performing perioperative medicine ward rounds under the supervision of the Duty anaesthetists, assisting with postoperative care of high-risk patients in the ward environment.
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Providing Iron infusion for anaemic patients in preassessment
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Once weekly theatre based Anaesthetic Taster sessions, as service commitment allows
Rota / Shift pattern
This will be 0800-1630
No on call commitment
Typical working week
Community Facing commitment
(if applicable)
Working with Primary Care Organisations to provide lifestyle modifications programme such as:
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prehabilitation fitness programmes
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weight management programmes
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smoking cessation
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community diabetic and anaemia management
Related clinical skills opportunities
Exposure to theatres and anaesthesia, ideal for anyone considering a career in this area
Potential to become trained to deliver cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Opportunity to get involved in multicentre research projects
In-house teaching
Regular weekly journal club in Anaesthesia and ICU
Training in perioperative CPET and SDM
Training in modifiable risk factors in the perioperative period and how these can be mitigated
Audit opportunities
Involvement in the Perioperative Quality Improvement Programme PQIP
Opportunities to present Audit work at the Departmental Clinical Effectiveness programmme
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F2 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2023
Trust Name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Trust
Clinical Supervisor(s)
Ben Collard (OMFS Consultant)
Overview of team
5 OMFS Consultants (GMC registered)
2 Associate specialists
4 Speciality Doctors
1 OMFS Registrar
4 OMFS SHOs
Nature of duties
F2 duties
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Attend clinics which cover - 2WW referrals, head and neck cancer, skin cancer and general clinics – including facial trauma and salivary gland disease
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Attend head and neck, skin cancer and thyroid MDT
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Ward duties – covering OMFS inpatients
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Emergency clinic – new and reviewing trauma patients
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On call duties – including covering in and out of hours emergencies with 4 other OMFS SHOs
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Attend OMFS weekly departmental teaching program
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Involvement in departmental audit and quality improvement
Rota / Shift pattern
On calls
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Join rota alongside 4 OMFS SHOs.
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Covering 1:5 day, evening, overnight and weekend on calls
Typical working week
Typical week
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1 day in GA operating theatre assisting on cancer/trauma surgery with OMFS consultant
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1 day attending clinic – cancer/trauma/general
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1 day holding on call bleep
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1 day off post on call
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1 day attending teaching, departmental meeting, governance, morbidity and mortality
Community Facing commitment
(if applicable)
N/A
Related clinical skills opportunities
Examining oral and skin cancer referral patients under senior guidance
Suturing under both LA and GA
Examining emergency patients in ED using ATLS principles with senior guidance
Teaching medical students – over 12 months we have 5th year and 3rd year medial students in OMFS
Performing simple skin surgery
Minor oral surgery
In-house teaching
OMFS Departmental teaching
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1 session per weekly
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Consultant led departmental teaching attending by SHOs, medical students, and speciality Doctors
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SHOs attend and also are encouraged to lead teaching sessions for colleagues and students
Audit opportunities
OMFS Audit
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We strongly encourage all SHOs and students to be involved and lead on audit and QI projects with consultant guidance.
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Over the last 12 months this has led to SHOs and students giving over 12 poster and oral presentations at national and international conferences in OMFS
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F2 ENT 2022
Trust Name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Supervisor(s)
James Powles
Overview of team
6 consultants
2ST
1 CT
1 GPST
2 F2 (was 3 until lost one to comm psych & now fill with Trust Grade)
Nature of duties
ENT junior tier- ward rounds, ward work, emergency clinics, on call/emergencies, non-resident on call out of hours
Rota / Shift pattern
1 in 5 on call weekdays & weekends with appropriate rest time for compliance
Rolling 1:5 weekly pattern.
Typical working week
M- on call (including non-resident overnight)
Tu- off post on call
W- 8-9am ward round/ 10-12 emergency clinic/ 2-5pm teaching clinic
Th-8-9am ward round/ 9-1pm theatre/ 2-5pm support on call
Fr-8-9 ward round/ 10-12 ward cover/ 2-5pm CPD
Community Facing commitment
(if applicable)
Emergency clinics (independent clinic but always with senior supervision)
Related clinical skills opportunities
Standard ward & emergency skills including paediatric care & assessment
ENT skills including nasendoscopy, ear microsuction & use of microscope, incision & drainage of abscesses/quinsy’s, epistaxis cautery & packing
Potential to perform appropriate operations in theatre if interested
In-house teaching
Regular teaching- Team meetings (eg M&M), Consultant led ward rounds, supernumerary in teaching clinics & teaching in theatre
Formal team-teaching sessions
Free place on whole day lecture/practical ‘Introduction to ENT’ national course delivered by dept guaranteed at very start of placement
Audit opportunities
Encouraged to undertake & present audit/ QI projects
F2 Healthcare for older people frailty intervention team (FIT) 2022
Trust Name
Torbay and South Devon NHS foundation Trust
Clinical Supervisor(s)
Healthcare for older people consultant team.
Dr Kirsty Ellmers; Orthogeriatrics (Clinical Lead)
Dr Karen Broadhurst; Orthogeriatrics
Dr Gareth Griggs; Dementia and Movement Disorders
Dr Chris Uridge; Syncope and Falls (0.6WTE)
Dr Christopher Cawston; Acute Frailty, Community Interface, & Stroke Medicine
Dr Christopher Baker; Acute Frailty and Community Interface
Dr Jonny Hacon; Orthogeriatrics & Perioperative Medicine
Dr Kim Kirrane; Acute Frailty (0.725 WTE)
Dr Jenny Evans; Acute Frailty
Dr Julia Bell; Acute Frailty (0.8 WTE)
Mrs Jo Passmore; Consultant Nurse for Acute Frailty
Additional consultants will be in post prior to commencement of this post in August 2023.
In addition:
Dr Karina McKearney, Specialty Doctor; Acute Frailty & Community Hospital 1.0 WTE
Mrs Maria Hoskin, Frailty physicians associate, 1.0 WTE.
Mrs Dawn Thomas; Advanced Clinical Practitioner Frailty 1.0 WTE
Additional team members will be in post prior to commencement of this post in August 2023.
Overview of team
A recently developed front door focused post based at Torbay Hospital.
Working as part of a larger MDT at the front door. With the larger experienced frailty nursing team in the short stay frailty unit.
Medical team is a less-medical model so the FY2 would working under direct clinical supervision and alongside a suitably trained team member including; medical and non-medical consultants, middle grade doctors (both speciality doctors and trainees at registrar grade), advance care practitioners (qualified and trainee), and physicians associates.
Nature of duties
Ward based duties:
Patient round with senior clinician with a focus on development of skills of completing comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) at the front door.
Co-ordinating medical component of the CGA and discharge paperwork/TTA’s with support of doctors’ assistant.
Family and carer liaison including but not limited to discussions regarding illness and treatment as well as advanced care planning (again with appropriate training and direction from senior clinician).
Rota / Shift pattern
Monday – Friday 8.30-4.30pm.
Typical working week
Twice daily huddle with full team identifying appropriate patients for intervention. This team is very collaborative in approach with multiple team members cross covering roles depending on service need.
The FY2 would join a variety of team members who are providing the constituent parts of the CGA, this would principally be the medical and non-medical consultant and middle grade doctors. Then acting on the medical components and co-ordinating the medical side of care with a discharge focus.
Community Facing commitment
(if applicable)
This placement is front door facing focused on rapidly providing a CGA to resolve the frailty crisis that has necessitated presentation to hospital.
Strong links with community work through the CGA and short stay nature of post. Patient population by nature less acute and therefore provides good opportunity to gain community type competencies.
Related clinical skills opportunities
This post would be focused on providing high-quality front door care focused around comprehensive geriatric assessment and advanced care planning.
In-house teaching
Weekly medical grand round (currently via MS Teams)
Weekly geriatric medicine teaching (currently via MS Teams)
Ward based consultant teaching daily.
Audit opportunities
We would anticipate as this is a rapidly developing and new service that this would be a placement focused more on QI rather than Audit.
In the first instance this would be focused around introducing and improving the consistency of the routine parts of comprehensive geriatric assessment and communication with families and carers. But in due course the virtual ward resource (due to start in Autumn 2022) will provide excellent run chart data for development of high-quality running audits looking at outcomes from interventions that we would expect foundation trainees to be regularly involved with.
F2 Perioperative Medicine and Anaesthesia 2024
Trust Name
Torbay and South Devon
Clinical Supervisor(s)
Lynn Margetts – Clinical Service Lead Anaesthetics
Andrew Mcewen – Chariman Anaesthetics
David Levy – lead for High Risk Assessment
William Key – lead for Preassessment
Overview of team
The Anaesthetics and Perioperative Medicine department is the largest clinical specialty at Torbay Hospital. There are currently 44 Consultants, 8 Specialty trainees and 7 Core trainees.
It is recognised internationally in being pioneers in High Risk perioperative assessment using cardio pulmonary exercise testing to assess fitness prior surgery and in using fitness programmes in the preoperative period to reduce that risk. As well as high risk assessment the department provides support in many areas throughout the hospital including:
General anaesthetic services to all surgical specialties including inpatient and day case patients.
Preoperative assessment.
Obstetric analgesia.
Critical Care.
Pain management (Acute + Chronic).
Support for Resus throughout the hospital.
Anaesthetic and sedation services throughout the hospital where required for non-surgical specialities.
The F2 role would mainly be working with the 12 Consultants providing the perioperative medicine service. This service identifies modifiable risk factors and implements action to mitigate these risks during the perioperative period. As well as the traditional medical optimisation approach, this team also has community links to enable change in more public health focused risk factors such as; weight management, nutrition optimistation, smoking and alcohol cessation and improvement in physical fitness and physical activity. The F2 role will cover work in all these areas
Nature of duties
The main purpose of this role is to provide clinical support to the perioperative medicine service this will include:
- Attending High Risk assessment clinics, train to deliver CPEX tests with the aim of independent practice
- Develop understanding in shared decision-making discussions
- Learn to provide a comprehensive risk assessment for all surgical specialities
- Work with physiotherapists and fitness instructors in providing fitness assessments, designing and running exercise programmes in the acute hospital and the community
- Liaise and refer to other hospital teams
- Working closely with the Anaesthesia and ICU Research leads to enable collection of data for perioperative research projects
- Performing perioperative medicine ward rounds under the supervision of the Duty anaesthetists, assisting with postoperative care of high-risk patients in the ward environment.
- Providing Iron infusion for anaemic patients in preassessment
- Once weekly theatre based Anaesthetic Taster sessions, as service commitment allows
Rota / Shift pattern
This will be 0800-1630
No on call commitment
Typical working week
Community Facing commitment
(if applicable)
Working with Primary Care Organisations to provide lifestyle modifications programme such as:
- prehabilitation fitness programmes
- weight management programmes
- smoking cessation
- community diabetic and anaemia management
Related clinical skills opportunities
Exposure to theatres and anaesthesia, ideal for anyone considering a career in this area
Potential to become trained to deliver cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Opportunity to get involved in multicentre research projects
In-house teaching
Regular weekly journal club in Anaesthesia and ICU
Training in perioperative CPET and SDM
Training in modifiable risk factors in the perioperative period and how these can be mitigated
Audit opportunities
Involvement in the Perioperative Quality Improvement Programme PQIP
Opportunities to present Audit work at the Departmental Clinical Effectiveness programmme
F2 General adult in patient psychiatry 2024
Trust Name
Devon Partnership Trust
Clinical Supervisor(s)
Dr Antonio Lopes
Overview of team
Acute psychiatric ward, working age adults from Torbay area
Nature of duties
Psychosocial assessment of patients admitted to the ward, monitoring physical health of patients, attending ward rounds and MDTs; liaising with GPs and pharmacy team around medication.
Rota / Shift pattern
Full shift rota
Typical working week
9-5 Monday-Friday, with additional duties out of hours according to rota obligations.
Community Facing commitment
(if applicable)
Community experience can be arranged bespoke to enable learning objectives to be met
Related clinical skills opportunities
Taking a mental health history, examining the mental state, bio-psychosocial formulation, diagnosis, interviewing informants, considering and planning safe environments, observing Mental Health Act and capacity assessments, participating in multidisciplinary meetings and joint agency meetings.
Teaching, both formal and informal, for medical students based on the ward
In-house teaching
Weekly supervision with consultant
Local monthly education meeting with opportunities to present
Attendance at Foundation training events
Access to RDUH post graduate program
Audit opportunities
Active R&D and Quality improvement programmes within the Trust, including the Cedars Academy; lots of opportunities to participate in on-going quality improvement work or initiate new projects.
F2 Liaison Psychiatry 2024
Trust Name
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Clinical Supervisor(s)
Dr Tom Manders
Overview of team
Torbay Liaison Psychiatry Service - Torbay Hospital – Torbay and South Devon Mental Health Centre
Nature of duties
- Biopsychosocial assessment of patients presenting to the liaison psychiatry service at Torbay Hospital, performed jointly with a qualified member of staff, progressing to Independent assessment as competency develops.
- Management plans / discharge decisions to be discussed with B6 or more senior member of the Liaison Psychiatry team prior to implementation.
- Duties tailored to the learning needs and interest of the doctor
Rota / Shift pattern
rota
Typical working week
0900-1700, Monday to Friday with the opportunity to shadow on-call out of hours.
Inclusion in the daytime on call and OOH on call rota
Community Facing commitment
(if applicable)
ED work is community facing
Community experience can be arranged bespoke to enable learning objectives are met
Related clinical skills opportunities
- Taking a mental health history
- Examining the mental state
- Bio-psycho-social formulation
- Differential diagnosis
- Interviewing informants
- Considering and planning safe environments
- Observing mental health act and capacity assessments
- Observing ECT
- Participating in multidisciplinary meetings and joint agency meetings
- Managing distress
In-house teaching
- Attendance at Foundation School training programme
- Attendance at in house liaison psychiatry teaching
- Monthly locality psychiatry education meeting
- Weekly trust-wide liaison psychiatry trainee doctors Balint group
Audit opportunities
Active Quality Improvement Program running in the service with access to audit, evaluation, research & innovation programs.
F1 In Diabetes, Endocrinology and GIM 2024
Trust Name
Torbay and South Devon
Clinical Supervisor(s)
Dr Chris Redford – Clinical Lead for D&E and TPD for D&E in Peninsula.
Allocated F1 Supervision, from Consultant team.
Overview of team
The D&E team consists of 6 Consultants, 9 Diabetes Specialist Nurses, 6 Diabetes Specialist Dietitians and an administrative team. We also host an IMT trainee and GP specialist placements.
The F1 role would be based on our inpatient ward – ‘New Forrest’, which is shared with a GIM Consultant.
Nature of duties
Largely ward based, although opportunity to attend OP clinics in D&E.
Ward base includes specialist D&E patients, alongside varied GIM conditions.
Opportunity to join weekly Diabetes inpatient ward rounds.
Daily Consultant Ward rounds and Board rounds.
MDT team including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Discharge Co-ordinator.
Rota / Shift pattern
Ward based work, and F1 on-call rota.
Typical working week
As per F1 rota.
Community Facing commitment
(if applicable)
Opportunity to be involved in community diabetes service support visits – Educational and clinical support provided to Primary Care to improve the management of T1DM and T2DM.
Related clinical skills opportunities
Range of clinical skills opportunity, supervised by more senior colleagues, including:
-Lumbar Puncture
-Cannulation, including use of USS
-Resuscitation skills
In-house teaching
Weekly Friday M&M meeting, to review IP deaths and discuss clinical management and case learning.
Weekly Friday focused teaching session, based on ward clinical D&E case.
Weekly Diabetes MDT.
Weekly Endocrine MDT.
Monthly Endocrine Journal Club.
Audit opportunities
Opportunity for involvement in QIP/Audit related to D&E care within the trust.
F2 Sexual Health 2024
Trust Name
Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Supervisor(s)
Nadia Khatib
Derval Harte
Vicki Killick
Jane Simpson
Overview of team
Doctors
- 2 Sexual Health/HIV consultants – Dr Nadia Khatib, Dr Derval Harte
- 3 Associate Specialists – Dr Vicki Killick, Dr Catherine Ackford, Dr Jane Simpson
- 1 Staff Grade – Dr Meriel Evans
- 1 X GP ST doctor
- 1 X F2 doctor
Nurses/Health Advisers
- 7 X Nurses covering Sexual Health, Contraception and Termination of Pregnancy
- 2X HIV Clinical Nurse Specialists
HCAs
Admin
Rota Coordinator – Ms Michelle Crowe
Clinic Manager – Ms Jane Schofield
Nature of duties
- Manage undifferentiated patients accessing the service – via telephone, video and face-to-face consultations.
- Focus will be on Sexual Health presentations (STIs – assessment, treatment, partner notification and follow-up/referrals).
- Some involvement in Contraception presentations – including Emergency Contraception assessment
- Keep contemporaneous notes on patients’ Electronic Patient Record.
- Act as a second signatory on HSA forms for Termination of Pregnancy (alternative cover can be arranged if the trainee cannot fulfil this role due to conscientious objection).
- Senior cover always provided on-site by appropriately qualified doctor or nurse.
- Support clinical teaching of medical students
Rota / Shift pattern
Working pattern:
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
9:00 - 17:00
9:00 - 17:00
9:00 - 17:00
9:00 - 17:00
9:00 - 17:00
Potential for 1 – 2 evening shifts per week (17:00 – 20:00) instead of afternoon shifts (14:00 – 17:00). This depends on trainee availability, service needs and activity and will be negotiated with trainee at least 6 weeks prior to starting. 4hrs Self Development Time on alternate weeks.
Duty details:
Duty
Name
Type
Start
Finish
Days
Duration
A
A
Shift
9:00
17:00
1
8:00
B
half NWD/half Study Leave
Shift
9:00
17:00
1
8:00
Your working pattern includes normal days.
Average Weekly Hours of Work: 40:00 hours
Your contract is a full-time contract for 40 hours
The distribution of these will be as follows:
Average weekly hours at plain time: 40:00
Average weekly hours attracting a 37% enhancement: 0
Weekend allowance of 0
Note: these figures are the average weekly hours, based on the length of your rota cycle, as required by Schedule 2 of the Terms and Conditions of Service. These may not represent your actual hours of work in any given week.
Typical working week
Mix of remote and Face-to-Face consultations with undifferentiated patients morning and afternoon.
Weekly 1 hour team meeting (Rotates monthly – Clinical Governance; Journal Club; Guidelines Update; Teaching; Audit presentations)
Some ‘outreach’ work at peripheral clinics in Newton Abbot and Paignton
Community Facing commitment
(if applicable)
All clinics are outpatient based at Castle Circus Health Centre in Torquay, Newton Abbot Hospital in Newton Abbot and Paignton Hospital in Paignton.
Related clinical skills opportunities
History taking including sexual history
Examination skills – genital examination including speculum examination in women
Health promotion
Administering intramuscular vaccinations (Hepatitis A and B and Human Papilloma Virus)
Administering intramuscular antibiotics
Gram staining and Microscopy on site
Delivery of teaching sessions to MDTs
In-house teaching
In House Teaching:
Formal Teaching Programme:
Regional Teaching booked through MaxCourse
Clinical Skills teaching (scenario based) – 4 x 2 hour sessions across the year, on Fridays, 8.3-10.30am or 11.30am-1.30pm.
ALS (Advanced Life Support)
Audit opportunities
Can usually participate in national British Association of Sexual Health and HIV or British HIV Association audit
Numerous in-house audit opportunities
F2 T & O 2024
Trust Name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Supervisor(s)
Supervisors are selected from T&O consultants – educational supervisor may be outside of the department.
Overview of team
The T&O team consists of 14 Consultants, Registrars, Senior House Officers, Foundation Doctors, Orthopaedic Practitioners, Nurses and Health Care Assistants
Miss Joanna Maggs – Clinical Lead
Mr Nathanael Ahearn - College Tutor
The day to day F2 role will mainly be based between the two main orthopaedic wards: Ainslie (trauma) and Ella Rowcroft (elective) together with any outlying wards.
Nature of duties
- Reviewing and managing patients on orthopaedic wards
- Helping to manage the On-Call take list – taking referrals and assessing new patients referred to T&O
- Daily consultant ward round
- Conducting independent ward round
- Trauma meeting daily
- Microbiology MDT meeting on Thursdays
- Hands on management of the day-to-day running of the ward
- Opportunities to attend clinics (elective and fracture) and theatre operating sessions
Rota / Shift pattern
Week
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
20:30 - 24:00
00:00 - 9:00, 20:30 - 24:00
00:00 - 9:00, 20:30 - 24:00
00:00 - 9:00, 20:30 - 24:00
00:00 - 9:00
2
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
3
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 21:00
8:00 - 21:00
8:00 - 21:00
4
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
5
8:00 - 21:00
8:00 - 21:00
8:00 - 21:00
8:00 - 21:00
6
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
7
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
20:30 - 24:00
00:00 - 9:00, 20:30 - 24:00
00:00 - 9:00, 20:30 - 24:00
8
00:00 - 9:00
8:00 - 17:00
8:00 - 17:00
Duty details:
Duty
Name
Type
Start
Finish
Days
Duration
A
Day on call
Shift
8:00
21:00
1
13:00
B
Normal Day
Shift
8:00
17:00
1
9:00
C
Night on call
Shift
20:30
9:00
2
12:30
Senior Cover Arrangements for Out of Hours Work
Weekday on call 5-9pm: On-call registrar on site. On call consultant off site
Weekday on call 8:30pm – 8:00am: On-call registrar off site. On call consultant off site
Weekend on call 8:00am – 9pm: On-call registrar on site. On-call consultant on site until 5:00pm
Weekend on call 8:30pm – 8:00am: On-call registrar off site. On call consultant off site
Typical working week
Either ward work/theatre assisting or on-call duties
Community Facing commitment
(if applicable) e.g. Out Patient Clinics
No formal community facing commitments
Related clinical skills opportunities
Opportunities to learn the following practical procedures commonly used on the on-call take:
- Fascia Iliaca Blocks
- Joint aspirations
- Fracture manipulations
- Application of plaster casts
- Relocation of dislocated joints
In-house teaching
Daily teaching - We have our own 5-10 minute teaching format called “POW” (Pearls Of Wisdom) at the end of the Trauma meeting. On Fridays it is given by the consultant on call, on other days by a registrar or other doctor. You learn the most from giving your own presentations.
Tuesday lunch time teaching - 1pm to 1.45pm in the seminar room. An F1/F2/SHO is asked to present a case themed around an allocated topic. The on-call registrar will also deliver a review of a paper centred around the same topic.
Clinical effectiveness / audit meetings - these are monthly.
Opportunities to go down to the Plaster Room to gain hands on experience with application of POPs and fibreglass casts etc.
Audit opportunities
Opportunities to partake in as well as lead audits/QI projects
FY2 Healthcare for older people (Geriatric Medicine) frailty rotation
Trust Name
Torbay and South Devon NHS foundation Trust
Clinical Supervisor(s)
Healthcare for older people consultant team[SR1] .
Dr Kirsty Ellmers; Orthogeriatrics
Dr Karen Broadhurst; Orthogeriatrics
Dr Jonny Hacon; Orthogeriatrics & Perioperative Medicine (Joint Clinical Lead)
Dr Julia Bell (0.8 WTE) (Joint Clinical Lead)
Dr Harjita Sahota; Movement Disorders
Dr Chris Uridge (0.6WTE)
Dr Kim Kirrane (0.725 WTE)
Dr Christopher Baker
Dr Jenny Evans
Virtual Frailty Ward GPs
Dr Kath Bhatt
Dr Nikki Bain
Mrs Jo Passmore; Consultant Nurse for Frailty
In addition (speciality doctors):
Dr Karina McKearney, Specialty Doctor
Dr Anita Germon, Speciality Doctor
Overview of team
Due to changes within the department. This post will now be a ward-based post, but with one selected day each week that will provide community-facing opportunities. There will be opportunity to experience managing patients with frailty and an array of healthcare of older people medicine presentations.
The FY2 will mainly work on the orthogeriatric ward which will give experience of bone health assessment, falls assessment and delirium amongst other presentations. This will be under the guidance of one of our orthogeriatricians.
Nature of duties
Ward based duties:
Patient round with senior clinician with a focus on peri-operative orthopaedic patients.
- Arrive on the ward on time as per rota allocation
- Prepare and print the handover sheets (arranged amongst juniors)
- Contribute to handover, take notes for allocated tasks
- Take responsibility for allocated number of patients
- Prepare daily/ward round notes, check bloods, radiology imaging and other outstanding investigations as appropriate
- Chase +/send specialist referrals as appropriate
- Request investigations and daily tasks if required
- Liaise with MDT, other specialist teams (e.g. THORT, Parkinson’s team, alcohol service etc)
- Attend MDT meetings/ HOP teaching (every Friday 13.00-14.00, Horizon centre)
- Update family/carers/NOK as appropriate
- Write/update discharge summaries, complete TTAs (medication to take home on discharge), just in case drugs, PMAR charts, warfarin, controlled drugs prescriptions as applicable
- Complete Medical examiner referrals (liaise with consultant for cause of death if unsure). Complete death certificates and cremation forms (ideally within 48hrs)
- Support junior members of the team
Rota / Shift pattern
Monday – Friday 0830-1730
No out of hours on-call for this post
Typical working week
Gather for handover and ward round with orthogeriatrician of the day and team.
Ward duties as outlined during the day with MDT with therapy teams at 12pm. Orthogeriatrician available in afternoon if concerns/queries.
Selected weekly day away from the ward – either at Totnes Hospital, under direct supervision of the ward-rounding consultant, or with the virtual frailty ward team with supervision from Virtual Ward GPs/Consultant Nurse in Frailty.
Community Facing commitment
(if applicable)
As above; Each week, will spend one day at Totnes Hospital on the day a HOP consultant is ward rounding, under supervision from the ward-rounding consultant.
When not spending this day a week at Totnes, will instead be with the virtual frailty ward team under supervision from Virtual Ward GPs/Consultant Nurse in Frailty.
Related clinical skills opportunities
Ward-rounding skills
Clinical skills appropriate for F2 curriculum
Liaison with community teams both during orthogeriatric ward time and in community Hospital setting.
Potential opportunity to join virtual frailty team in an observational role for home visits.
In-house teaching
Weekly medical grand round (currently via MS Teams)
Weekly geriatric medicine teaching (currently Friday 1-2pm)
Ward based consultant teaching.
Audit opportunities
Opportunity to carry out audit and to get involved with audits run by members of the team. Additional opportunities for QI in this post relating to orthogeriatrics and community geriatrics.
[SR1]Can we have names of the team? Including MDT members e.g. ACP, nurse consultant