Hospital Rotations

– No on calls
– Multidisciplinary working
– Good insight into another healthcare sector
– Great CBT opportunities including Live Well, long term conditions, group sessions
– Can learn to help deliver computerised, telephone and face to face guided self help
– Community OPA 1-5 days per week

– Based at Amersham
– Inpatient neuro rehab unit
– Involves looking after in patients with 2 consultants
– Good MDT working
– Cardiology, rheumatology and neuro clinics are held weekly and are a good source of GP focussed learning
– General and rheumatology teaching is very good
– A well supported job. Useful for GP in a friendly environment

– Based at Whiteleaf centre, Aylesbury or Valley Centre, Wycombe
– On calls are at Whiteleaf
– Placements include old age, community, acute and general adult psychiatry
– Good exposure to drugs including side effects and monitoring, drug and alcohol services, assessment and management of acute presentations
– Useful exposure to OOH problems

– Dermatology will be based at Amersham Hospital only
– Unbanded
– Derm: time in clinics and minor ops, lots of practical support. Exposure to acute dermatological conditions on Day Unit. Responsible for helping junior colleagues
– Rheum: mostly clinic based, good learning opportunities, includes xray meetings and rheumatology meetings. Good practical skills teaching including joint injections
– An audit is expected and presented
– Well supportive team.​

– Hospice based on Stoke Mandeville site
– Integrated with ½ day per week in GP and in ENT clinic
– On call from home 1 per week and 1:5 weekends
– Very well supported and organised
– Journal club and teaching
– Experience in lymphoedema clinic and day hospice
– Fully banded but flexible
– Highly recommended

– Stoke Mandeville for clinics, day surgery at Wycombe general
– Obs: labour ward, antenatal admissions, obstetric emergencies. Antenatal clinics, post natal ward cover. Am and pm shifts.
– Gynae: ward cover, clinics and theatre
– On calls: 1 : 4 weekends
– Twilight shifts Monday- Thursday 1-8 once a month + nights
– Teaching: weekly SpR. Monthly educational half day. Perinatal mortality meetings, audit is required

– Based at SMH
– Resus, minors, majors and paediatric assessment. You will work across all areas. Minors is usually covered by ENPs
– Variety of shifts
– 2-3 weekends per month
– Protected teaching time weekly
– Good practical skills learning opportunities
– Well supported department.

– Divided between neonates and general paeds
– Neonates: attend NICU, high risk deliveries. Useful for learning about baby checks and identifying the sick neonate
– General: divided between wards, clinics and community
– Good senior support
– During community paeds 1 week is spent on ward 7 WGH paediatric day unit
– Shift based jobs
– Journal club and weekly teaching

– CSRU – acute day cases only. Very good job – acute cardiac cases and stroke (regional stroke centre).
– Two stroke wards – rehab and acute ward.
– Lots of experience managing stroke and its complications.
– Also work along with stroke rehab.
– On-calls – one in four, well supported by reg/consultant. Cover cardiology as well as stroke (no F1 over night)
– Weekly student directed teaching

– General medical job (SMH)
– Unbanded (no on calls)
– F1 and F2 on ward (big team) – 30+ patients – dedicated ward.
– Limited clinic exposure but lots of experience on the wards.
– Weekly hospital teaching and grand round

– Based at SMH
– Red team ward 8 (Dr Yau/ Dr Hasan)
– Blue team ward 9 (Dr Durkin/ Dr Frang)
– 3 months unbanded
– 3 months banded – oncalls (ward cover and medical take clerking in A&E)
– 1 week of nights in 6 months
– 3 weekends in 6 months (2 days 1 nights)
– Red team – consultant ward rounds 2-3 times per week
– Blue team – 1-2 consultant ward rounds per week
– Friday lunchtime teaching MFoP
– Wednesday morning general medicine teaching 8.30 start in postgrad centre
– Approachable for workplace based assessments