Obs & Gynae Teaching Programmes

April-July 2012
 

The Obstetric and Gynaecology Department consists of 33 Gynaecology beds, 12 beds in delivery suite and 30 antenatal/postnatal beds.

There are eight Consultant teams, and eight Middle Grades at the second on call level. There are six doctors at first on call level who are either GP registrars or early specialist trainees, or trust doctors and two F2 trainees. All Specialty / GP Trainees are on a full shift pattern of work.

The Unit offers training in all aspects of modern management of labour and antenatal care. There are approximately 2200 deliveries per annum.

The Unit undertakes all general aspects of Gynaecology including a colposcopy, minimal access surgery, infertility, PMB, urogynaecology and gynae oncology services.

Thursday morning are reserved for weekly postgraduate meetings which include a six monthly course of 21 tutorial sessions specifically aimed at junior doctors and GP registrars.

Each registrar will work with usually two and occasionally three consultants during their six months and the rotation will include three one week blocks of night duty. At the present time the DRCOG examination is held five months after completion of the post and you are welcome to rejoin the
Friday morning tutorials nearer the time.

There are both hospital and departmental inductions. Each GPVTS registrar will have an educational supervisor with whom an induction interview is undertaken to plan individual training needs and requests. The district tutor will undertake a formative assessment at to ensure there are no difficulties in training and finally a summative assessment at the end of the post will be undertaken by the educational supervisor.