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The Bath GP VTS - Elderly Care

What the SHOs say

We asked recent Bath VTS SHOs to tell us what they thought about the post.

How much did you enjoy the job? Please mark it out of 10 for enjoyment.

7-8/10

What were the best things about the job?

• The patients.
• Nice team on the ward.
• Being ward-based means getting good working relationships with the staff.
• Consultants are very approachable.
• I learnt loads!

What experience did you get?

General, not specialised, so particularly relevant for general practice; timetabled to attend 1 clinic per week; covered 20-30 patients, plenty of work; busy, but not over-stretched; 2 ward-rounds per week; includes a 5 week attachment to the Medical Admissions Unit (MAU).

How much teaching did you get and how good was it?

Weekly SHO teaching, good quality, not in protected time but not usually called away; weekly Departmental teaching; 2 grand rounds per month; good informal teaching.

How many appraisals did you have? (There should be 3 in each 6-month post.)

Varied from 0 to 3.

What was the on-call and rota like?

Evening shifts, but no nights.

What was the on-call accommodation like?

OK.

Did you manage to get to the GPVTS SHO days and see your GP Trainer during the post?

Managed to get to all the VTS days and spent time with trainer.

What were the worst things about the job?

Can sometimes be too much to cover when other SHOs are on leave.

GP Educator's comments?

Consultant Dr Louise Shaw ensures that this excellent post is of high relevance to General Practice. The consultants take an active interest in their SHOs and the ward-based system works well.

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Last update: 29 August 2007