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The Bath GP VTS - Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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.

9/10

What were the best things about the job?

  • Consultants are incredibly approachable
  • the SHO group is fantastic
  • the teaching
  • encouragement to get to clinics
  • spending little time in theatre.

What experience did you get?

Gynae emergencies; gained confidence in specs, smears & swabs; 5 gynae clinics in 6 months; 5 ante-natal clinics in 6 months; 2 colposcopy clinics; loads of on-the-job experience.

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

Weekly super, well-organised, bleep-free teaching for SHOs; weekly path meeting; Departmental teaching every Friday afternoon: usually useful, good quality, but you can get bleeped away.

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

Thee.

What was the on-call and rota like?

No problems with the shift system. Workload variable but never unmanageable.

What was the on-call accommodation like?

Good.

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

2 out of the 3 GPVTS days; took 4 days of study leave to be in my training practice.

What were the worst things about the job?

Busy if 2 other SHOs are on holiday/sick leave.

GP Educator's comments?

All our GPVTS SHOs do the O&G job. Miss Diana Dunlop is the inspiring consultant who is the educational supervisor for our SHOs. She runs an excellent educational, GP-focussed programme. All the SHOs comment on the strength and supportive nature of the O&G team.

 

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Last update: 29 August 2007