Surgery term

Surgery term

Requirements of the post

• The completion of a full term (10–12 weeks) in a surgical discipline with a satisfactory level of performance confirmed by your supervisor.
• Rotations must offer a broad surgical experience and may include general surgery, plastic surgery, paediatric surgery, orthopaedics, gynaecology, otolaryngology (ENT) and urology.
• Clinical experience, including:
  • using sterile techniques
  • management of intravenous fluids
  • perioperative care
  • exposure to common features of surgical illness, including the metabolic response to trauma, shock, infection and neoplasia
  • caring for patients with a broad range of acute and elective surgical conditions.

Specific competencies to be covered

• Diagnosis and management of a range of common surgical conditions including, but not limited to:
  • post-surgical complications (eg infections, post-operative bleeding)
  • perioperative blood management
  • blood product/transfusion protocols
  • surgical prophylaxis
  • recognition and management of acute surgical illness, including the deteriorating patient
  • common and important surgical conditions at all stages of life.
• Patient-centred communication.
• Informed and shared decision-making.
• Identifying and managing sick patients.
• Effective interactions with other health professionals to provide high quality care for patients.
• Effective communication in teams.
• Working with emergency and critical care teams.
• Management of perioperative risks.
• Critical thinking and incident prevention.