Derriford Basics

College tutors: Charlie Finan and Sophie McGlade.

The rota situation in Derriford is complex, with no single rota that is definative.

The teams channel Derriford files (Radiology Academy > Clinical Placements > Plymouth) contains rough rotas, with block rotas for ST1-3 and individual rotas for ST4-5. These give you a guide of what you are supposed to be doing, and are largely correct for the service provision sessions but don't cover everything and sessions can vary from this.

In addition to this you need to check the ultrasound rota, especially for lunch time ultrasound lists, the bleep rota for those unfortunate enough to still be holding this, and the DNR/DFR rotas. The ultrasound rota should be regularly emailed out, and the other rotas are supposed to end up in the same teams folder - though this is not the case as it stands. There is also a general department rota in the Imaging Production Control Board chat files.

Ultrasound lists based in SAU on Level 7, for ST 3/4/5.

10 scans in a session - general abdomens and TV scaning. Contact the ultrasound co-ordinator if anything on the list that you can't do.

Check scans with Prageeth/Cath/Pete for the first list before verifying.

DFR(Duty Floor Radiologist) and DNR(Duty NeuroRadiologist) are the consultant radiologists manning the phones for general vetting/enquires or neurorad vetting/enquiries respectively. Normal day times cover is split into two sessions from 0900-1300 and 1300-1700.

Registrar DFR and DNR are sessions where ST2 and above are paired with the consultant, and help provide the DFR/DNR service. For these sessions just track down who is the consultant on and touch base with them before the session to see how they want to run things. Some will be working remotely and you'll be sharing the phones and working through teams and sometimes you'll be based in the same room.

These sessions are largely service provision, and you need to be there or arrange cover if you are not able to make it, particularly for afternoons. There are also generaly found to be useful for training, with good support covering a core skill and are often low intensity so you get a decent amount of reporting done, particularly on DNR.