Welcome to Nobles Hospital and

GP Placements on the Isle of Man

Why Come Here?

Isle of Man

A beautiful island with a friendly community and with easy access from UK (ferry or short flight)

What are your priorities?

• Quality training?• Friendly, experienced trainer/supervisor?• Enough teaching time?• Get to see a wide variety of patients?• Maximise skills for working towards / passing exams?• Supportive partners in GP?• Involvement in all aspects of GP practice?• Own GP consulting room?• Understand how the Primary Care Team works?• Neighbouring GP training practice for visits and ‘buddying’• Local GP ‘Out of Hours’ experience if needed?• Combination of town and country GP practice?

We provide all that – and more!

• Brand new buildings – plenty of room• Generous, flexible teaching and supervision time• Opportunity to do ‘short case’ presentations in a safe

environment to prepare you for final exams• Opportunity to undertake a patient safety improvement

audit• Beautiful seaside towns with wide varied population• Dedicated community nurses/midwives/health visitors • A well developed GP triage system with ‘duty doctor’• EMIS PCS GP computer system• Flexible GP rota depending on your experience /

confidence

General Practice

Noble’s Hospital• serves a population of approximately

80,000• has a complement of 318 beds• provides a wide range of services • Medical staff of around 124.6 wte• is a new Hospital on a green field site • It is equipped to the highest standards

We can offer undergraduate electives at Nobles Hospital within a variety of specialities and with direct access to consultant. Current specialities include:

•General Medicine (with special interests in Elderly Medicine, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Renal, Oncology and Palliative Care)•Paediatrics and Neonatology•Obstetrics and Gynaecology•Accident and Emergency•Radiology (including CT Ultrasound and nuclear medicine imaging)•Anaesthetics (including ITU)•General Surgery (including breast & oncoplastic unit, vascular surgery, Upper GI & colorectal surgery)•Urology•Orthopaedic Surgery

Noble’s Hospital

Noble’s HospitalUndergraduate Teaching by Foundation Doctors - Mondays 6-7pmSessions focus on being on call as a foundation doctor. Sessions are highly interactive with role-playing of situations commonly encountered during on call shifts, such as: •reviewing the acutely unwell patient•reviewing prescriptions•handing over to seniors•talking to concerned familiesStudents will be ‘left’ to manage the situations as they will be expected to do as an FY1

• Staff restaurant is subsidised and open daily• Coffee room with vending facilities and

microwave is adjacent to restaurant and open 24 hours a day

• Coffee shop in atrium foyer is open during office hours – and serves great cakes!

• Lovely residential accommodation is self-catering with each unit supplied with a fully equipped kitchen. Laundry facilities available too.

Noble’s Hospital Facilities

Education Centre and Library Facilities

• We have a modern Education Centre, Keyll Darree, which includes a well equipped library with access to email and internet facilities for all students.

• Excellent library and information resources: 'An impressive library and on line access availability to everything doctors may require’ Mersey Deanery Annual Assessment Report 2012

So…why train here?• We believe this is the essence of excellent hospital/general

practice, done well, and in a beautiful environment• What’s not to like?!• Previous trainee quotes…

Supportive and friendly staff ‘Collegiate atmosphere’ F2 2012

Lovely, bright and modern general hospital ‘Nice, good size, well laid out, pleasant to work in’ F2 2012

Super, up to date accommodation 'It's the best accommodation I have ever lived in’ CST 2011

Also see video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unjVAa71wW8

• For more details on placements contact Mary Clark, Medical Education Manager in the first instance – mary.clark@gov.im

• We can send a full GP ‘Trainee Pack’ by email or post

In your spare time……!!!!!

We will be delighted that you have chosen the Isle of Man to do your

electiveYou can be sure of a warm welcome

andWE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR TIME

HERE

ANY QUESTIONS?