1. Welcome to Nobles Hospital and GP Placements on the Isle of Man
Why Come Here?

2. Isle of Man
A beautiful island with a friendly community and with easy access from UK (ferry or short flight)

3. 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?

4. 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

5. General Practice

6. 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 wte
is a new Hospital on a green field site
It is equipped to the highest standards 6

7. Noble’s Hospital
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

8. Noble’s Hospital Undergraduate Teaching
by Foundation Doctors - Mondays 6-7pm
Sessions 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 families
Students will be ‘left’ to manage the situations as they will be expected to do as an FY1

9. Noble’s Hospital Facilities
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.

10. Education Centre and Library Facilities
We have a modern Education Centre, Keyll Darree, which includes a well equipped library with access to 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

12. 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
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For more details on placements contact Mary Clark, Medical Education Manager in the first instance –
We can send a full GP ‘Trainee Pack’ by or post

13. In your spare time……!!!!!

14. You can be sure of a warm welcome and WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR TIME HERE
We will be delighted that you have chosen the Isle of Man to do your elective
You can be sure of a warm welcome and
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR TIME HERE

15. ANY QUESTIONS?