ADDENBROOKE'S HOSPITAL (PAEDIATRICS)

Travel Information

BY TRAIN - Cambridge Railway station, approximately a 30 minute walk down Hills’s Road to Addenbrooke’s (or a regular bus straight from station to hospital).  

BY BUS – Multiple bus stops right outside Addenbrooke’s ED connected to train station/park and rides/city centre etc - very regular busses 

CAR/BIKE PARKING FACILITIES - Multiple permit-only car parks on site, multiple park and ride facilities surrounding Cambridge. Currently parking is free! And as this is Cambridge of course endless bike parking facilities!

Accommodation

Plenty of accommodation on site. Contact Candice Howes (Medical Staffing) who sorts out accommodation: candice.howes@addenbrookes.nhs.uk.

Pick up keys from ATC Contact Centre. Rooms generally not en-suite, reasonable quality. 

Food and Drinks

Plentiful supplies as >10,000 people work on the Addenbrooke’s site.  During the day there is a cafeteria, M&S, Costa, and Starbucks all in main concourse.  Costa open 24/7. Vending machines throughout hospital.  

Departmental Information

Handover times

Morning handover time - 0830-0900.  Daily teaching Tue-Fri 0900-0930

Evening handover timings - 1630 Mon-Thurs, 1600 Friday

Night handover timings - 2030 until 2100

Rota structure

SHO paediatric rota

• Rotating 9 week rota: in these 9 weeks would do 7 nights, 7 LDs, 3 weekends (including 1 LD, 1 night, 1 short surgical)
• Very easy to take study leave and annual leave 
• During nights there is 1 SHO, 2 SPR (+2 PICU SPRs)
• During weekends there is 1 consultant, 1 SHO, 3 SPRs (1 to cover oncology, 1 to cover ED, 1 to cover the wards)

ST4+ rota

• Currently a rolling 10 week rota.
• The template incorporates 2 registrars out of hours (evening and nights) and three registrars on long days on the weekend

Paediatrics     

• Only PICU in EoE - 13 total beds (variable between PICU and HDU)
• Surgical centre - SHOs cover surgery on long day/nights as SHO
• 4 total paediatric wards – C2 (oncology), C3 (generally babies), D2, F3 
• Paediatric ED - PEM trainees, paediatric trainees, ED trainees 
• Also can have patients on Charles Wolfson Ward (babies under 1yr), and C9 (adolescent oncology), and see patients in the Weston Centre (Day surgery unit), and PDU
• GRID and SPIN rotations vary

Clinics

• Huge variety of subspecialty clinics – virtually every specialty 
• GRID/SPIN SPRs lead their own clinics
• SHO rota has allocated days to attend clinics            

Teaching Schedule   

• Teaching post handover every day Tuesday-Friday - consultants and trainees leading
• Weekly paediatric grand round
• Hospital grand round 1300-1400 every Wednesday 
• Regular clinical governance and safeguarding meetings (1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month)

Reasons for Joining the Team

• Great teaching opportunities, high quality teaching after every handover 4 days a week without fail 
• World-renowned Hospital and University 
• Brilliant research opportunities
• Tertiary centre for most subspecialties– GRID/SPIN training!
• And the city is amazing!!!

College tutors

Dr Helen Bailie, Dr Charlotte Burns

BASILDON HOSPITAL 

Travel Information

BY TRAIN - Basildon Station (nearest) is 18 minute walk to the hospital or 14 minute bus ride.

BY BUS - 100, 21, 5, 5A

CAR/BIKE PARKING FACILITIES -

The car park operates on an automatic number plate recognition barrier system. Staff parking charges are linked to gross pay and range from £10 to £40 per month for full-time employees, charged pro-rata for part time staff. The minimum charge is £10. Parking charges will be deducted from monthly pay, either through salary sacrifice or as a net pay deduction. Staff can register one vehicle for staff parking.

The staff parking concession gives staff access to the following car parks: Multi Storey (uppers levels only), Education centre, Campus, Staff CTC, Staff Maternity, Orsett main car park, Staff authorised parking area opposite Mental Health Unit, Staff authorised parking area at Orsett, Gold car park (Consultants only)

For any car parking queries, please email: carparkservices@btuh.nhs.uk

Bike parking available.

Accommodation

For staff hospital accommodation please contact Sue Pitcher or Jo/Dects, Home Wardens, on ext 4877 or email accommodation@btuh.nhs.uk.

Food and Drinks

Restaurant (by main entrance):

The coffee bar in the main restaurant is open 7.30am–8pm, serving drinks and snacks. A range of hot and cold is served in the main restaurant:

• Breakfast: 7.30-10.30am Monday to Sunday
• Lunch: 11.45am – 2pm Monday to Friday; 12-4.30pm Saturday and Sunday
• Dinner: 5.30-8pm Monday to Friday; 5-8pm Saturday and Sunday 

League of Friends Tea Bars:

The League of Friends tea bars offer hot and cold drinks, filled rolls and snacks.

• Outpatient department: 10am-3pm Monday to Thursday; 10am-1pm Friday
• Antenatal department:  9am-1pm Monday to Friday

Costa Café in The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre: 

Open 7.30am-6pm Monday to Friday; 9.30am-6pm Saturday and Sunday serving a range of hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, toasted sandwiches and snacks.

RVS shop (by main entrance):

The RVS shop sells papers and magazines, confectionary, cards and a small range of essential items. Opening times are:

• Monday 9.30am–7.30pm
• Tuesday 8am-7.30pm
• Wednesday 9.30am–7.30pm
• Thursday 8am-7.30pm
• Friday 9.30am-4.30pm
• Saturday and Sunday 9.30am-4.30pm

Vending machines

Available outside the restaurant, in accident and emergency (A&E) and in the CTC outpatient department.

Departmental Information

Handovers

Morning handover time - 08.30am: Mon-Fri.  09.00 Sat, Sun, bank holidays 

Evening handover time - 16.00: Mon – Fri. N/A Sat, Sun, bank holidays

Night handover time - 20.30pm: Mon-Fri. 21.00: Sat, Sun, bank holidays 

Rota structure

• Paeds Day Shift: 1 long day ward SHO, 1 short day PAU SHO, 1 twilight SHO (2-10pm) , 1 short day ward Reg, 1 short day PAU Reg, 1 twilight Reg, 1 short day FY1 on ward, 1 short day FY1 on PAU, (Thursday & Friday 1 short day FY2 ward/PAU). Additional A&E Trainee on the paediatric rota to cover PAU short day. 
• NICU Day Shift: 1 postnatal SHO short day, 1 long day ward SHO, 1 short day NICU SHO, 1 long day ward Reg
• Paeds Night Shift: 1 Paeds SHO, 1 Paeds Reg
• NICU Night Shift: 1 NICU SHO, 1 NICU Reg
• Paeds Weekend Shift: 1 Paeds long day SHO, 1 Paeds long day Reg, 1 Paeds twilight Reg
• NICU Weekend Shift: 1 NICU/postnates long day SHO, 1 NICU long day Reg

Paediatrics     

• 20 inpatient beds
• No designated HDU bed
• 4 short stay PAU beds 
• 24 hour PAU 
• Paeds trainees do not cover Paeds ED. 

Neonatal Unit

• Level 2
• 21 beds- 3 ITU, 5HDU, 13 SCBU
• 33 postnatal beds 

Clinics    

• General Paediatrics, Allergy, Neonatal, Respiratory, Endocrine, Rheumatology
• Gastro - Gastro Consultant is the CSAC lead for SPIN Gastro training in the college
• Cardiology with tertiary consultant input 
• Diabetes with fully functional MDT
• Epilepsy – MDT clinics
• Haematology with Sickle Cell dedicated clinics 
• Oncology with in house chemo and transfusion 
• Community clinics available – neurodisability, school clinics, child protection services, autism, ASD, ADHD   

Teaching Schedule

• Monday 12.00-13.00 Grand round& Monthly M&M meetings
• Tuesday 09.00-10.00 SHO teaching 
• Wednesday 09.00-10.00 Registrar teaching/SPEAR meetings 
• Thursday 09.00-10.00 Consultant led teaching
• Friday 12.30-13.30 Paediatric X-Ray meeting 

Reasons for Joining the Team

• Winner of Best Teaching Unit 2019. "The amount of teaching at Basildon is more than any other hospital I have worked in." "Even during COVID pandemic teaching continued virtually." Juniors highly encouraged to attend teaching.
• Consultants are very hands on, cover all the subspecialties and most will stay on the floor till 9pm helping with PAU workload. This enables excellent learning opportunities. They are very approachable, knowledgeable and helpful.  
• One of the largest and busiest district general hospital’s in EOE, hence we have a variety of patients. This ensures ample learning opportunities for procedural skills and management of complex patients. 
• Opportunities for audits, research projects and opportunities to take on leadership roles (e.g. SHO representative, SPR pepresentative, SPEAR safeguarding organiser, teaching organiser, social secretary). 
• A genuinely fun department to be a part of! We have had regular socials throughout the year where everyone including consultants join in! These include restaurants, picnics, birthday celebrations, exam celebrations, leaver’s do, plus the doctors’ office is often filled with homemade cakes and instant coffee! 

COLCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL

(East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trusts)

Travel Information  

BY TRAIN/BUS - Colchester station is 15 min walk from hospital or 10min by bus ( no 8,61,65) . The bus stop is located inside the hospital. Park and Ride facility also available on  A12, J28.

CAR/BIKE PARKING FACILITIES - There is on- site car and bike parking facilities. Car parking permits can be applied for online.

Accommodation

Free accommodation is provided if working on long days/nights and unable to return home. It can be pre booked 1 day in advance through email sue.blanchette@esneft.nhs.uk.

Food and Drinks   

Senses Restaurant Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat-Sun 8am-3pm

Costa Mon-Sun 7am-8pm

M&S  Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sat-Sun 9am -5pm

WHsmith Mon-Fri 7am-8pm, Sat-Sun 8am -5pm

League of Friends Shop situated just outside main entrance

Vending Machines are also present across the hospital site, including a hot food vending machine inside Senses Restaurant.

Departmental information

Handovers

Morning - 9am

Evening - 4.30pm

Night - 9pm

Morning Handovers are separate for paediatrics and neonates on Mon-Fri and jointly on weekends and bank holidays.

Evening and night handovers are done jointly on all days.

Rota structure (subject to change)  

Weekdays - 1 registrar & minimum 1 SHO each in paediatric ward, children's assessment unit, neonates and postnatal ward.

Evening Weekdays - 1 long day registrar and 1 SHO each for neonates and paediatrics.

Weekends - 1 registrar long day  & 1 registrar late shift. 1 long day SHO each in neonates and paediatrics.

Nights - 1 registrar and 1 SHO each on neonates and paediatrics.

Consultant on site till 10 pm on all days.

Paediatrics

Our Children’s Ward has a total of 20 beds including 10 side rooms and 4 HDU beds. We have a 10 bedded Elective care unit supporting the unit with day cases.

Our Children's Assessment Unit has 6 beds, 2 side rooms and  a consulting room. We have a dedicated Paediatric ED run by the paediatric nursing team in conjunction with ED doctors, ANNPs and paediatric doctors in a good multidisciplinary fashion.

We have a wonderful play therapy team and a play area (open and indoor) and a sensory room for the children along with  a strong  group of paediatric dieticians supporting the unit.

Neonatal Unit

We are a Level 2 neonatal unit with 17 beds (including ITU). Facilities include CFM, C-MAC video laryngoscope, ventilation, chest drain, central lines. Babies in the postnatal ward also provide a good range of experience.

Clinics  

The department has many subspeciality clinics which that you can attend to gain experience.  These include epilepsy, diabetes, oncology, renal, cardiology, allergy and respiratory.

Several outreach clinics attended by tertiary consultants from GOSH, Addenbrooke’s and Brompton Hospitals include Genetics, Nephrology, Cardiology, Respiratory, Neurology, Haematology and Oncology.

There is a well-established sleep study clinic and we are actively involved in the regional palliative network with plenty of opportunities to gain experience in this area.

Registrars usually do independent baby clinics and general paediatric clinics.

They can also gain more experience in a subspeciality of their choice by expressing interest to the respective consultants.

SHOs manage the “jaundice clinic”. Opportunities for SHOs are to attend any clinic of their choice on that day during the scheduled “clinic week”.

There are also specialist nurse clinics for allergy, gastroenterology epilepsy and enuresis which are good for gaining more experience. 

Community

We have a good community paediatrics team catering to neurodisability , ADHD, autism, adoption, school clinics and safeguarding.

Several of the community consultants are actively involved in the acute department enhancing training opportunities for trainees in community paediatrics.

Recently a new “Synapse Centre for Neurodevelopment” was launched by the paediatric community team. This is aiming to enhance neurodisability translational research and provides a great opportunity for trainees to be involved in research and trials.

Teaching Schedule

• Every Tuesday and Friday 9am - teaching by junior doctors including journal club.
• Wednesday 9 am - teaching by consultant of week
• Alternate Tuesday - 1 pm- xray meeting
• Safeguarding peer review - 1st Monday and 3rd Friday of month
• NPEG - 9.30-12.30, once a month from Norwich
• Ad-hoc simulation sessions
• Once a month audit meeting
• Plenty of opportunities to get involved in undergraduate teaching both on site and at the “new” ARU Medical School

Reasons for Joining the Team

• Experienced, diverse and friendly  team of consultants (several with regional roles and expertise) who are very supportive , clinically and academically.
• Great opportunity to gather more expertise in your subspeciality by attending relevant clinics.
• Take part in research trials at our new SYNAPSE centre for neurodevelopment.
• Excellent teaching programme with great opportunities to be involved in departmental and undergraduate teaching.
• Friendly, supportive, stimulating working atmosphere.

BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Travel Information

BY TRAIN - Bedford railway station, on the main line from London St. Pancras, through Luton to the East Midlands, is about half a mile from the hospital (a 10-15 minute walk or a short taxi ride away). A smaller unmanned station, Bedford St. Johns, on the Marston Vale line from Bletchley, is a five-minute walk from the hospital. There is no taxi service from this station.

BY BUS - There are several bus services from the local area that stop at Bedford Hospital, including routes 1 (Kempston), 2 (Elstow Park and Ride), 42 (Flitwick), 53 (Wootton) and 68 (Stewartby). Many buses from other local towns and villages also stop at Bedford Bus Station, from where you can catch the number 1 bus service to the hospital. A bus information kiosk can be found in the foyer of the Kempston Road entrance, which provides real time bus arrival time information with maps and timetables. A free copy of the Bedford Bus Guide can also be obtained from the Kempston Road reception. For further details of bus services, including timetables, please visit the main operators’ websites at www.stagecoachbus.com or www.grantpalmer.com. There are several other bus operators serving the area. For details of these as well as additional bus and public transport information, please visit the Bedford Borough Council website at www.bedford.gov.uk/transport_and_streets/public_transport.aspx.

CAR/BIKE PARKING FACILITIES -

Bedford Hospital South Wing is situated near the town centre in Bedford. There are three main entrances to the hospital site, all of which have car parks: Ampthill Road (A&E and Outpatients department), Britannia Road, Kempston Road. For car park queries please contact APCOA: 01234355122, ext 6049. 

There are covered cycle stores by the Kempston Road entrance and in front of the Cygnet Wing. There are also numerous other cycle locking points around the site. There are cycle paths leading to the hospital from Kempston along Bedford Road and from the south of Bedford along the Ampthill Road.

Accommodation  

On call rooms are available in Ombersley House and can be booked via switchboard.

Doctors’ mess is available for taking a rest after a long shift. Doctors need to pay monthly mess fees for access to this. Contact person is Jane Jelly, via switchboard.

Food and Drinks

The Swannery

The Swannery is the main restaurant on site and is open from 7.30am-7.30pm Monday-Friday, and from 9am-5pm on the weekend. It offers a range of hot meals, hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, and snacks. Children’s portions and highchairs are also available.

Le Bistro

Le Bistro is the hospital café which is situated opposite The Swannery, offering a relaxed and friendly atmosphere to enjoy a hot or cold drink, continental pastries, filled baguettes, soups or the ‘hot dish of the day’. Le Bistro is open from 8.45am to 4pm.

Vending Machines

There are vending machines offering snacks, sandwiches and hot and cold drinks located outside the outpatients department, and outside the lifts to the main ward block. There are also some coffee machines available in outpatients clinics.

Hospital Shop

The shop is located by the main reception desk at Kempston Road entrance and offers a range of gifts, cards, message balloons, newspapers, magazines, soft toys, groceries and toiletries. The shop is open from 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday. On weekends, the shop is open from 2pm to 6pm, with confectionery, drinks and weekend papers available to buy in the Swannery restaurant from 9am.

Departmental Information

Handover

Times for paediatric ward and NICU

• Morning - 09:00
• Evening - 16:30
• Night -  21:00

Rota structure

• 4 Reg and 4 SHO on floor for short day
• 2 reg and 2 SHO for long day, night and weekend shifts

Paediatrics

• 16 beds, 8 cubicles
• 1 HDU bed
• CAU - bed capacity: 9 beds, 4 cubicles.
• There is a paediatric A&E - Paediatric trainees go to see patients in A&E if there is a resus call and if there is no bed in CAU. 

Neonatal Unit

•  Level 1
•  1 ITU bed for stabilization
•  2 HDU 
•  9 SCBU
•  Postnatal ward 12 bays, 4 cubicles, 4 post CS beds and 4 antenatal beds 

Clinics

• Cardiology, infant clinic, epilepsy, urology, orthopaedic, endocrine, diabetes, psychiatry, psychology, dermatology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, cystic fibrosis, hematology (Sickle cell and thalassemia), allergy clinic. 
• Outreach clinics with tertiary consultants: Cardiology, endocrine, gastroenterology, cystic fibrosis, haematology
• Registrar clinic runs once a week.

Community

Services offered by the community team include ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, epilepsy, neurodisability, IHA (initial health assessment) for the looked after children, adoption medical. 

Teaching Schedule

• Safeguarding peer review: Monday, once a month
• SHO led teaching: Every Tuesday
• Perinatal meeting: Tuesday, once a month.                       
• Consultant led teaching: Every Wednesday                       
• Registrar led teaching/Interesting case of the week: Every Thursday
• Journal club: Alternate Friday
• X ray meeting: Alternate Friday

Reasons for Joining the Team

• Very dynamic team consists of consultants, trainees and non-training grade experienced doctors and allied workforce.
• We serve a very multicultural community and see a variety of pathologies which is quite rare.
• Widely encourage trainees to get involved in management activities like rota, junior doctors forum, organising events like clinical exam for MRCPCH, departmental teaching.
• Flexible rota and easy to arrange annual leave, study leave.
• Great training opportunities including academic development, audit and different study and success in regular publication in national journals. Six abstracts have been accepted by RCPCH in 2020.

​JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST 

Travel Information   

BY TRAIN-The nearest railway station to the Hospital is at Great Yarmouth approximately two miles away. There are regular trains to and from Norwich, London and Peterborough, and intermediate stops, with connecting trains across the country. 

BY ROAD: The A12 leads from London and Ipswich through to Lowestoft, with the A47 linking to 

Great Yarmouth. There is also the M11/A11 link that offers a faster more direct link with the M25 London Orbital motorway. The A14, the A11 and A47 towards Great Yarmouth enables travel from Bedford, Cambridge, Newmarket, Huntingdon, Ely and Bury. 

CAR/BIKE PARKING FACILITIES - There is on- site car and bike parking facilities.  

Accommodation & Rest Facilities

Staff accommodation is located on-site and consists of single (shared) accommodation, and self-contained married/family accommodation. For general enquiries please contact accommodation@jpaget.nhs.uk     

Rest rooms are available post night shifts (and day shifts!). Key available from accommodation office (No costs) 

Food and Drinks    

Aubergine Restaurant Mon - Fri 0730 am- 0800pm, Sat-Sun 8am - 8pm 

M&S Cafe   Mon - Fri 7am - 8pm, Sat - Sun 8am - 6pm 

Vending Machines are also present across the hospital site. 

Departmental information

Handovers

Morning - 9am 

Evening - 4.30pm 

Night - 9pm 

Rota structure  

• Minimum of 2 SpR and 3 SHO for day  
• 1 SpR and 1-2 SHO for evening and night  
• 1 SpR and 1-2 SHO for weekend  

Paediatrics

Our Children’s Ward has a total of 28 beds including 2 HDU beds.  

We have a friendly and supportive nursing team and a wonderful play therapy team making all procedures less stressful for the child, family, and the trainee 

Neonatal Unit

We are a Level 1 neonatal unit. 

Equipments available include CFM, C-MAC video laryngoscope, chest drain, central lines, Portable ultrasound for head scans. Even though a level 1 unit, trainees gain plenty of opportunities for procedures like intubation, central line insertion, head scans etc. 

Clinics   

The department has many subspeciality clinics which trainees can attend.  These include epilepsy, diabetes, renal, cardiology, allergy, respiratory, rheumatology, Headache, neonatal, Community paediatrics (Neurodisability, LAC, ASD/ ADHD)

There are several outreach clinics with tertiary consultants from GOSH, Addenbrooke’s and Nottingham hospitals Hospitals include Genetics, Nephrology, Cardiology, Neurology, Endocrinology 

Usual clinics for registrars: General paediatrics, Community paediatrics 

They can also gain more experience in a subspeciality of their choice by expressing interest to the respective consultants. 

Plenty of opportunities for SHOs to develop special interest and to attend any clinic of their choice when scheduled for clinic. 

Teaching Schedule

• Monday (1^st Monday each month) - Radiology meeting 1200 
• Monday (Every Monday): CAEDS (Children & Adolescent Eating Disorder Service) MDT 1400hrs 
• Monday (4^th Monday each month): Clinical Governance meeting 1300hrs 
• Monday (2^nd Monday every 2 months): Safeguarding case presentation 1300hrs 
• Monday (4^th Monday each month): Combined O&G/Paediatric teaching 
• Tuesday - Safeguarding meeting 1300 
• Wednesday (1^st Wednesday each month): Audit meeting 1300hrs 
• Wednesday (3^rd Wednesday each month): Children’s specialty group meeting 1230hrs 
• Wednesday (4^th Wednesday each month): Morbidity and mortality meeting 1300hrs 
• Thursday - Consultant led teaching. 
• Thursday (Every Thursday): CAEDS (Children & Adolescent Eating Disorder Service) MDT 1400hrs 
• Paediatric & neonatal Simulation at least once a month 
• NPEG once a month, on the first Thursday of the month 
• Plenty of opportunities to get involved in undergraduate teaching on site 

Reasons for Joining the Team

• Supportive, friendly, and approachable team of consultants. 
• Trainees encouraged to build their portfolio including weekly e-portfolio clinics with consultants. 
• Regular MDTs with local CAEDS (Children & Adolescent Eating Disorder Service), an excellent learning resource. 
• Friendly and very supportive group of experienced nurses and APNP. 
• Wide choice of sub-specialty clinics. Excellent opportunity to develop your individual interest. 
• Excellent opportunity to be involved in teaching, Audit, QI projects and research. 

LISTER HOSPITAL

(East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust)

Travel Information

BY TRAIN - Stevenage Rail Station - 2.3 miles with direct trains from Cambridge and London King’s Cross.

BY BUS - nearest bus stop is Lister Hospital (Stop B) connecting the train station to Hospital with frequent service.

BY CAR - 5 minute easy access off A1M junction 8 and A602

CAR/BIKE PARKING FACILITIES - There is multi-storey parking for visitors, and a staff parking area at the back of the hospital (email carparking.enh-tr@nhs.net)

Accommodation

On site accommodation available, varying between independent houses for families to shared facility apartments. 

Contact: Origin Office on 02035030540 or email - lister.lettings@originhousing.org.uk.

On call rooms also available on request. 

Food and Drinks

The hospital cafeteria opens from 7.30 am in the morning for breakfast and lunch at 12 pm. There is a Costa and WH Smith along the corridor of the main entrance. There are also multiple vending machines in the hospital with one in Bluebell ward.

Departmental Information

Handover times

Morning - 8.30am-9.00am

Evening- 4pm in NICU/CAU and 4.15pm in Bluebell

Night - 8:30pm-9:00pm in NICU Seminar room/ CAU

Rota structure

There are 2 registrars and 2 SHOs on nights, one each for paediatrics and neonates.

There will be a minimum one registrar each in CAU, Bluebell ward and NICU during weekdays. On a weekend, there will be one registrar covering paediatrics and one covering NICU. 

There are 2 consultants on-call out of hours with the paediatric consultants on-site till 9 pm on weekdays.

Paediatrics     

• 8 cubicles with 6-12 beds
• CAU/PAU - 6 cubicles
• Day Unit (Patients for blood transfusions, jaundice clinics, blood tests and registrar review clinics)

Neonatal Unit

• Level 2 (accepts neonates 27 weeks and above)
• 5 ITU/5 HDU/20 SCBU cots
• Post natal Ward: Gloucester ward and Dacre ward
• Delivery suites: Consultant led unit and Midwife Led unit

Community  

There are many learning opportunities, including ADHD or Autism assessment clinics, developmental clinics, neurodisability clinics, genetic clinics, epilepsy clinics, school clinics, adoption panel and child death review panel.

Clinics          

Sub-specialities clinics (Rheumatology, Epilepsy, Oncology, Cardiology, Diabetes/Endocrine, Renal, Allergy, Haematology, Gastroenterology, Neonatal, Community clinics)

There are also renal, cardiology and neurology outreach clinics with tertiary consultants

There are registrar clinic reviews 3 times a week in Paediatrics in the afternoon and consultant led registrar clinic on clinic days, where you would be able to review follow-up patients and new patients that are referred from GP.                            

Teaching Schedule

Lister Hospital is proud to have one of the best structured teaching rotas. Daily teaching sessions run between 9:15am-10:00am and there are occasional lunch time teaching sessions.

• Monday: Neonatal grand round/ Journal club (am), X-ray meeting (pm)
• Tuesday: Resuscitation teaching (am)
• Wednesday: Bleep free teaching for registrars (am), Paediatric psycho-social meeting (pm)
• Thursday: Paediatric grand round/Research mornings (am), Hospital Grand Round (pm)
• Friday: Bleep free teaching for SHOs (am), external speaker (pm)

Reasons for Joining the Team

• Voted as 'The Best Base hospital 2019-2020’ for PAFTAs and favourable GMC survey ratings over the last 2 years.
• Excellent opportunities for sub-speciality training and offers SPIN training in PEM, HDU and Diabetes, and GRID training in Community and Child Mental Health.
• Great supportive team with supportive consultants on both NICU and paediatrics .
• Busy Children’s A&E with a dedicated CAU and level 2 NICU offering a varied and extensive learning opportunities and multi-disciplinary working experience. 
• Many opportunities to be involved in audits, quality improvement projects and management roles.

NICU AT LUTON AND DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL

(Bedfordshire Hospital NHS Trust)

Travel Information

If you are coming from Luton station to the hospital please look at the possible different routes below:

• By Train - nearest rail station is Luton railway station located in the town city center https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/LUT.aspx  
• By Car/Taxi - it takes around 6 minutes by car. Taxi costs £10-13
• By Bike - around 20 minutes cycling
• By Bus - Line 31, takes around 19-20 minutes by bus. Bus costs around £3-6. If you wish to take a bus from the hospital the bus stop taken is on Dunstable road. You can install the Arriva Bus app for further information.
• Walking - takes around 1 hour (3.3 miles).
• If you wish to take a bus from the hospital the bus stop taken is on Dunstable road. You can install the Arriva Bus app for further information.

CAR/BIKE PARKING FACILITIES -

There are 2 car parks for staff, on Lewsy road and another in Calnwood road, with a parking fee of £1.20 per day. Payment is using your staff ID, which can be charged using the parking machines located outside the main entrance and on the maternity side.

Accommodation

Managed by Optivo at Luton Hospital

Telephone: 02080360015

Video about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nIcC5VCH4Q

Food and Drinks 

The Chiltern Restaurant

• Located on the first floor of the hospital serving a selection of meals, snacks and drinks.
• Monday to Friday 07.30-18.00; breakfast: 07.30-10.30; lunch: 12.00-14.30; evening: 16.00-18.00
• Saturday and Sunday 07.30-16.00; breakfast 08.00-10.30; lunch 12.00-14.00
• Outside of the above listed meal times and during opening times you can purchase a range of teas, coffees, light meals and snacks.
• Vending machines in the Chiltern Restaurant are available providing snacks and drinks 24/7.

The Baguette Company

• The Baguette Company (including Costa Coffee) is located in the main entrance of the hospital and serves drinks, sandwiches and snacks.
• Monday to Friday 06.30 – 20.30, Saturday and Sunday 07.30 – 20.30

W H Smith

• Main hospital entrance - Monday to Friday 08.00-20.00, Saturday and Sunday: 09.00-18.00, Bank Holidays: 10.00-16.00
• Surgical block - Monday to Friday 08.00-20.00, Saturday and Sunday: 09.00-18.00, Bank Holidays: 10.00-16.00

Caffe Nuovo 

• Located inside this branch and serves a range of sandwiches, snacks and hot and cold drinks.

L&D Charity Shop

• The shop is situated on the ground floor of the Maternity block serving snacks and drinks. There is also a Costa Coffee express machine available 24/7.
• Monday to Sunday 09.00-15.00

Departmental Information

Handover times

Morning handover - Monday, Wednesday and Friday 08:30. On Tuesday and Thursday there is teaching at 08:00-09:00, so handover starts at 09:00.

Weekend morning handover starts at 09:00

Evening handover - 16:30 in NICU ITU

Night handover - 20:30 in NICU ITU all week including weekends

Handovers start with a safety briefing followed by postnatal handover and SCBU handover and postnatal teams and SCBU can go and start work.

On Wednesday, which is Grand Round, all teams attend.

Rota structure

Weekdays

• 08:30- 16:30 - 3 teams; postnates, SCBU and ITU/HDU (1 ST1-3, 1 ST4+ and consultant)
• After 16:30 - 1 ST1-3, 1 ST4+, 1 consultant on site and 1 consultant off site
• After 20:30 - 1 ST1-3, 1 ST4+, 1 consultant on site and 1 consultant off site

Weekend

• 09:00- 21:30 - 2 ST1-3 trainees in postnates, 1 ST4+trainee  in SCBU, ITU/HDU  1 ST1-3 and 1ST4+ trainees. There is 1 consultant on site on the weekends.
• 20:30-09:30 - 1 ST1-3, 1 ST4+, 1 Consultant on site and 1 consultant off site.

Neonatal Unit     

• Level 3 (37 beds)
• ITU 11 beds
• HDU 8 beds
• SCBU 18 beds
• Postnatal Wards 32 and 33
• Transitional care 8 beds

Clinics   

• Neurodevelopmental follow up clinic
• Cardiology clinics, including outreach clinic with Great Ormond Street Hospital consultant
• Genetics
• Neonatal follow up clinics
• Cleft palate clinic
• Consultant specialist clinics
• Prolonged Jaundice and blood clinic

Teaching Schedule   

• Grand Round every Wednesday 08:30-09:30
• Protected department teaching every Tuesday and Thursday 08:00-09:00 includes mortality reviews, consultant teaching, specialty trainees and registrar teaching, journal clubs and audit meetings.
• Simulation training twice a month
• X-ray meetings are at 12:00 every Monday
• Fetal medicine meetings Tuesdays 11:30 hours
• Clinical governance meeting
• Mortality and morbidity meeting

Reasons for Joining the Team

• Busy level 3 unit
• Friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team
• Provides good training opportunities
• Encourages research
• Protected teaching

NICU AT THE NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Travel Information

BY CAR -

• From the A47 – leave the A47 at the junction for the B1108 following road signs for Norwich city centre and the Hospital.  At the junction of the B1108 with Colney Lane, turn right and continue straight down Colney Lane through the Norwich Research Park.
• From the A11 – Leave the A11 at the first roundabout after the Thickthorn A47/A11 junction. Turn left at the Cringleford roundabout and follow the road signs for the Hospital.
• From Norwich and North Norfolk – follow road signs for the University and Hospital (B1108), continue past the UEA on the left hand side and turn left on to Colney Lane following the signs for the Norwich Research Park and the Hospital.
• From Norwich city centre – leave the city centre following signs for A11 Thetford. Once on the A11 follow the Hospital road signs to Cringleford and turn right at the Cringleford roundabout and continue to follow the road signs for the Hospital.

BY TRAIN - The nearest train station is Norwich railway station. The services which operate from here are Abellio Greater Anglia and East Midland Trains. The First 26 bus from Norwich Rail Station travels through the City Centre up Earlham Road to UEA and then arrives at NNUH. The station is approximately a 20 minute taxi ride from the Hospital. 

BY BUS - The bus services are run by First Group and Konect Bus. The services include 3, 4, 9A, 11, 1, 13A, 21, 21A, 22, 22A, 26 and 26A from Bus Stand A. From Bus Stand B the buses are run by Konect Bus, the services include 3, 4, 9 and 510 - Park and Ride. There are two bus stops on site which are located in front of the Centre Block of the Hospital.

BY BIKE - There is a cycle path running around the hospital and there is extensive cycle parking in the plaza area next to the East and West Outpatient entrances and a smaller number of cycle spaces outside the Inpatient entrances to the East and West Atria. There is no charge for parking cycles.

CAR/BIKE PARKING FACILITIES - Staff car parking is available, but application must be checked and signed by the Head of Department and authorised by the Operational Manager/Director. It can be sent or brought in person by the applicant to the Travel Office. Email: office.travel@nnuh.nhs.uk; phone: 01603 287666 (x3666)

Accommodation

• Colney Lane accommodation is situated within the grounds of the hospital. Accommodation consists of 24 flats. Residents have their own en-suite bathroom. Each flat has six residents. Kitchen/Living areas are shared. All flats are fully furnished and equipped. 
• Email: nao@nnuh.nhs.uk, phone: 01603 287827
• The Accommodation Office is closed outside office hours.  In case of emergency contact the main Hospital Switchboard 01603 286286 and you will be put through to our out of hours service.

Food and Drinks

The main hospital restaurant is in the West Atrium, Level 1, and serves hot and cold meals and drinks from 7:00am to 1.00am, seven days a week. There is a WH Smith store located next to the entrance to West Outpatients. Coffee House is located within WH Smith and is open Monday to Friday between 7.00am and 6.30pm, on Saturday 9.00am to 4.30pm and Sunday 9.00am to 3.30pm. There is a coffee shop in the East Outpatient reception area and a Costa coffee shop in the West Outpatient reception area, both are open between 7:00am and 6.00pm. There is also a large coffee shop, the Pod, outside the entrance to East Outpatients open 7:00am to 8.00pm weekdays and Saturday 9.00am to 6.00pm. There are vending machines in waiting and reception areas supplying hot and cold drinks as well as snacks.

Departmental Information

The Neonatal unit at NNUH is a level 3 unit with up to 42 cot capacity: 9 intensive care spaces, 7 high dependency spaces, 19 special care spaces and 7 transitional care spaces. We are one of two neonatal units offering surgical treatment to newborn babies in the East of England.

Handover times

Morning handover: 0900 to 0930

Evening handover: 1700

Night handover: 2100 to 2130

Rota structure

The neonatal rota is well staffed with a mixture of trainees, ANNPs, specialty doctors, clinical fellows and 8 neonatal consultants. 

The Tier 1 rota is made up of 6 Trainees and 6 Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners. The Tier 2 rota is made up of 6 trainees, 1 specialty doctor, 1 clinical fellow and 3 Senior Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners. 

Working hours and staff numbers:

• Long days: 0900 to 2130 (2 Tier 2’s, 2 Tier 1’s)
• Nights: 2100 to 0930 (2 Tier 2’s and 1 Tier 1 )
• Transitional care: 0900 to 1700 (1 Tier 1 or Tier 2)
• Baby checks: 0900 to 1700 (1 Tier 1)

Clinics

Clinics run on Tuesdays (all day) and on Friday (mornings) for registrars, under consultant supervision. These are under 2s clinic (Drs Booth and Dyke) and General Neonatal Follow-Up Clinics. 

Teaching Rota: 

• Mondays - Journal club (1st Monday of the month)
• Tuesdays - Weekly case presentation (Tier 1/Tier 2)
• Wednesdays - Weekly microbiology grand rounds, monthly clinical governance (1st Wednesday), monthly audit and guideline meeting (2nd Wednesday), monthly neonatal M&M (3rd Wednesday)
• Thursdays - Weekly consultant teaching, monthly NPEG (1st Thursdays)
• Fridays - Weekly radiology meeting

Reasons for Joining the Team

• Trainee Experience - The neonatal unit at NNUH is equipped to manage very unwell babies and offers a great learning opportunity for trainees to be exposed to a wide range of neonatal cases. The unit is nurse led and provides a supportive environment with an experience nursing team and a large ANNP team.
• Surgical Unit - The neonatal unit at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is one of two NICUs offering surgical treatment to newborn babies in the East of England. 
• Clinical Research - The neonatal intensive care unit is committed to clinical research is one of the leading authorities in Research. Trust has a dedicated neonatal unit research fund to support local projects.
• Staff Support - The neonatal unit has a dedicated clinical psychologist who is available to offer support to both parents as well as staff.

College Tutor

Dr Supriya Bhoomaiah, email: supriya.bhoomaiah@nnuh.nhs.uk

PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL (HARLOW)

Travel Information

BY TRAIN - Nearest Train Station: Harlow Town

BY BUS - see www.arrivabus.co.uk

CAR/BIKE PARKING FACILITIES - Parking permit required for staff; Parndon Hall (Onsite but limited parking available); Linkway Multi Storey Car Park (5 minutes walk from hospital)

Accommodation

Hospital Accommodation available

• Onsite rooms; shared kitchen, ensuite bathroom
• Emergency accommodation available
• Contact: Emily Cheung (Emily.cheung@clarionhg.com)

Food and Drinks

• Hospital Cafeteria 07:30-18:00
• Marks & Spencer’s 08:00-20:00
• Costa 08:00-16:00
• Vending machines available           

Departmental Information

Handover times 

Morning handover time 08:30

Evening handover time 16:30

Night handover time 20:30

Rota structure

Day shift cover:

• 4 SHOs to cover the ward, A&E, NICU and the postnatal wards, plus a “float” shift SHO and an SHO allocated to clinic.
• The junior team also comprises 2 FY1s and an A&E trainee.
• 3 registrar shifts cover the ward, A&E and NICU, plus additional rota slots for clinic and float on certain days.

Evenings: 2x registrar and 3x SHO

Nights: 1x registrar and 2x SHO, plus 1x twilight shift registrar until midnight 

Weekends: 2x Registrars (1 LD and 1 twilight), 2x Long Day SHOs and 2x Short Day SHOs

Paediatrics           

• 17 beds on ward
• 4 beds in PAU
• 2 HDU beds in A&E

Neonatal Unit

• Level 2
• 2 ITU beds
• 6 HDU beds
• 8 SCBU beds
• Postnatal Ward

Clinics

SHO led jaundice clinic every Wednesday

Registrar General Paediatric clinics – 3 clinics per week 

Sub-speciality clinics

• Allergy, Cardiology (including ECHO), Community (Florence Nightingale), Diabetes, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Neonatal, Neurology, Oncology, Rapid Access Clinic, Respiratory

Tertiary Outreach Clinics at PAH

• Cardiology (Royal Brompton Hospital), Genetics (Great Ormond Street Hospital, Neurology (Addenbrooke’s Hospital), Urology (Royal London Hospital)

Teaching Schedule

• Monday 13:00-14:00 – Departmental teaching (rotates between Safeguarding peer review, Radiology meeting and Consultant teaching along the curriculum)
• Wednesday 08:15-09:00 – simulation (3 weeks Paediatrics, on week Neonatal)
• Thursday 13:00-14:00 - Journal club
• Friday 08:30-09:00 – Antenatal meeting with maternity discussing high risk cases 
• Friday 13:00 – Neonatal teaching 
• Grand round weekly MDT handover (Paediatrics): Monday 08:30-09:00
• Grand Rounds (Neonates): Friday 09:00-11:00
• Once monthly Paediatric M&M and audit meeting

Reasons for Joining the Team

• Team Spirit – Working within the paediatric speciality can often feel as though we spend more time at work than at home. This thought is made far more bearable knowing that our team functions as a dynamic family unit. Whether it is in an acute emergency situation or doing a jigsaw puzzle in the office, there is a strong culture within our department to constantly support one another. 
• Consultant Support – All of our consultants are very present, approachable, encouraging and enthusiastic. They are always striving to keep team spirits up and paying close attention to the needs of their juniors. From an informal text “where shall we meet for coffee” to “please come now” at 3 am on a weekend night shift – you can be sure that they’ll only be a phone call away!
• Regular simulation - At PAH, part of the teaching timetable includes weekly structure paediatric simulation scenarios led by consultants and resuscitation officers. Junior doctors, paediatric nurses and other ED staff are all involved, followed by a feedback session. Needless to say, this not only drives confidence within our paediatric team, but also enhances our communication, leadership and decision making skills – keeping our team ready to deliver excellent patient care for whoever may come through our doors.
• Our Blissful NICU – Over the recent years, our NICU has transformed into a unit that can only be described as a pleasure to work in. The efforts have been recognised by the Bliss National Neonatal Excellence Awards who awarded our unit as Runners Up this year, 2019. There is an open minded, forward thinking culture here in our Level 2 unit – junior doctors and other NICU staff are constantly encouraged to voice new suggestions to better the unit, which you can be sure will promptly be heard and actioned.

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