BASILDON HOSPITAL

Travel info-        BY TRAIN- Basildon Station (nearest)– 18minute walk to the hospital or 14minute 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: http://carparkregistration/

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 

Accomodation

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

Please visit this site where other rooms are advertised near Basildon Hospital: https://thehub.btuh.nhs.uk/social/accomodation.
 

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

Handover timingsPaeds& NICU: 

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

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

Night handover timings - 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 PaedsReg

NICU Night shift:    1 NICU SHO, 1 NICU Reg

Paeds weekend shift: 1 Paeds Long day SHO, 1 Paeds Long day Reg, 1Paeds twilight Reg

NICU weekend shift: 1 NICU/postnates Long day SHO, 1 NICU Long day Reg

Paediatrics     

• 20 inpatientbeds
• No designated HDU bed
• 4 short stay PAU beds 
• 24hour PAU 
• Paeds trainees don’t cover Paeds ED. 

Neonatal Unit    - Level 1

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

Clinics    

• General paediatric

• Allergy

• Gastro- Gastro Consultant is the CSAC lead for SPIN Gastro Training in the college

• Oncology 

• Neonatal 

• Cardiology with tertiary Consultant input 

• Respiratory 

• Endocrine 

• Diabetes clinic – fully functional MDT

• Epilepsy – MDT clinics

• Haematology with Sickle Cell dedicated clinics 

• Oncology with in house Chemo and transfusion 

• Rheumatology 

• 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 Unit2019. 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 opportunitiesfor procedural skills and management of complex patients. 

*Opportunities for audits, research projectsand opportunities to take on leadershiproles (e.g. SHO representative, SPR Representative, SPEAR safeguarding organiser, Teaching organiser, Social Secretary). 

* A genuinely fundepartment 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 info  

BY TRAIN 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.

Accomodation

We provide free accommodation if you are 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- M-F 8a.m -5pm, sat-Sun- 8am -3pm

Costa- Mon- sun- 7am – 8pm

M&S  M-F 7am -7pm, Sat-sun- 9am -5pm

WHsmith M- F- 7am -8pm, Sat- Sun- 8am -5pm

League of friends shop –just outside main door

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

Departmental information

Handover timings

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 & 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 daycases.

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 II 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 can be attended to gain more 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:

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 also 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 info  

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- on site

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:

• Via Ampthill Road (A&E and Outpatients department)

• Via Britannia Road

• Via Kempston Road

For car park queries please contact APCOA: 01234355122, ext 6049. 

BIKE PARKING FACILITIES- onsite/off site 

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.

Accomodation  

Facility for hospital accommodation- on call rooms available in Ombersley House, can be booked through switchboard 

Emergency accommodation

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 : 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 timings 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 I

 1 ITU bed for stabilization.

 2 HDU 

 9 SCBU

 Post natal 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: 

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. 

*Awaiting information*

          LISTER HOSPITAL

(EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE NHS TRUST)

Travel info

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)

Accomodation

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 TIMINGS 

Morning- 8.30 am -9.00 am

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

Night- 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm 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 II (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.