Hospital Profile

 

Basildon University Hospital is a District General Hospital based in Basildon and provides healthcare services to 405,000 people residing in South Essex. It offers a wide range of general surgical procedures and has an experienced vascular unit which performs complex cases with onsite cardiothoracic support.

 

 

Subspecialty training opportunities

 

• UGI - Benign UGI services, particularly laparoscopic cholecystectomies
• Colorectal - Colorectal cancer and benign service (5 consultants)
• Breast - Large breast unit performing cancer and benign cases
• Vascular - Established vascular unit (3 consultants) performing wide range of venous and arterial procedures. Performs complex vascular procedures with onsite cardiothoracic surgeons. Also provide regional cover for vascular one day a week and allocated weekends.   

 

 

Established Surgical Trainers

 

Ms Bryony Lovett, Mr Denniswayne Chicken, Mr Laeeq Khan, Mr Stavros Karamanakos, Mr Shiva Dindyal, Mr Vijay Gadhvi, Mr Jayachandra Menon, Mr Hugo Taylor

 

 

SpR Rota information

 

4 NTN registrars and 5 non-NTN registrars

On call commitments include 12 hour day and night on call shifts with separate registrar covering CEPOD (emergency operating) during working hours

 

 

Rota manager/study leave contact

 

Mercedes Harrison                   Telephone:     01268 524900 (x8574)                  Email:     mercedes.harrison@btuh.nhs.uk

 

 

Travel/geographical information

 

Address:     Nether Mayne, Basildon, SS16 5NL

Switchboard:     01268 524900

On site parking available for staff

Direct public transport links to mainline railway station from Basildon Train station

Hospital easily accessible via A13