Kingston Hospital NHS Trust

Director of Medical Education

Dr Gill McCarthy

Clinical Tutor

Dr Gill McCarthy

Foundation Training Programme Director(s)

Dr Vinayak Pai, F1 FTPD
Dr Helen Draper, F2 FTPD

Careers Tutor(s)

Dr Chooi Lee

Medical Education Manager

Mrs Maggie Lydon 

Medical Staffing Manager

Ms Veronica Grant

Foundation Programme Administrator(s)

Miss Leigh Harris

Postgraduate Centre

The Postgraduate Medical Centre (PGMC) is purpose built and is located on Level 5 of Kingston Surgical Centre.

The centre has audio-visual facilities. There are two Lecture Theatres which can be opened up into one room holding up to 150 people and eight other Seminar Rooms of different sizes. All rooms have AV equipment and Smart Boards. There are also video-conference facilities available.

There are three Clinical Teaching rooms – a Resuscitation room, Mock Ward and Clinical Skills room.

Accommodation

All accommodation is situated on the Hospital campus and includes 78 rooms, of which 60 are en-suite. The accommodation blocks are Averill House, Burley House and Cecil House.

Averill House and Cecil House offer en-suite rooms sharing kitchen / diner facilities with 4 other bedrooms.
Burley House offers 18 bedrooms in shared accommodation - 6 bedrooms per flat –with shared bathroom and kitchen / diner facilities.

Laundry facilities are available on-site.

Charges are as follows:
Burley House - £426.00* per calendar month - including gas, electricity, water, Council Tax and broadband.
Averill House and Cecil House - £480.00* per calendar month - including gas, electricity, water, Council Tax and broadband.

We do not charge a deposit for our accommodation.

The accommodation is managed by Viridian Housing from their offices at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey. Staff are available on-site at Kingston at least one day per week. Further information about Viridian Housing is available via www.viridianhousing.org.uk
* Prices correct at July 2012

Social activities

Various social activities are arranged via the Doctors’ Mess, including nights out in Kingston and Wimbledon and the annual Hospital Ball.

Doctors' mess

The Doctors’ Mess is located on Level 2 of Kingston Surgical Centre. There is a large seating area with SKY TV, a kitchen, 6 computer stations and toilet, shower and locker facilities.

Subscription is £10 per month and fees are used to cover the SKY subscription and to provide tea, coffee, bread and jams/spreads for members use.

Library facilities

Stenhouse Library is located on Level 5 of Kingston Surgical Centre and is open Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, with 24-hour access to a Study Room.

Members of the library can access a wealth of medical and health information from the books, journals and databases available at the facility.
In addition, and to help with the needs of clinical governance and evidence based medicine, the librarians are able to:
• conduct literature searches with you or on your behalf,
• provide training on retrieving medical and health information from the internet,
• hold workshops on database searching (eg MEDLINE, CINAHL).

IT facilities

Kingston Hospital has an excellent IT department and provides online and telephonic support for all hospital IT needs. Kingston Hospital uses the Cerner Millennium Care Records Service solution with electronic ordering/results for Pathology and Radiology tests. In 2013 significant enhancements will be implemented providing access to clinical documents and assessments from mobile devices and medication management for prescribing and drug administration.

Other facilities (Recreational or otherwise)

The Trust has an on-site staff nursery, Honey Bees Nursery which offers places for up to 81 children between 7am and 5.30pm. The Nursery is Ofsted registered and was awarded an Outstanding rating at the last inspection in 2011. The Nursery follows the Early Education Curriculum. Payment can be made via the ‘salary sacrifice scheme’.

There is a tennis court in the grounds of the hospital which is available for staff use. This can be booked via the Hospital Main Reception desk.

Local amenities/attractions

Kingston Hospital is in an attractive part of Surrey and is within easy reach of Central London, Richmond Park, the river Thames, the historic Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames, and open countryside.
 
Kingston Town Centre has a large shopping area and plenty of restaurants some of which are located by the river Thames. There are two or three nightclubs and plenty of pubs and wine bars.

Richmond Park is opposite the Hospital and you can get to Richmond, Ham and Roehampton through the park.

Transport links

Transport and travel information is available on the Trust website.

Parking arrangements

A managed car parking scheme operates at Kingston Hospital NHS Trust. The number of car parking spaces on site is limited by planning consent. There are two main types of staff permit available: Red Permits and Yellow Permits. Red Permits allow access to the Essential Users Car Parks and are available to staff who undertake three or more off-site commitments per week. Yellow Permits are available for staff living more than 45 minutes from the hospital by public transport (according to Transport for London website). Daily parking permits are also available for occasional use.

Accolades/achievements of the trust

Kingston Hospital is applying to become an NHS Foundation Trust and expects to achieve Foundation Trust status by Autumn 2012.

In 2012, the Trust was named a CHKS top 40 hospital for the twelfth year running. The award criteria is based on the evaluation of 23 key performance indicators covering safety, clinical effectiveness, health outcomes, efficiency, patient experience, quality of care and celebrates excellence in healthcare.

In the 2011 Dr Foster Good Hospital Guide, the Trust excelled in certain areas such as mortality rates, which shows that the hospital has one of the lowest and most improved ‘Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios’ of NHS Trusts across the country. The guide also showed that the Trust is one of the best performing Hospitals in the country for patients who break their hip, with operations carried out quickly and patient stay in Hospital well below the national average.

We are proud of our reputation as the largest single site District General Hospital with the second largest Maternity Unit in London and the Hospital’s Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the country seeing over 110,000 patients per year.

Any additional information

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust is approximately 12 miles from central London and provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services to approximately 320,000 people on behalf of commissioners within South West London and North Surrey.

We have approximately 473 beds and directly employ around 2,700 across all groups including nursing and midwifery, medical and dental, administrative and clerical, ancillary and management.

The Trust has a set of shared values and behaviours – to be caring, safe and responsible, and to value each other. We aim to make these values ‘what we do’ - to inspire, develop and support every one of us to live our values; every patient, every colleague, everyday.

These values are about us all helping each other to deliver great patient experience more consistently - involving people who use our services, their families, carers, staff and partners in continuing to improve the experience people have using and delivering our services.

Induction/shadowing arrangements

F1s are required to complete a 4-day paid shadowing placement in the last week of July, paid at the rate of £375 per 4-day placement (price correct at July 12). The placement includes time shadowing the outgoing F1, training on the use of the Care Record System (CRS), a full-day Hospital Induction and a half-day Foundation Induction with the Foundation Training Programme Director.

ILS and ALERT training for F1s takes place on the Monday and Tuesday immediately prior to the F2 and Specialty Trainee intake (ALS training will replace ILS training from August 2013).

F2s attend a Hospital Induction on their first day, including training on the use of the Care Record System (CRS). A half-day Foundation Induction with the Foundation Training Programme Director takes place on the morning of the following day.

Educational and clinical supervision

Each rotation has an overall Educational Supervisor and each placement within the rotation has a Clinical Supervisor. All supervisors have received appropriate training and education and are approved assessors for supervised learning events (DOPS, mini-CEX and CbD).

Teaching programme

In addition to departmental teaching, F1 trainees receive 2-hours bleep free teaching per week covering an extensive range of topics and F2s attend 5 Study Days.

All trainees have opportunities to develop their teaching skills through peer teaching which is formally assessed by Educational Supervisors.

Tasters

Guidance about arranging a taster is provided to foundation trainees as part of their Foundation Induction information. All trainees are strongly encouraged to arrange a taster in a specialty of their choice.

Simulation

The Trust has an established state of the art Simulation Centre and has been successfully providing simulation training for foundation trainees since 2010. All foundation trainees are required to attend a Simulation Training day. Training takes place in the Simulation Suite, located on Level 5 of Kingston Surgical Centre.

Foundation doctor forums

Both F1 and F2 doctors choose two representatives at the beginning of their rotation. Representatives attend Foundation Faculty Group Meetings on a quarterly basis and also any Trust Educational Faculty meetings.

Foundation Trainees are able to express their views and/or suggestions for improvement via the annual National GMC Survey and also through local Trust surveys.

Any additional information

In 2008, 92% of our F2 doctors obtained their 1st choice specialty training programme. We have a strong tradition of successfully integrating junior doctor training and large volumes of clinical work. Our foundation doctors are hard-working, dedicated, enthusiastic, vibrant and fun-loving.