Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Director of Medical Education

Dr Ivor Lewis

Clinical Tutor

Dr Ivor Lewis

Foundation Training Programme Director(s)

Dr Sunil Zachariah (Consultant Endocrinologist)
Miss Hina Gandhi ( Consultant Obstetrician)
Dr Sushil Niraula ( Consultant Physician)

Careers Tutor(s)

TBA

Medical Education Manager

Mrs Nisha Patel

Medical Staffing Manager

Senior Medical Staffing Officer 

Mrs Nisha Patel

Mrs Diane Mintrim

Foundation Programme Administrator(s)

Mrs Caroline  Pusey

Postgraduate Centre

The Trust provides training opportunities for all staff within the Trust.  There is regular lunchtime teaching in the Postgraduate Education Centre and a Clinical Skills room in the Postgraduate Education Centre. 

Accommodation

On site accommodation is available and there is a charge for this, Shared flat with a maximum of 4 bedrooms at present in new and refurbished units. Shared kitchen (with fridge freezer, microwave, hob and oven) and shared wc/bath/shower .Ensuite accommodation is available, but the opportunities to provide this type of accommodation is rare due its popularity with long-term residents.

Social activities

Social events are regularly held by junior doctors organised by the Mess President.  There is active participation from junior doctors to make the events successful and supported by both clinicians and management.

Doctors' mess

There is a newly refurbished Doctors Mess on site at East Surrey Hospital

Library facilities

There is a library at East Surrey Hospital providing access to traditional services and resources as well as PCs with internet access on a 24 hour basis. 

IT facilities

Good IT facilities available.

Other facilities (Recreational or otherwise)

Catering onsite
Onsite catering is available in the canteen located on the first floor of the East Surrey Hospital.

Child Care facilities
On-site Childcare facilities are available on request via the trust intranet system

Season ticket and cycle purchase loans
The Trust operates a loan scheme to help spread the cost of public transport season tickets or cycle purchase.
The loans are interest free and are repaid directly from your pay over ten months for a monthly deduction, or 44 weeks for a weekly deduction.
The scheme is open to employees of Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust who are on the Trust payroll and have been employed by the Trust for a minimum continuous period of six months, with a contract that matches or exceeds the repayment period.
Applications need to be approved by the budget holder in the area that the employee usually works and are processed by the payroll department.

Local amenities/attractions

East Surrey Hospital is situated 2 miles south of Redhill town Centre. The towns of Redhill and Reigate have excellent shopping, entertainment and sports facilities.  Local areas of interest include the North Downs for walking and biking, flying at Redhill Aerodrome, horse racing at nearby Lingfield Park all weather course, theatres and cinemas in Redhill, Reigate and Crawley. 

Transport links

There is a fast train service from Redhill to Central London (approximately 30 minutes) and 15 minutes to Gatwick Airport.  There is easy access to the coast at Brighton and other parts of Surrey and the Southeast via J8 of the M25 motorway at Reigate.  Local Public transport (buses) will take you to most of the surrounding areas (Dorking, Redhill, Caterham, Crawley, Horley etc.).  Redhill station is approximately 10/15 minutes bus journey from East Surrey Hospital.

Parking arrangements

At Induction all new junior doctors will be issued with an identification badge which will allow them access to the staff car parks.
However in the interim and if the staff car park is full (which is often the case) the students may use Redhill Football Club car park.  The Trust is using Redhill Football Club Car Park as an overflow car park. , new doctors will need to display a notice in the front windscreen of their car to the effect of “New doctor – started at East Surrey Hospital”.  During induction parking permit will be issued (however these arrangements may change in the future, when staff are required to pay to park). 
The Football Club car park is located just before the entrance to East Surrey Hospital before approaching the bridge. 
Limited Parking facilities are available on site at East Surrey Hospital.

Accolades/achievements of the trust

The trust regularly hosts MRCP PACES examination for the royal college of physician and MRCPcH for the royal college of paediatrics and child health.

Any additional information

We have medical students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Imperial College and St Georges Medical School.

Induction/shadowing arrangements

There are opportunities for shadowing on request.  All foundation year one trainees are expected to attend one week induction programme prior to commencement as this provides excellent teaching and Training opportunities.

Educational and clinical supervision

All foundation trainees are allocated both clinical & educational Supervisor throughout their training programme.

Teaching programme

There are 30 Foundation Year 1 trainees (FY1), all based at East Surrey Hospital.  Ten of which rotate through General Internal medicine, four which rotate through Geriatrics,10 which rotate through General Surgery, Medicine/MAU/Stroke ward, one which rotates through Acute Medicine (MAU), two which rotate through Critical Care. Excellent training and teaching opportunities are available.

There are 30 Foundation Year 2 trainees posts (FY2) which consist of six which rotate through General Practice (some of  the sites for the General Practice posts are not based close to the hospital and you may need to use public transport or have the use of a car), ten which rotate through the Emergency Department, two which rotate through Obstetrics and Gynaecology, two which rotate through Paediatrics, two which rotate through Adult Psychiatry (sites for the Psychiatry posts are not based at East Surrey Hospital), three which rotate through Geriatrics, two which rotate through Trauma and Orthopaedics, one which rotates through Acute Medicine, one which rotates through Surgery, one which rotates through General Internal Medicine.
Some outpatient clinics are held in hospitals in Crawley, Horsham and Dorking.  The F2 Psychiatry posts (two in total) are based in Crawley, Dorking and Epsom.  The Crawley post is based in a newly built Mental Health Hospital based at Langley Green, Crawley.  The other Psychiatry post is based in Dorking.  The F2 General Practice posts are based in the surrounding areas to East Surrey Hospital, due to the distance you may need to have the use of a car to access some of these sites; however some can be accessed through public transport.
These posts are all approved by the KSS Deanery and Foundation Schools.  The Director of Medical Education is Dr Ivor Lewis, the Foundation Programme Year 1 Director is Dr Sunil Zachariah, and the Foundation Programme Year 2 Director is Miss Hina Gandhi and Dr Sushil Niraula   The programme includes formal weekly teaching session, structured appraisal (TAB) multisource feedback and work place based assessments.

Tasters

Foundation 1 & 2 trainees are encouraged to attend taster week. In line with the national code of practice and deanery guidelines for study leave.

Simulation

East Surrey Hospital has now facilities to offer its own Simulation training and is compulsory for all Foundation doctors.

Foundation doctor forums

Junior doctor’s forum is held by monthly and chaired by the chief executive and attended by the trust executive team. All junior doctors are invited to attend the forum to voice their concerns.

Any additional information

Who we are and what we do
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS trust provides a range of emergency and non-emergency services to the resident of east surrey, north east & west Sussex, and south Croydon including major town of Crawley, Horsham, Rigate and Redhill.  Our Proximity to the M25 and M23 and Gatwick airport means that we also treat many patients from outside the area and from overseas.

Our Vision
Safe, High Quality Healthcare which puts our community First.
East Surrey Hospital is situated 2 miles south of Redhill town Centre.