‘JIG’ Job Information Guide
General:
Post Title
General Paediatrics, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Hospital Details
Name: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Website: http://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/
College Tutor: Krishna Soondrum (krishna.soondrum@chelwest.nhs.uk)
Educational lead: James Ross (james.ross@chelwest.nhs.uk)
Rota co-ordinator : Jonathan Penny (jonathan.penny@chelwest.nhs.uk)
Travel Info
Train/Tube: Nearest tube station Fulham Broadway (district line), Earls Court
(Piccadilly and District lines), South Kensington (Piccadilly, District and Circle
Lines), Gloucester Road (Piccadilly, District and Circle lines)
Bus: From Fulham Road 14, 414, 211. From Kings Road 11, 22. From Redcliffe
Gardens (southbound)/ Finborough Road (northbound) 328, C3
Car/Parking: very limited
Departmental:
Team
Rota & Responsibilities
Consultants
General Paediatrics – 6
Paediatric Gastroenterology – 4
Paediatric Endocrinology - 2
Paediatric Neurology -1
Community Paediatrics - 6
Registrars
General Paediatrics – 2 PT
General Paediatrics/Gastroenterology – 2 PT
Paediatric Gastroenterology – 2 FT
General Paediatrics/Endocrinology – 1 FT, 2 PT
Paediatric Neurology – 2 PT
Community Paediatrics – 4 PT
Neurodisability – 2 PT
SHOs
General Paediatrics – 2 FT, 2 PT
GPVTS – 4 FT
ITP – 1 FT
FY2 – 2 FT
Clinical fellows – 7 FT
Wards:
HDU – Sick medical and surgical patients. 1st Floor
Mercury – Gastroenterology/Surgical patients. 1st Floor
Neptune – Medical patients. 4th Floor
Jupiter – Medical teenage patients. 4th Floor
Saturn – Surgical Day cases. 1st Floor
Paediatric Ambulatory Care Unit (PACC) – 1st Floor
Mars Burns Unit – 1st Floor
Shifts
Short day: 08:30 – 17:00
Long day: 08:30 – 21:00
Nights: 20:30 – 09:00
Handover:
In PHDU seminar room at 08:30, 16:30 & 20:30
SpR hands over HDU, SHO hands over wards
Use SBAR
Departmental strengths
Very supportive team
24 hour consultant presence
Wide range of specialities on site
HDU & Burns unit on site
Multiple teaching opportunities
Simulation centre
Friendly and approachable multidisciplinary team
Teaching & training
opportunities
Monday
13:00 – 14:00 – Consultant presentation
14:00 – 14:30 – Paediatric HDU team/trainee presentation
Bleep free
Wednesday
08:30 – 09:00 – Consultant/trainee/nurse specialist
presentation
Night team carry bleeps, so bleep free for day team
Friday
08:30 – 09:00 – HDU/APLS teaching
Night team carry bleeps, so bleep free for day team
Top tips
Use all members of MDT – senior nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists,
dieticians etc are all valuable sources of information
Notes are hand written on all Paediatric wards except HDU and Mars Burn’s Unit
Annual and study leave – apply early. Discuss with others on shift,
educational/clinical supervisor and rota co-ordinator
Use guidelines on DATIX section online
Very comprehensive ‘Paediatric Postgraduate Training Prospectus’ available for
reference
Trust Rep contact details
Samantha Nailor
samanthanailor@doctors.org.uk
07773 903621
Roohi Shrivastava
shrivastava.roohi@gmail.com
07824 643674