Whittington Hospital

Bariatric Fellow post - 6 months
Obstetric Fellow post – 6 months

- Departmental meetings, which all members of the department are required to attend, weekly.
- Training and educational afternoons, including audit presentations - monthly.
- Exam preparation - consultant led - weekly in advance of exams.
- Regional anaesthesia teaching - sessions weekly.
- Simulation - in situ training with focus on human factors and technical feedback - approx fortnightly.
- Central School teaching - protected on rota if not on call.
- Grand Round - hospital-wide, weekly.

- Trainee office/rest room in theatres, local library, PCs with internet access, good staff WiFi
- Active Quality Improvement service
- MDT library on site with strong web-based programme
- New hospital education centre and simulation centre opening August 2021
- Active resuscitation service with national training courses

- Numerous teaching opportunities including UCL MBBS modules, FY simulation and MDT training.

1 in 7 rotas for CTs and STs, new contract compliant.
Rota lead - Dr Trudi Young

3 rota lines (1 x SHO, 2 x Reg):

CT2 (and anaesthetics ACCS CT3, ICM and EM placements) rota
- for theatres, acute pain service, emergency calls (including cardiac arrests, trauma, paeds, haemorrhage) and helping in obstetrics

STs/CT3eq/Specialty Doctors
- for theatres, acute pain service, emergency calls (including cardiac arrests, trauma, paeds, haemorrhage) and helping in obstetrics

STs/CT3eq/Specialty Doctors/CTs post IACOA
- first on call for obstetrics, help other team if appropriate

All on call shifts for STs/registrars alternate between theatre and obstetric shifts.

Approximate staffing:-
SHO rota:
- 8-9 CTs/ACCS (rotating to ITU as appropriate)
- 1 EM ACCS
- 1 ICM
Reg rota:
7-8 STs
6-7 Specialty Doctors

The ICU has a separate resident SHO and Registrar rota comprising a mix of trainees and trust doctors from FY training to senior Specialty Doctors but may not include airway cover, in which case the anaesthetic department support.