Northampton General Hospital
Introduction
We are a fairly large and busy DGH, with lots of areas of sub-specialty interests, including Airway, Regional, Vascular, CPET. We have a busy Obstetric unit, which provides a great introduction to Obstetric anaesthesia for novices. There is ample opportunity to gain clinical experience in a wide variety of disciplines, and get involved in local and national QI projects. We run a successful and well received National Primary FRCA course.
Permanent staff include approximately 50 Consultants, and 7 SAS doctors.
The hospital itself has a large footprint, with theatre complexes that are multi-site:
6 Main Theatres
4 Trauma and Orthopaedic theatres
3 DSU Theatres
2 Gynae Theatres
2 Labour ward Suite Theatres
Previous DAS Airway Professor Chris Frerk continues his clinical work as well as interest in Human Factors, and Dr Jonny Wilkinson is moving and shaking the world of Regional Anaesthesia, POCUS and ITU. Dr Jeremy Stone is both our Head of Service and an experienced FRCA examiner, Dr Paul Slater provides an invaluable service in helping patients overcome their anxiety through leading the hypnosis service. Dr Jon Birks has a shared job planning, is also PHEM training lead in Wales, and Dr Susan Williams continues to be a TIVA diva, as a Committee Member of the SIVA.
Dr Helen Cronshaw continues to receive well deserved accolade for the award-winning teaching programme that she runs on the ITU. Dr Nicky Hames uses her wealth of experience as previous Deputy Director of Medical Education and interest in Human Factors in her role as Teaching Lead.
Facilities
- Operating theatres: 6 Main Theatres, 4 Trauma and Orthopaedic theatres, 3 DSU Theatres, 2 Gynae Theatres, 2 Labour ward Suite Theatres
- Specialist services: Urology, Robotic urology , General gynae including robotics , Gynae Oncology , elective ortho, variety of day case procedures and general surgery
- Obstetrics: busy delivery suite (circa 4,400 births/year).
- Consultant body:
Training modules
- General Anaesthesia
- Novice training
- Obstetrics
- Urology
- Acute and Chronic Pain
- Elective orthopaedics
- Gynaecology
Weekly half day teaching runs on a Wednesday afternoon, with Consultant supervision and Resident doctor delivered presentations.
A monthly ‘Mocktails and Reflections’ session provides a space to introspect and decompress.
Fortnightly, there are Friday afternoon teaching sessions for the whole department, covering M&Ms, Audits, QI, and Simulations.
During an ITU rotation, you will benefit from the fortnightly alternating M&M and journal club, as well as regular study days and point of care simulations that are run on the unit.
Getting here
Address: Northampton General Hospital,University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5BD
- Parking: Limited on‑site patient/visitor parking
Google Maps: Open directions
what3words (main entrance): ///range.ranked.late
Key contacts
- NGH main switchboard: 01604 634700
- Anaesthetic College Tutors: Dr Kaushliya Katechia
- Head of Service: Dr Jeremy Stone
- Workforce lead: Dr Shiva Kullampalayam
- Resident Rota Consultant:Dr Irina Georgieva
- Anaesthetic Office team:Ellie Hirons-Potter, Brittani Francis, Natalie Higlett, Wendy Allen, Hayley Stewart
- Trust website: https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/home.aspx
Work–life and locality
We are a tight knit department, with regular social events and have most recently enjoyed a black tie do for our Christmas social!
Northampton has lots of open green spaces and lakes providing scenic walks, beautiful Delapre Abbey and a fantastic theatre.
There are lots of independent local eateries and sports centres, and we have a large friendly locally employed doctors workforce in our department, who are always organising socials.
Links and Documents
Northampton General Hospital Website
| Title | Link |
|---|---|
| EMSA Site Information – Northampton General Hospital | Open |
