Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for two Locum Consultants in Anaesthesia (fixed term basis of 12 months) to join our talented and enthusiastic team of over 40 consultants and eight specialty doctors, working in a friendly and flexible department.

Applications are open until 7th September, check out our comments for further information.

We currently have an opportunity for Head of Trust Charity and welcome applications until 14th September. This role would be a great opportunity for an experienced individual with the right talents to shape and develop the vision and strategy for the charity and the evolution of fundraising within the Trust.

Please see our comments for further information on this role and how to apply.

Some local pharmacies are open this bank holiday and can help with minor illnesses and aches and pains.

You can check the opening times of your local NHS pharmacy online: www.england.nhs.uk/south-east/our-work/pharmacy-opening-hours/💊💊

Visit 111.nhs.uk or call 111 if you need medical help but not sure which service to use this bank holiday.

NHS 111 is available 24/7 and can provide support and advice so that you get the level of care you need.

Huge congratulations to our Medical Examiners team who have been shortlisted in the Team of the Year category at this year’s Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNA).

This year is the 14th year of the PENNA awards, which will be held at the University of Birmingham on Thursday 3 October 2024.

Good luck to the team! 🏆

To view the full story see www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/latest-news/3092-medical-examiners-office-shortlisted

AMM invite and save the date more details nearer the time

We’re delighted to announce that the Preterm Birth service at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Health Innovation KSS Patient Safety Collaborative have been shortlisted for the HSJ (Health Service Journal) Awards in the Patient Safety Category, recognising an outstanding contribution to healthcare and securing a place at the prestigious awards ceremony later this year.

The winners will be announced on Thursday 21 November 2024, best of luck to the Preterm Birth team 🌟

Read more about our nomination by following the link in our comments 👇

We are looking for four Consultants in Anaesthesia to join our talented and enthusiastic team of over 40 consultants and eight specialty doctors, working in a friendly and flexible department.

This is a really exciting time to join the Trust as we further develop our dedicated elective site at Ashford Hospital to achieve our vision of creating a state-of-the-art centre of excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment. The centre is being developed as part of the wider elective centre plans across the Surrey Heartlands health and care system.

Click the link in the comments for more information about the role and to apply

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Our Phlebotomy Service has expanded! Blood tests are now available by appointment at the Community Diagnostic Centre at Woking Community Hospital for all patients aged five and over. To book, visit https://ow.ly/qFY550SVLiN

Today we are celebrating the Play and Sensory Rooms in our Paediatric Department at St Peter's Hospital. The rooms were created to help ease children’s anxiety while receiving medical treatment and help them find a sense of normality during their visit to the hospital.

Our latest group of Internationally Educated Nurses have completed their OSCE Programme. This test is part of the registration process for nurses and midwives trained outside the EU/EEA. Congratulations😊

This week we celebrated World Breastfeeding Week. This year’s focus was on ‘Closing the gap: breastfeeding support for all’.

At Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we are proud to provide a wealth of information and resources around feeding and nurturing. Our infant feeding team work with parents to help them make informed decisions about feeding their babies and support them with their preferred choice of feeding.

For further information, please see the link in our comments.

Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals have recently launched a new Paediatric Diagnostic Airway Service. This cutting-edge equipment helps children with airway, voice, and swallowing issues.

Previously, children had to travel to distant specialist centres. Now, they can receive care closer to home, making it more convenient for families.

Thanks to Dr. Kiran Varadharajan, Dr. Rik Hawkins, and our amazing paediatric MDT team for making this possible.

"Offering this service in Surrey is a great privilege. We hope it brings care closer to home for many families," says Mr. Varadharajan, Consultant ENT and Paediatric ENT Surgeon.

Huge thanks to everyone involved in launching this fantastic new service!

See the comments for the full story.

Billy and his team from .greengrocer are at St Peter’s Hospital on Tuesdays and Wednesdays selling a range of fresh fruit and veg between 8am and 4pm.

Who can guess what the picture is below and let us know your recipe suggestions 🍇🍓🌽🍄

Our Bereavement Café is a service we offer to families and friends who have lost a loved one so they can meet up once a week to chat over coffee. We offer guidance and support and the opportunity to meet others in a similar situation.

Come along and join us for coffee and a chat, we are here waiting to meet you, every Tuesday at 1:30-3pm. The café is now held in our Eternal Garden at St Peter's Hospital. Please see our comments for full details.

There is still time to apply for Neonatal Sister/Charge Nurse, Band 7 role in our NICU team. This vacancy is open until 8 August, please check out the link in our comment for further information.

The January 2024 Preceptorship Cohort has successfully completed their nine day study programme.

Preceptorship helps professionals to translate and embed their knowledge into everyday practice, grow in confidence and have the best possible start to their careers. Congratulations to all the candidates, we wish you well in you continuous professional development at the Trust😀

⭐Meet Miguel, one of the Trust's Ward Clerks, who is the winner of July’s Star of the Month. ⭐

Miguel was nominated for exemplifying the "dedication, passion and initiative that are the cornerstones of our values and his hard work is a testament to his unwavering dedication to providing the best possible care for our patients.
Miguel treats every individual with the utmost dignity, and humanity and kindness are central to the care he provides, responding to each person with empathy."

Congratulations Miguel, thank you for everything you do😊

As part of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week in May, Trust staff and volunteers were invited to enter a photography competition with the theme of nature. The competition forms part of the Trust’s Healing Arts Programme, a national initiative that is part funded by the ASPH Charity to provide different forms of art that improve both staff and patient environments.

The overall winner of the competition is Dean Isaac from the Trust’s Sterile Services Department for his image titled ‘Crimson Harmony’.

Dean's photo and those that were shortlisted will be displayed across our hospital sites over the coming months and will eventually find permanent homes on the walls of our hospitals. The exhibition is currently in the main entrance of St Peter's Hospital.

Well done Dean and all those that entered 😀📷📱

Babies and young children can become ill during very hot weather.

Visit the NHS website for tips on keeping your children happy and healthy in the sun.

➡️ www.nhs.uk/sun

We urgently need more O group blood donors to come forward and help boost stocks to treat patients.

With over 12,000 appointments still to fill in donor centres over the next two weeks, register today and book an appointment to donate.

➡️ https://www.blood.co.uk/