Contact details: Medical Education department is based in Lister Education Centre and is open from 8.00am – 5.00pm; reception Ext 4700, Caroline Ext 4076, Mary Ext 4923 or email [email protected] or [email protected]
Trust expectations of all Medical Students: Please ensure that you meet with the lead consultant in the department as soon as possible. Dress appropriately (please refer to Trust Dress Code Policy). Start to think about managing clinical time, shadow the FY1s and seek out educational opportunities. Always ensure that you sign attendance registers – attendance during placement is monitored. If you are sick or will be absent for any reason, you must contact the Undergraduate Team at [email protected] or ring 01438 28 4076/4923.
Access Card: A £10 deposit is required for a hospital access card. This deposit is returned to you when you leave, provided the access card is returned. This card will give you access to the ward areas, and access to the LEC building to use the library out of hours if required. Please note: If access card is not returned to the Education centre within the same academic year it was assigned to you, your deposit will be used to buy a new card and cannot be returned to you.
Audit: Please note that there is an audit half day every month and, on these afternoons, there are no clinics/theatre/endoscopy sessions scheduled during these times
Changing areas: There should be changing areas within the department you will be working; however, you may need to ask at your departmental induction. If you are in an area where you are required to wear scrubs, you will be shown where these can be found.
Clinical Skills: Clinical Skills Tutors: Carly Toll, Shazeda Khanom, Amy Khan- Fontain [email protected]
Computer Access & Logins: Your IT logins, including ICE, PACS and Nervecentre access will be included in your pack at Induction.
Internet Access: WiFi is provided in all student accommodation (access details are emailed across by the admin team). Please report all WiFi issues to [email protected].
Library: You have 24/7 access to the Library in the Lister Education Centre which has computers that are free to use. WiFi is available across the Trust as ‘guest’.
The library is staffed Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm, Ext 5520
Pastoral Support:
Your Clinical Supervisor
Medical Education Team Undergraduate Medical Education Administrator – Caroline/Mary [email protected]
Director of Medical Education – Dr Carolyn Meredith
Undergraduate Tutor – Dr Ewe Teh
We are always available for a chat/to answer any questions you may have.
Medical Education department is based in Lister Education Centre and is open from 8.00am – 5.00pm; reception Ext 4700, Caroline Ext 4076, Mary Ext 4923
Trust Policies and Procedures: Located on the Trust intranet – this can be accessed once you have your Trust IT login details.
Accommodation
Properties will be deep cleaned before you arrive.
Bedrooms: Cleaners will not access your bedroom during your stay. Clean bedding will be provided in a bag in your bedroom upon arrival and will be changed once a week on a Wednesday if required. Please leave dirty linen in the bag outside your room by 9am and a new bagged set of bedding will be left outside your room during the day. You are welcome to bring your own bedding; however you will be responsible for washing any linen you bring with you.
Bathroom: Toilet roll is provided on arrival. Towels are not provided. We suggest that areas are cleaned and sanitised after use.
Laundry: There is a laundry room on site adjacent to the Origin Office, accessed via the back of the building. No cash is required; there is a card reader located on the wall.
Post: Post will not be delivered to individual properties. If you are expecting post, please try to arrange Click & Collect where possible. If this is not possible, please address post to Lister Education Centre, L30, Lister Hospital, Corey’s Mill Lane, Stevenage, Herts. SG1 4AB.
Please note, we take no responsibility or liability for post/parcels that are delivered to the Education Centre.
