Wessex Training School

Wessex Training School (Southampton)

Wessex school

Training School Lead:

Dr Harriet Nitch-Smith
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton,
SO16 6YD
Email: harriet.nitch-smith@uhs.nhs.uk
Tel: 023 81206443
Training School Deputy:

Dr Matthew Sommerlad
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton,
SO16 6YD
Email: Matthew.Sommerlad@uhs.nhs.uk
Tel: 023 8235 4980
Administrator:Mrs Mary DuttonUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton,SO16 6YD

Email: mary.dutton@uhs.nhs.uk

Tel: 023 81206393
Contact person for arranging Cellular Pathology taster sessions:Dr Matthew SommerladUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton,SO16 6YD

Email: Matthew.sommerlad@uhs.nhs.uk

Tel: 023 8235 4980
No. of trainees per school / deanery:ST1 to ST5 = 20-25 trainees
ST1 rotations:Based at Southampton General Hospital
ST2-5 rotations:

Trainees rotate between the following participating training centres on a yearly basis:
  • Southampton General Hospital, Southampton
  • Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth
  • Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury
  • Poole Hospital, Poole
  • St Richards Hospital, Chichester
The rotations are decided taking into account training needs of the individual trainee. Trainees will generally spend 2-3 years in Southampton and 2-3 years within the district general hospitals in the programme.
Training programme for ST1’s:

In addition to a model of clinical apprenticeship training, there are opportunities to participate in the departmental teaching activities, including:
  • Seminars on basic Histopathology over a multi-headed microscope with a consultant
  • A “blackbox” session on current and difficult cases in Surgical Pathology, held weekly
  • Cellular Pathology Course, held fortnightly during term time
  • Annual audit presentation meeting
ST1s also have the opportunity to attend three block-teaching weeks during the first year. One of these teaching weeks is held in Southampton (June) and the other two in Bristol (September) and Oxford/Wycombe (February).
Trainees are also encouraged to attend national meetings and courses organised by the Royal College of Pathologists and other organisations such as the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
Cluster for your school:Southern Cluster- Oxford, Bristol, Plymouth, Exeter, Southampton & Cardiff
Health Education England (Deanery) for your area:

Health Education England – Wessex
Explorer House, Adanac Drive, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 0AS
Email: england.medicine.wx@nhs.net
Head of School or TPD:

Dr Natalie Brearley – TPD/HoS
Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY
Email: natalie.brearley1@nhs.net
Tel: 023 92285864