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Job summary

Main area
Medicine
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar
Contract
12 months (Fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (Medical on call cover)
Job ref
374-EB-AM1603
Employer
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
EDGH
Town
Eastbourne
Salary
£61,825 - £70,425 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust logo

LED Speciality Registrar Front end / speciality

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to over half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £650 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. Conquest Hospital and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’.

Our two acute hospitals have emergency departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. Our centre for trauma services and obstetrics is at Conquest Hospital, while our centre for urology and stroke services is at Eastbourne DGH. At Bexhill Hospital we offer a range of outpatient, day surgery, rehabilitation and intermediate care services. At Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital we offer outpatients, rehabilitation and intermediate services. At Uckfield Community Hospital we provide day surgery and outpatient care.

In the community, we deliver services that focus on people with long term conditions living well outside hospital, through our integrated locality teams working with district and community nursing teams. Community members of staff also provide care to patients in their homes and from a number of clinics, health centres and GP surgeries.

 

Job overview

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a doctor at ST3 level or above to work as an Internal Medicine Fellow at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. The post holders will be based at Eastbourne District General Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post holders’ job plan will have a flexible portfolio of work. They would develop a rounded training in both clinical and managerial aspects of care. In additional to Acute Medical care there will be an opportunity for suitable candidates to develop at specialty interest. The job plan would comprise of 80% clinical based in Acute Medical care/specialty ( 6 month rotation) with 20 % development.

The Acute Medicine post is focused on enhancing the quality of front end medical pathways in the trust to support front end transformation of services including Acute Medicine early medical decision making in the Emergency Department.

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hopsital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.


In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week.  Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee. 


There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job plan will comprise 4 clinical duties and 1 developmental session. (work pattern)

In the acute medicine post the post holder will support the front end pathways,, Same Day Emergency Care and support  the acute medicine team as needed .

In the speciality post the post holder will join in ward round, outpatients and if applicable procedural duties. There are opportunities in most major medical specialties; cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology, frailty, endocrinology and stroke. During the on call there will be interaction with the hospital at night team. This should give exposure to critical care and outreach decision making. The developmental session will be working with the managerial and education teams on projects for the twelve months post.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 1 year NHS experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkSilver Award 2024 - Wellbeing at Work - East Sussex

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nadia White
Job title
Deputy Divisional Director of Operations
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07800 913223
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