Job overview

Trust Doctor (CT1-2 equivalent) based at Worthing Hospital, part of the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust for a period of 6 months, Feb 2025 - Aug 2025.

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties:
Day time work will include a mixture of clinic and diagnostic investigations, managing the in-patient work with the support of the other junior staff and supervised theatre lists each week. The successful applicant will be part of the team and involved in managing the in-patient workload.
Teaching:
There are weekly meetings which is attended by all departmental staff, rotating between clinical governance, business, journal and interesting cases
There are regular weekly postgraduate meetings.
The Trust supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal College of Surgeons and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.
Research:
The Urology Department is very research active, and the successful candidate would be encouraged to participate.
Administrative
The Trust Doctor will have responsibilities towards maintaining good documentation, prompt discharge communications and planning work.
On Call Commitment - SHO Level covering Worthing Hospitals for urology and General Surgery.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme  for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. 

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.