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
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 addition to Acute Medical care there will be an opportunity for suitable candidates to develop a 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 Hospital 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 specialty post the post holder will join in ward rounds, 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
* 1 year NHS experience
Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
Our vision is to be:
* The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.
Our mission is to:
* Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.
Our strategic objectives are to:
* Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
* Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
* Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.
Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:
* Safe
* Effective
* Caring
* Responsive
* Well led
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Nadia White Job title Deputy Divisional Director of Operations Email address [emailprotected] Telephone number 07800 913223
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