University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
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: Daytime 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 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.
About us
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.
Job responsibilities
This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time, due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role, including project work, internal job rotation, and absence cover.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the department and the organisation.
Person Specification
Experience/ Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
* Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent
* Higher Degree
Clinical Skills and Experience
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
* Understanding of clinical risk management
Organisation and Planning
* Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
* Understanding of NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints
* Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended
Knowledge
* Breadth of experience in and outside specialty
Teaching Skills
* Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
* Recognised teaching qualification
Academic and Research
* Evidence of participation in audit
* Research experience
* Publications
* Prizes and honours
* Appropriate progression of career to date
Personal Attributes
* Evidence of good communication skills both oral and written
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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