Main area LAS FY2 Emergency Medicine Grade LED FY2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 hours per week (40 hours per week) Job ref 374-EB-2210
Employer East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Eastbourne Town Eastbourne Salary £42,008 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/06/2025 23:59
LED FY2
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
We have vacancies for this post based at Eastbourne District General Hospital
These posts are on a permanent contract.
Main duties of the job
Do you love Emergency Medicine? Do you enjoy working in a dynamic, progressive environment where your individual needs will be addressed? Do you want to make a real positive difference to the patients that you care for? If it is yes to all three then this may be the opportunity for you.
Previous experience in Emergency Medicine is not essential but candidates will require full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
We are particularly interested in candidates who have commitment to all aspects of Emergency Medicine and are keen to develop their careers.
You will be expected to work on the rota including working evenings, nights and weekends and for this you will receive a supplement.
We have an active structured teaching programme with induction day. ALS and ATLS principles used throughout. You will be encouraged to get ALS, ATLS or EPLS certification.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites 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. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent
* MD or equivalent
Registration
* Full Registration with GMC with a licence to practice
Training and experience
* Experience in all aspects of Emergency Medicine
* Experience in other relevant medical specialities
Audit
* Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
* Completion and/or Publication of audit projects
Research and Publications
* Understanding of the role of research
* Experience of clinical research culminating in presentation and publication of original studies, review articles, etc, relevant to speciality
* Ability to lead clinical research project
Personal skills
* Effective communicator, able to work in a multi-disciplinary team
Personal attributes
* Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.
* Ability to work with colleagues in other specialities to develop local services.
* Professional attitude towards work
* Good record of attendance
* Demonstration of initiated projects
* Specific attributes for post
Teaching
* Enthusiasm for teaching medical students, nursing staff and other professional groups
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 and
* 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 Mr Utham Shanker Job title Clinical Lead - Emergency Medicine Eastbourne Email address uthamalingam.shanker@nhs.net
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