Consultant General Medicine with Specialty interest

We are an organisation that places importance and pride on being clinically led and prioritise developing clinical leaders. The Trust is currently organised into 3 Divisions: one of which being the Medicine Division. The Service for Medicine consists of consultants and teams at Eastbourne District General Hospital and Conquest Hospital.
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Medicine at East Sussex Healthcare Trust (ESHT). We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed colleague who has the passion to develop and provide high quality services for the local population. These posts will be based at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, (EDGH).
The successful applicant will be an accredited physician with a speciality interest. Applicants must have full GMC registration and be within 6 months of gaining CCT at time of interview or on the Specialist Register.
There are 2 ½ dedicated medical wards at both Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, these are supported by the medical teams with consultant ward rounds and daily MDT board rounds to support discharge.
The speciality of medicine offered at the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust includes:
+ Acute stroke services , with regular TIA clinics cross site
+ Rheumatology
+ Diabetes Medicine
+ Cardiology
+ Gastroenterology
+ Respiratory Medicine
+ Oncology
+ Haematology
+ Dermatology, Acute Medicine
-Management of admissions
-Management of medical complications
-Excelling in communication skills with MDT members, patients, and their families
-Leading care planning and best-interest meetings
Outpatient:
-Clinics and associated admin
-IP Follow up reviews
The job plan will be tailored around the successful applicant whilst meeting the needs of the service. There will be an opportunity to develop services and time for this will be allocated appropriately., + 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

Applicants should be a holder of Certificate of Completion of Training or be within six months of the award of CCT by the date of the interview or the equivalent (CESR) which is at the time of applying, on the GMC Specialist Register.

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 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.