Acute medicine at East Sussex Healthcare Trust is an innovative service with a strong ethos of collaborative multidisciplinary team working. Our Acute Assessment Unit and Same Day Emergency Care are co-located in close proximity to the Emergency Department. Considerable investment supports the progress and development of acute medicine, including 7-day working.
The successful applicant would primarily work at EDGH across AMU and SDEC in collaboration with colleagues from the Emergency Department, Frailty, and other medical specialties.
We support candidates with a special interest or those looking to develop one.
Interview date: 3rd April 2025
Main duties of the job
The existing Acute Medicine team is committed to delivering high-quality service. An enthusiastic individual is required to help advance these plans. This appointment will help develop the SDEC service, ensuring high-quality, safe care that facilitates early discharge, reduces patient length of stay, and ensures appropriate patient transfers to sub-specialties. There will be a strong emphasis on teaching junior staff the principles of acute medicine, which will occur on a day-to-day basis with acute patients, as well as through dedicated directorate teaching. Responsibilities include general professional training of junior medical staff, contributing to nurse and multidisciplinary team training, and participating in Medical Education Centre activities such as Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement projects. The post holder will undertake administrative duties related to patient care and departmental management, and participate in appraisal and revalidation processes, including mandatory training, induction, and Clinical Governance sessions.
About us
We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work
We deliver safe, compassionate, high-quality care to half a million people in East Sussex. As one of the largest organizations in the region, we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex, with services provided by over 7,000 staff across hospitals, community sites, and in people's homes.
In 2020, the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, with 'Outstanding' ratings for caring and effectiveness. Our hospitals and community services have high ratings, reflecting our commitment to quality.
Our 'Building for our Future' programme aims to modernize and expand our hospitals, transforming care environments for future generations.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description. For inquiries, please contact us.
Person Specification Values & Behaviours
- Put the patient first: be compassionate, helpful, caring, respectful, and patient
- Seek continuous improvement and encourage excellence
- Work as one team: communicate, collaborate, and share
- Respect others: be polite, pleasant, and listen
Qualifications & Training
- Extensive experience in General (Internal) Medicine
- Experience setting up ambulatory care services or in relevant specialties
- Completion of relevant courses, e.g., eSCE in acute Internal Medicine
- Ability to develop a subspecialty interest within Acute Internal Medicine
- ALS instructor certification
Clinical Experience
- High standard of clinical skills in the specialty
- Contribute to on-call rota requirements
- Comprehensive experience in general and geriatric medicine
- Knowledge of Geriatric Medicine theory and practice
- Experience in Care of the Elderly and other Medicine specialties
- Interest and expertise in geriatrics and Frailty & Geriatric Assessment
Management & Administrative Experience
- Audit and research experience
- Recognition in management training or completion upon CCT/CCST
- Supervision of postgraduate trainees
- Time management skills
- Clinical Governance involvement
- Organization of outpatient waiting lists
- Understanding of service organization and development issues
Teaching Experience
- Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
- Teaching clinical skills
- Supervising junior doctors
- Teaching lay and staff groups
- Supervising research projects
Research Experience
- Applying research to clinical practice
- Critical review of research
- Peer-reviewed publications
- Leading clinical research projects
Language
- Proficiency in written and spoken English necessary for the role
Personal Attributes
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
- Partnership approach to patient care
- Embrace user involvement
- Good interpersonal skills
- Critical and enquiring approach
- Effective communication with patients and families
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Willingness to undertake additional responsibilities
- Collaborate with colleagues for service development
- Own travel arrangements between sites
- Commitment to specialty development
- Full driving license
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This role requires a DBS check due to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. An application for disclosure will be made to check for any criminal convictions.