Locum Consultant Acute Medicine | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 21 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Location: | Eastbourne, BN21 2UD |
| Company: | ESHT |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7362641/374-EB-2215 |
Summary
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. We would support candidates with a special interest, or indeed to develop one.
The successful applicant would primarily be working across the Acute Medical Unit and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) in collaboration with colleagues from the Emergency Department, Frailty and other medical specialties. DCC will comprise of ward rounds of all patients in the acute medical unit and continuous post take ward round during the working day. The on- call physician performs a mid-take ward round, and post take in the emergency department as required. Our SDEC currently supports around 35% of the non-elective take and operates during the hours of 8-8pm 7days per week.
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 EDGH and Conquest, 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 from around £30 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
This advert closes on Sunday 3 Aug 2025
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