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Job summary

Main area
Stroke
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3 +)
Contract
12 months (12 months Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs weekly)
Job ref
374-EB-25-18
Employer
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Eastbourne General Hospital
Town
Eastbourne
Salary
£49,909 - £61,825 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Speciality Doctor Stroke

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3 +)

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

Specialty Doctor -  Stroke - Eastbourne General Hospital

Applications are invited to apply for the post of Specialty Doctor in Stroke Medicine. The post is a full time, fixed term contract for up to 12 months. 

 This is a valuable opportunity to experience working within our hyper-acute rehabilitation stroke services.

Main duties of the job

Eastbourne DGH is a high performing HASU and is the centre of stroke provision for the Trust and East Sussex. We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed colleague to deliver hyper-acute care and thrombolysis at Eastbourne District Hospital.

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 refer to the job description attached. 

Please contact for an informal discussion.

 

10PA contract 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MB BS or equivalent
  • Full Registration with GMC with a licence to practice
Desirable criteria
  • MRCP or equivalent

Training/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in all aspects of General (Internal) Medicine
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in other relevant medical specialities

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkSilver Award 2024 - Wellbeing at Work - East Sussex

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lere Akinyemi
Job title
Service Manager - Stroke
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

 

 

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