LED ST5+ Acute Medicine Registrar - up to 6 months fixed term

ESHT; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an ST5+ Acute Medicine Registrar for a fixed-term 6-month post at Conquest Hospital, St Leonards-on-Sea. The role runs from 7 October 2026 to 6 April 2027, with a 40-hour week and IMT3 on-call duties. MRCP is essential and GMC registration is required.

The post offers exposure to acute medicine across inpatient and outpatient settings, working within a large East Sussex Trust with strong teaching and supervision from Consultants.

Qualifications

• Higher specialty qualifications.
• Distinctions/Honours/Prizes.
• Full GMC Registration.
• Keyboard skills and computer literacy.
• Experience of setting up courses.

Responsibilities

• Work across Acute Medicine services in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Participate in the IMT3 on-call rota.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team with supervision from Consultants across services.

Skills

Clinical skills

Emergency management

Teaching experience

GMC Registration

Computer literacy

Course setup

Education

MRCP (UK)

Job description

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LED ST5+ Acute Medicine Registrar - up to 6 months fixed term

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar

Main area 6 months Acute Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar Contract Fixed term: 6 months (From 7th October 2026 until 6th April 2027) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (On call IMT3 rota) Job ref 374-CQ-AM121-A

Site Conquest Hospital Town St Leonards-on-sea Salary Per annum Closing 05/11/2026 23:59

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 currently have one ST5+ posts available in Acute Medicine.

PLEASE NOTE this is a fixed term contract from 7th October 2026 until the 6th April 2027.

These posts provide the post-holder with a wide range of clinical experience in Acute Medicine to prepare you for future specialist training applications.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be expected to work across our Acute Medicine services within the inpatient and outpatient setting. They will participate in the acute general medicine resident on-call rota at minimum of IMT3 level.

They will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and will have close supervision and training from the Consultants across these services

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 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.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Please note that MRCP is an essential requirement. Ensure this is clearly demonstrated in your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Higher specialty qualifications
• Distinctions/Honours/Prizes

Skills

• Sound basic clinical skills
• Competent in management of emergencies
• Experience in delivery of teaching and education. Faculty on local or national courses
• Full GMC Registration
• Keyboard skills and computer literacy
• Experience of setting up courses

Experience/Achievements

• At least 12 months working in the NHS
• Peer reviewed publications

Personal Qualities

• Professional attitude
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GP’s, nurses and administrative staff.
• Ability to establish good working relationships with members of the team
• Ability to function effectively under pressure
• Interest in learning, development, and service improvement.
• Commitment to continuing personal development
• Initiative
• Academic excellence
• Not afraid to seek help when necessary

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.