NHS Locum Consultant Acute Medicine

ESHT; St Leonards; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine to work across AAU and SDEC at Conquest Hospital, St Leonards-on-Sea. The post is fixed-term for 12 months, full-time 40 hours per week, with weekends on a 1:6 rota. Closing date 12 November 2026.

The successful candidate will lead the acute medicine team, contribute to education and governance, and help develop urgent care pathways with opportunities to pursue subspecialty interests.

Qualifications

• CCT in General Internal Medicine (GIM) or Acute Internal Medicine (AIM).
• ALS instructor training or certification.
• Wide experience in General Internal Medicine.
• Experience in setting up ambulatory care services or equivalent.
• Ability to develop a specialty or subspecialty within acute medicine.
• Proven teaching and supervision capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive forward the development of the SDEC service and safe patient care to support Early Discharge.
• Lead and teach junior staff and contribute to training programs within the department.
• Participate in Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement projects.
• Undertake administrative duties and participate in appraisal, revalidation and governance processes.

Skills

General Internal Medicine

Education

CCT in General Internal Medicine (GIM) or Acute Internal Medicine (AIM)

ALS instructor

Full driving licence

Job description

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Main area Acute Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (N/A) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (1: 6 weekends, 1:6 2200 finishing times) Job ref 374-CQ-AM650

Site Conquest Town St Leonards on Sea Salary per annum pro rata Closing 12/11/2026 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

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 be working at Conquest Hospital across AAU and SDEC in collaboration with colleagues from the Emergency Department, Frailty and other medical specialties.

This post is a new post as part of our ambitions to grow our acute medical consultant workforce, over the next 18 months, with the aim of providing senior decision makers from 0800-2200, better meeting the needs of our patients and local population.

We would support candidates with a special interest, or indeed to develop one.

Main duties of the job

• The existing Acute Medicine team are committed to delivering a high quality service and an enthusiastic individual is required to help take these plansforward. This appointment will help to drive forward the development of the SDECservice and ensure that high quality safe care facilitates early discharge, reduce patientlength of stay and ensure the transfer of appropriate patients to the sub-specialities.
• There will be a strong commitment to teaching Junior Staff the principles of acutemedicine that will occur as the opportunity arises on a day-to-day basis with acutepatients, as well as dedicated directorate teaching. There will be responsibility forgeneral professional training of the junior medical members of the department andcontributing to the training of nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary team,
• and participating in the activities of the Medical Education Centre including ClinicalAudit and Quality improvement projects.
• The post holder will be expected to undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients and running his or her clinical department. The post holder will be expected to participate fully in the process of appraisal and revalidation includingcompletion of mandatory training, attendance of induction meetings and attendance atTrust Clinical Governance sessions.

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.

Values & Behaviours

• Put the patient first by being Compassionate, helpful, caring, respectful and patient
• Always taking opportunities to improve, encouraging excellence
• Work as one team – communicate, collaborate and share
• Respect each other by being polite, pleasant and listening

Qualifications & Training

• Wide experience in all aspects of General (Internal) Medicine.
• CCT in either General (Internal) Medicine (GIM) or Acute Internal Medicine (AIM), +/- a medical speciality
• Experience in setting up an ambulatory care service or in other relevant medical specialities
• Completion of courses relevant to chosen specialties. Such as eSCE in acute Internal Medicine
• Ability to develop a specialty or subspecialty interest within the field of Acute Internal Medicine, which complements those of the current team.
• ALS instructor

Clinical Experience

• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
• Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on call rota for the specialty
• Comprehensive clinical experience in general medicine and geriatric medicine.
• Good working knowledge of the theory and practice of Geriatric Medicine
• Good all-round experience in General Internal Medicine/Care of the Elderly and/or other Medicine Specialties.
• Special interest and expertise in the subspecialty of geriatrics
• Experience in Frailty & Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Management & Administrative Experience

• Audit/Research
• Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CCST
• Supervision of post graduate trainees
• Personal time management skills
• Clinical Governance
• Ability to organise outpatient waiting lists
• Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development

Teaching Experience

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience of supervising junior doctors
• Experience of teaching Lay groups and other staff groups
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Research Experience

• Ability to contribute to change managementAbility to apply research findings to clinical problems
• Ability to critically review research
• Publications in peer review journals
• Ability to lead clinical research projects

Language

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service
• Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement
• Good interpersonal skills
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate with patients and relatives
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities to local, regional or national levels
• Willingness to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service
• Able to make own arrangements for travel between working sites
• Commitment to Specialty development
• Full driving licence

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.

Name Fiona Holter Job title Service Manager Email address [e-mail] Additional information

We would welcome anyone who would like an informal discussion or visit to the department.