We are looking to appoint a Higher Specialty Resident Doctor–level Fellowship, the post is to lead project(s) that strengthen ESHT’s urgent ‑ care front door. The Fellowship will focus on improving early assessment, streaming accuracy, and pathway utilisation across the Emergency Department (ED), Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), Extended Emergency Medicine Ambulatory Care (EEMAC), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), and linked community services.
The Fellow will lead a targeted programme of work designed to align these services with national expectations, particularly the NHS England Model Emergency Department (Model ED) principles, by supporting earlier senior review, reducing unwarranted variation, and improving the consistency of referral and escalation practices.
The successful applicant will be based in Eastbourne
We have highly motivated and clinically skilled middle grade teams and are looking for like-minded people, with good leadership and teaching skills to join our team.
We have a robust clinical governance structure and pride ourselves on being a forward thinking and proactive in embracing change.
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.
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
