# Locum Acute Medical Consultant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Eastbourne District General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Acute Medicine
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Contract type:** 12 months (up to 12 month fixed term contract)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (Some late working until 2200 and weekend AMU cover - no overnight on call.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-29T10:51:11.774Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Eastbourne/East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Acute_Medicine/Acute_Medicine-v8245913
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8245913?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking to appoint a dynamic forward-thinking Locum Consultant in Acute Medicine to join our current team at Eastbourne Hospital. This post will support our expanding Acute Medical Team on an AMU with 5 bays and 4 side rooms, and a purpose-built Same Day Emergency Care Unit with 8 trolleys, 4 beds and 2 dedicated treatment rooms.

PLEASE NOTE: This is an up to 12 month fixed term contract

### Main duties of the job

Candidates with a background in Acute Medicine, or those dual trained in General Internal Medicine and a medical specialty would be welcome to apply. Specialty sessions are strongly encouraged and would be accommodated where possible. Our team is passionate about delivering safe, considerate care to a high standard. You will be working with an experienced team of nurses, advanced nurse practitioners and designated discharge support services.

We believe Acute Medicine is rewarding work that requires a balanced job plan allowing time for reflection and education, away from direct clinical care. This is essential for sustainability and to ensure we have the best diagnostic physicians working at the front door to ensure high quality patient care, junior doctor supervision and excellent service delivery. The successful applicant will have a role in teaching both under- and postgraduate students and will also support colleagues doing these activities as part of their agreed job plan.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached. This JD has been approved by the Trust.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MB BS or equivalent
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians
- Full Registration with GMC with a licence to practice

**Desirable**

- MD or equivalent
- eSCE in acute Internal Medicine

### Training & Experience

**Essential**

- Wide experience in all aspects of General (Internal) Medicine.

**Desirable**

- Experience in setting up an ambulatory care service or in other relevant medical specialities
- Completion of courses relevant to chosen specialties.
- Ability to develop a specialty or subspecialty interest within the field of Acute Internal Medicine, which complements those of the current team.

## Documents

- [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672)
- [locum consultant in acute medicine  jd -  sep 2026 (docx, 313.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10652025)

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