# Specialty Doctor General Surgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-general-surgery/e809c493-1f60-4535-aea6-f2745f7e1b0f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-general-surgery/e809c493-1f60-4535-aea6-f2745f7e1b0f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** St Leonards On Sea - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** General Surgery - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £63,696- £102,689 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Contract 1 Aug 2026 - 31 July 2027) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-30T14:42:35.172Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Hastings/East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/General_Surgery/General_Surgery-v8016999 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8016999?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Specialty Doctor - General Surgery This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the General Surgery team based at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital. The General surgical department at ESHT is one of the highly rated units in the KSS Deanery as voted by the trainees with respect to supervised opportunities to develop all round surgical skills. This post will also be suitable for trainees wishing to take a year out of their training post to improve their academic, operative and endoscopic skills This post is to cover a sabbatical from Contract 1 Aug 2026 - 31 July 2027 only ### Main duties of the job The postholder will be responsible for the care of inpatients and day patients under the direction of the Consultant Surgeons and will also be actively involved in elective and emergency theatres lists  and various General Surgical and Colorectal clinics. There is a dedicated Surgical Assessment Unit on site at the Conquest Hospital which is a nationally recognised model of excellence. You will be an integral part of the middle grade rota and be part of the EWTD compliant Hospital at Night team where you will be supported by an FY1 and/or CT1. Previous experience in both Elective and Emergency Surgery at middle grade (Registrar equivalent) level within the NHS is essential. This post is not recognized for training. However this Trust is committed to providing a learning environment for all staff and as such we are offering the opportunity to rotate between the sub-specialties of General Surgery. You must hold a full GMC registration with a licence to practice ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The postholder will be responsible for the care of inpatients and day patients under the direction of the Consultant Surgeons and will also be actively involved in elective and emergency theatres lists  and various General Surgical and Colorectal clinics. There is a dedicated Surgical Assessment Unit on site at the Conquest Hospital which is a nationally recognised model of excellence. You will be an integral part of the Specialty Doctor (middle grade) rota and be part of the EWTD compliant Hospital at Night team where you will be supported by an FY1 and/or CT1. Previous experience in both Elective and Emergency Surgery at middle grade (Registrar equivalent) level within the NHS is essential. This post is not recognized for training. However this Trust is committed to providing a learning environment for all staff and as such we are offering the opportunity to rotate between the sub-specialties of General Surgery. You must hold a full GMC registration with a licence to practice ## Job Details Specialty Doctor - General Surgery This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the General Surgery team based at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital. The General surgical department at ESHT is one of the highly rated units in the KSS Deanery as voted by the trainees with respect to supervised opportunities to develop all round surgical skills. This post will also be suitable for trainees wishing to take a year out of their training post to improve their academic, operative and endoscopic skills This post is to cover a sabbatical from Contract 1 Aug 2026 - 31 July 2027 only ## Job Description The postholder will be responsible for the care of inpatients and day patients under the direction of the Consultant Surgeons and will also be actively involved in elective and emergency theatres lists and various General Surgical and Colorectal clinics. There is a dedicated Surgical Assessment Unit on site at the Conquest Hospital which is a nationally recognised model of excellence. You will be an integral part of the middle grade rota and be part of the EWTD compliant Hospital at Night team where you will be supported by an FY1 and/or CT1. Previous experience in both Elective and Emergency Surgery at middle grade (Registrar equivalent) level within the NHS is essential. This post is not recognized for training. However this Trust is committed to providing a learning environment for all staff and as such we are offering the opportunity to rotate between the sub-specialties of General Surgery. You must hold a full GMC registration with a licence to practice ## Responsibilities The postholder will be responsible for the care of inpatients and day patients under the direction of the Consultant Surgeons and will also be actively involved in elective and emergency theatres lists and various General Surgical and Colorectal clinics. There is a dedicated Surgical Assessment Unit on site at the Conquest Hospital which is a nationally recognised model of excellence. You will be an integral part of the Specialty Doctor (middle grade) rota and be part of the EWTD compliant Hospital at Night team where you will be supported by an FY1 and/or CT1. Previous experience in both Elective and Emergency Surgery at middle grade (Registrar equivalent) level within the NHS is essential. This post is not recognized for training. However this Trust is committed to providing a learning environment for all staff and as such we are offering the opportunity to rotate between the sub-specialties of General Surgery. You must hold a full GMC registration with a licence to practice ## Person Specification ### Health **Essential** - Applicants must meet Health requirements in Line with GMC Standard. ### Experience **Essential** - Completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or - shall have equivalent experience and competencies - Full GMC registration with a licence to practise **Desirable** - NHS experience ### Eligibility **Essential** - Full GMC Registration - Be Eligible to Work in the UK ### Language Skills **Essential** - Demonstratable Skills In written and Spoken English ## Documents - [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672) - [specialty doctor jd general surgery (doc, 190.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10418156) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.