Trust FY3 Rotation

Based at Eastbourne DGH and Conquest Hospital, Hastings

WHAT WE DO
REALLY MATTERS www.esht.nhs.uk
Welcome message from Dr Gez Gould, Chief of Diagnostics, Anaesthetics and Surgery

Thanks for considering East Sussex Healthcare NHS

Trust to work and train as a foundation doctor
We would be delighted to welcome you to an FY3 post in East
Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This is a unique opportunity to
explore a specialist area of interest in more depth, in a supportive,
collaborative and training focused organisation. It offers the chance
to be a pivotal member of the team, with increasing levels of
autonomy as training, skills and experience progress. This post will
allow time for consideration of the direction of further training
and career planning, as well as the chance to work in a friendly,
cohesive and productive team environment. I very much look
forward to welcoming successful candidates in the near future, and
realising the opportunities the FY3 role presents.

Dr Gez Gould
Consultant Anaesthetist
Chief Diagnostics, Anaesthetics and Surgery
Key Responsibilities and main duties
As Foundation doctor your responsibilities would include
managing patients (assessing, planning investigations, chasing
results of tests, writing treatment charts, hand-overs, attending
sick patients when on call etc) admitted under your firm’s care
and for whom you might be on call as per placement and on
call rota. Your will be supervised and supported by doctors
senior to you at all times.
Leadership and Strategy
There will be opportunity to lead on issues that are
central to patient care e.g. auditing effective hand overs,
throboprophylaxis etc.
Governance
There will be opportunity to participate if effective incident
reporting system to improve care of our patients. You will have
excellent access to IT, library facilities, up to date and other
educational resources in the hospitals.
Training and Development
Our Trust has very friendly and supportive hospitals. You
will get excellent educational and clinical supervision and
opportunities to complete your work place based assessment
so that you can progress your career further. You will have the
same access to educational sessions which the Trainee doctors
are entitled to including e-portfolio. You will receive excellent
career support to identify your strengths and progress to the
speciality of your choice.
Qualifications / Training Experience
For FY3 post
You should have completed Foundation Training at FY2 (not
yet Core Trainees) who are looking to take a year out of
training, wishing to gain a broader experience and to help
decide your next career pathway.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
You should have broad knowledge of various health conditions
that can affect people in general and their management. You
should be able to take history, examine, plan investigations,
formulate a differential diagnosis, plan treatment, assess
response, escalate problems to your seniors, chase results and
referrals, hand-over and take-over patients, communicate
effectively with patients, colleagues, other staff members and
have a helping & proactive attitude. You should be able to
work under pressure but should seek help and support when
appropriate.

Other
You must have a full registration with a licence to practice with
the General Medical Council.
Welcome to ESHT

Where our people really matter.

At East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust we know that to give our patients
the best possible care, we need to recruit, train and support the best
people.
As ESHT we focus on creating the right environment in which you can
thrive. We are a collaborative and supportive workplace that focuses
on you and your continuous improvement.
We offer many benefits for members of staff, alongside a
comprehensive learning and development programme. And we
celebrate the successes of members of staff through our monthly and
yearly staff awards.
We are a health promoting trust, recognising that the health and
well-being of our patients relies on the health and well-being of our
staff, and we have a dedicated well-being team working to achieve this.
Don’t just take our word for it; we have also shown significant
improvements in our recent staff surveys. Why don’t you see for
yourself and be part of a team that you can be proud of? Come and
join #OurMarvellousTeams.
About ESHT

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides

a unique combination of acute hospital
and community health services for half a
million people living in East Sussex and
surrounding areas.

Our services are provided from two district general

hospitals; Conquest Hospital in Hastings and
Eastbourne DGH. Both hospitals have Emergency
Departments and provide care 24 hours a day. They
offer a comprehensive range of surgical, medical
and maternity services, supported by a full range of
diagnostic and therapy services. East Sussex
Our Community services offer intermediate care
in two community hospitals in Bexhill and Rye.
Community staff also operate from a number of
clinics and health centres, GP surgeries as well as
providing care in people’s homes. Haywards Rye
Heath
Battle

Hailsham
Hastings
Brighton Lewes Bexhill

Newhaven Eastbourne
 Our Vision and ESHT 2020

Our vision is to combine community and hospital services

to provide safe, compassionate, and high quality care that
improves the health and wellbeing of the people of East Sussex.

It provides focus on key priorities, actions and risks. It is underpinned by our

strategic objectives covering five areas:

1. Commitment to quality and safe care as our top priority

2. Good leadership and culture throughout our organisation

3. Clear clinical strategy to fulfil our role as the lead provider of hospital
and community healthcare services in East Sussex

4. Commitment to meet all access and operational delivery targets,

making sure that clinical areas are orderly, patients are transferred to the
right ward first time and discharge planning is effective

5. Management of our finance and capital to offer financial balance,

while providing safe and effective services.

The latest CQC inspection has rated ESHT is rated ‘Good’ overall, ‘Outstanding’
for Caring and ‘Outstanding’ for Effective services.
 Our Values

Our values are fundamental to how we undertake our work.

They shape our beliefs and our behaviours and were developed
by members of staff.

1. Respect and compassion

(for each other and our patients)
We care about acting with kindness.

2. Working together
We care about building on everyone’s strengths.

3. Engagement and involvement

We care about involving people in our planning and decision making.

4. Improvement and development

We care about striving to be the best.
 Why work here at ESHT?

Our goal is to be an organisation which provides care in which the

people of East Sussex can be fully confident, and one which people
are proud to work. We know that if the people who work for us
feel engaged, developed and valued then our patient’s experience
and outcomes will be better and in turn our staff feel a greater
sense of satisfaction and pride in their work.

During the past year we have developed a number of key principles to our approach
to staff engagement. We believe it is important that:
• Every staff member knows and can see how their role makes a difference and
has a contribution to make towards continuously improving our patient care and
experience
• Staff members are involved and engaged in decisions that impact them
• Staff members have the opportunity to learn and develop throughout their time
here at ESHT
• Staff members have the opportunity to meet regularly with their line manager and
receive feedback through one-to-ones and team meetings
• We celebrate what we do really well and wherever possible share learning as
widely as possible.

Our recent CQC inspection, Staff Survey Results, and the Staff Family and friends
tests demonstrated significant improvements in staff engagement during the past
year. The improvements are a result of everyone working together to identify areas
for improvement.
 Why work here?

Development
Our education, training and development department creates in-house Your Health and Wellbeing
courses and supports staff needing specialist training elsewhere. Many of our
courses take place at our education centre based at Conquest Hospital. We care by providing a service that
There are lots of reasons why you should join East Sussex Healthcare NHS prioritises your health and wellbeing,
Trust. You will: is confidential, impartial and
• work with outstanding colleagues compassionate, continually improving
• receive expert training to better meet your needs.
• be encouraged to get involved
• enjoy a workplace where values matter
• receive exceptional benefits
• be part of a happy and motivated team, working in a supportive culture The Health and Wellbeing team will be introducing wellness
• benefit from a great work/life balance location on the South Coast programmes for staff this autumn. These include NHS
Health Checks, healthy weights programmes and improved
• benefit from a wide range of exceptional schools and colleges – both public
access to physical activity opportunities.
and private
We continue to collaborate with Sussex Partnership NHS
• benefit from a wide range of affordable housing.
Foundation Trust to offer access to Counselling and
Psychology support. Staff can still self-refer for emotional
support and we have improved the process for onward
referral to a wider range of services.
Schwartz Rounds have been introduced on both sites,
providing an open forum for staff to come together and
reflect on the emotional impact of their work. We are also
delivering emotional resilience workshops to teams to help
them identify and use strategies to improve resilience on
both an individual and team level.
Come and join #OurMarvellousTeams!
 Why work in East Sussex?
10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD LIVE IN EAST SUSSEX
1. Its natural beauty
Sussex has some fantastic natural features such as
the Seven Sisters National Park, and many areas of
outstanding natural beauty that include the medieval
heathland and forests of the High Weald.
2. Its beaches and harbours
Hastings still boasts the largest beach-launched fishing
fleet in Europe, as well as the UK’s steepest funicular.
Meanwhile, Eastbourne offers a traditional Victorian
seafront combined with the Sovereign Harbour marina.
3. Its places to stay
There’s a rich array of accommodation options, ranging
from the five star Grand Hotel on Eastbourne seafront
to quaint B&Bs set amid beautiful Sussex countryside.
4. Its weather
Often referred to as ‘The Sunshine Coast’, both
Eastbourne and Hastings regularly top the UK list for
locations that enjoy the most hours of sunshine.
5. Birthplace of English History
The legacy of the Battle of Hastings still colours the
entire town and the remains of William the Conqueror’s
first English castle still stand today.
6. Its travel connections
London is just over two hours away by car or train,
whilst Gatwick Airport, Eurostar and regular ferry
crossings allow easy access to mainland Europe.
7. Schools
There is a wide range of excellent state, private
and public schools within easy access of both the
Eastbourne and Conquest sites.
8. Its places of cultural interest

East Sussex offers a rich array of culture, with art galleries
such as Towner Gallery in Eastbourne and Jerwood Gallery in
Hastings and theatre and entertainment venues such as the
De La Warr Pavillion in Bexhill, Congress and Devonshire Park
theatres in Eastbourne and the White Rock Theatre in Hastings.
9. Its open spaces
Explore the beautiful South Downs Way, 1066 Country
Walk, The Weald Way and the picturesque villages of
Alfriston, Lewes, Rye, Hartfield and Burwash.
10. Its festivals
To name but a few, these include Glyndbourne Opera
Festival, the Lewes Bonfire Celebrations, Hastings Pirate
Day and Eastbourne’s Airbourne international air show.
What our staff say...
“ I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK
“WE MEET AND THRASH ISSUES
OUT AMONG OURSELVES... WE
ARE ALL WORKING TOWARDS
THE SAME GOALS.”
YOU FOR INVITING ME TO THE
MATERNITY GROUP LAST WEEK,
IT REALLY HELPS TO KNOW THAT
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE TRUST
WHO YOU CAN TURN TO FOR
SUPPORT FOR MATERNITY LEAVE/
CHILDCARE ISSUES AS A MEMBER
OF STAFF! IT’S NICE TO FIND ALL
THE ANSWERS IN ONE PLACE.”
 Contact us

We are proud to provide integrated NHS

hospital and community services from a
number of hospitals, clinics and community
centres throughout East Sussex as well as
GP surgeries and in people’s homes.

Trust headquarters
St. Anne’s House,
729 The Ridge,
St. Leonards-on-Sea,
East Sussex
TN37 7PT

www.esht.nhs.uk

@ESHTNHS

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