Emergency Medicine

Our dedicated team provide support to our trainees on their respective training programmes for:

• GP
• Foundation
• Core Medical
• ACCS

Conquest Hospital has recently benefited from a newly built CDU

Eastbourne DGH has a spacious Resuscitation area

Clinical Work and Support

You will be supported during your four month rotation in Emergency Medicine by a dedicated Emergency Medicine Consultant, your programme lead, an allocated educational supervisor and clinical supervisors. All of whom will give you regular constructive feedback on your progress and what you can do to improve. This will better enable you to deliver core competencies from the Emergency Medicine curriculum.

Trainee progress is reviewed via eportfolio, requiring the trainee to complete set modules by way of:

• Observation
• Direct supervison
• Independent practice
• Attendance at relevant training courses and events

The individual trainee completes their eportfolio, which is monitored by the department in collaboration with our medical education team, to ensure you continue to meet your training objectives and achieve the best outcome.

Shift Practice and Rota

The Emergency Medicine department at the Conquest Hospital is made up of two Emergency Medicine Consultants, two ST3 trainees, one ST5 and ACCS trainees

The Emergency Medicine department at the Eastbourne DGH is made up of three Emergency Medicine Consultants, one substantive locum, eight Staff Grade doctors, three GP trainees and six FY2 trainees

There is also one locum who works cross site.

‘Since working in the Emergency Department at the Eastbourne DGH, I have gained a lot of experience in a very short amount of time. The environment is fast paced and the turnaround is quick, which has helped me to develop better time management skills and confidence. I have also learnt a lot of practical skills, such as suturing. The team are great and very supportive’

Educational Opportunities

Emergency Medicine trainees will have the opportunity to attend a variety of training events, workshops and away days

Trainees will benefit from ‘taster days’ in other specialities and trainees in other specialities can also attend ‘taster days’ in Emergency Medicine

A South Coast Emergency Ultrasound Course, recognised by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has been developed and is run at the Eastbourne DGH site, by Zeki Ateseli, one of our Emergency Medicine Consultants

Point of Care Ultrasound Courses (core and advance level) are run at least twice a year. These courses are approved by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine for 12 CPD points

Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds take place typically 4-5 times in any 12 month period. Every trainee willl have an opportunity to participate in a Grand Round with their teams.  Emergency Medicine also provides our trainees with excellent opportunities to attend regular lectures specifically tailored for Foundation Year 1 and 2 trainees, and Core Medical trainees which cover various topics over a 12 month period:

We are currently looking to develop an ‘Educational Fellow’ role to work cross site – approximately (1-2 posts)