Our Medical Careers Event took place in October 2023.
Dr Dashora and his colleagues shared anecdotes and talked about their career journeys, inspiring foundation doctors and medical students alike. It was a succesful and informative evening.
Medical Careers
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HEE Workshops & Webinar for trainees
NEW! FY2 – How to Succeed in Core and Specialty Training applications webinar
Tuesday 12th September 2023 18:00-19:00
Thursday 21st September 2023 18:00-19:00
Wondering how to turn your decision about specialty choice into a successful application?
Career Planning webinars for all London doctors in foundation training are currently booking for September. These one hour webinars, delivered by the NHSE Careers London team, will include key information, advice and guidance on making successful applications from making your decision, submitting the application and mastering the selection processes and interviews. To find out more and register click on the links above.
NEW! F3 options webinar
Wednesday 11th October 18:00 – 19:00
What may be the best way to plan and take advantage of opportunities within your F3 year or beyond?
The F3 Options webinar for all London foundation doctors is currently booking for October. This one hour webinar, delivered by the NHSE Careers London team, will include key information advice and guidance on what to consider to make the most of your F3 year including travel/volunteering abroad, fellowships, further study/qualifications and non-training options. To find out more and register click on the link above.
NEW! The Consultant Interview – Preparing for success Workshops
Wednesday 04th October 2023 13:30 – 17:00
Tuesday 12th December 2023 9:30-13:00
This half-day virtual workshop is targeted to trainee doctors within 18 months prior to completion of their training. It’s aim is to help you to identify a plan of action to address your preparation for the consultant selection process, with a focus on polishing up your interview techniques and approaches. Through small group conversations and mock interviews, you will have the opportunity to learn from each other and deepen your insight into what it takes to make your next interview a success. To find out more and register click on the links above.
NEW! Open MIC (Mock Interview Clinics) – Virtual consultant interview practice
Tuesday 14th November 2023 10:00-12:30
Thursday 18th January 2024 14:00 – 16:30
Due to demand, the NHSE Careers London & KSS team will be running further mock interview clinics in the Autumn for London & KSS trainees across all medical specialties who are within 18 months of CCT. Each Open MIC session will enable participants to practise in small groups of peers, and gain feedback on answering different types of questions they can expect at consultant interviews. To find out more and register click on the links above.
The Careers & Coaching Events Team
Open MIC (Mock Interview Clinics) – Virtual consultant interview practice
Due to demand, the NHSE Careers London & KSS team will be running further mock interview clinics in the summer for London & KSS trainees across all medical specialties who are within 18 months of CCT. Each Open MIC session will enable participants to practise in small groups of peers, and gain feedback on answering different types of questions they can expect at consultant interviews. To find out more and register please click here:
Fri 1st September 2023 (10.00am-12.30pm)
Professional Development Team
NHS England – London & KSS Professional Development | London (hee.nhs.uk)
Other
Free resources that could be helpful in approach to career choice: Doctors’ free resources – Lisa Stone Careers & Coaching (lisastonecareersandcoaching.co.uk)
Not sure what Medical Career Path to take?
Dr Umesh Dashora
East Sussex Medical Education aim to provide high quality careers support for all junior doctors working at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. Dr Umesh Dashora is a Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes and leads on careers support in the Trust. He has been working with ESHT since 2006. Dr Dashora has a keen interest in medical education and is also a Senior Lecturer at BSMS, the Deputy Sub Dean BSMS and the Regional Link Fellow RCPE. He can be contacted for any career related issues on u.dashora@nhs.net
Read about the “Life and Career of Dr Dashora”, our consultant endocrinologist and diabetologist, and RCP regional adviser here
Careers Support Administrative Team
| Luisa Tomasetti (Eastbourne DGH) Operational Management Eastbourne Email: luisa.tomasetti@nhs.net |
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| Mina Wareham Admin Support Conquest Email: mina.wareham@nhs.net |
Anita Todd Admin Support Eastbourne Email: anitatodd@nhs.net |
Careers Workshops and 1:1 Support
Your administrator will let you know when Careers opportunities arise, depending on your grade.
The Education Department here at ESHT are determined to make your wellbeing a priority. As such, we have a Pastoral Fellow team dedicated to supporting you. Paul, our Nurse Fellow – Pastoral, covers the Eastbourne area and Jolie, our Pastoral Fellow the Hastings area. Both Paul and Jolie are based in our education centres and aim to support you through work, personal or other difficulties and are a source of referral for when more specialist support is needed.
You can check out their website page here
