The department is a major unit that opened in 1969. It underwent major refurbishment in the late 1990s. It sees 70,000 new patients per annum. Trainees are an invaluable part of any modern emergency department, and we take great care in their successful clinical development. Joining the Brighton team has been a highly successful stepping stone for many young able doctors, and we are proud of the department’s achievements. As well as the clinically challenging but highly rewarding presenting workload, the department holds 5 review clinics a week. The department has a fully computerised medical records system that allows research and facilitates audit, the system currently in use is the Footman-Walker Symphony system. Shop floor terminals allow access to TOXBASE, Internet and departmental guidelines. There is an extensive PowerPoint lecture presentation library as well as one of the largest image libraries in the world. There is consultant presence on the shop floor from 08:00 to 21:00 hours on weekdays with consultant/registrar ward rounds and off-site cover at weekends and nights. There is middle grade cover from 08.00 until 03.00 most days, with 24 hour cover over the weekend period. The Trust is committed to the development of a consultant-based service and an increase in the number of consultants is planned. Integration with Princess Royal Hospital means that Consultants and trainees work at both sites. The department has 5 resuscitation bays, one of which is dedicated to paediatrics. It has 7 high dependency monitored beds and 8 trolley bays. Two rooms for disturbed patients are available and there is a separate gynaecology examination cubicle. Zone 3, where the ambulant patients are seen, has a spacious waiting area with a triage desk, a Nurse Practitioners’ room and 10 cubicles. There is a separate integrated paediataric area, which is staffed by RSCN nurses. The department has two fully equipped operating theatres where suturing manipulations and minor surgery are done. The department is at the forefront of research as well as modern practice. The Trust has become the third highest recruiter for the CRASH trial in the country after joining it less than a year ago. A ‘meet and treat’ system adapted to this busy urban department is in place. There is an active audit and research programme, which the successful applicant would be expected to participate in. There is a fully equipped multimedia seminar room for lectures and teaching. There is an active teaching program in which appointees will participate, both teaching and being taught.