Consultant in Older Peoples Services- *Welcome Bonus- £12K*

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Older Peoples Services at Colchester Hospital and Clacton Hospital. The appointees will join 4 other consultants in elderly medicine who provide a comprehensive service for residents of Northeast Essex as part of ESNEFT.

It is expected that the new appointee will participate in the development of the Frailty service for elderly patients in Northeast Essex. Other subspecialty interests are also welcome. The key elements of the role include inpatient care, frailty work, on call acute care as well as teaching and training junior medical staff.

Our Enhanced Welcome package includes £12,000 bonus and relocation costs to thank you for choosing to work at our Trust and to help with your new journey with ESNEFT.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:

  • Work with colleagues to provide a Consultant-led service with the highest standard of care;
  • Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines;
  • Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, out-patients and the Emergency Department (ED);
  • Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care;
  • Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team;
  • Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibility;
  • Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintained;
  • Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within your area and take remedial action where poor behaviour are demonstrated;
  • Ensure that junior doctors training confirms to College requirements; and
  • Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the Trust’s agree policy

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Full registration with the General Medical Council
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Entry onto the Specialist Register or a UK SpR within 6 months of CCT date at interview
  • Good practical clinical skills
  • An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a full range of acute medical emergencies, rehabilitation and intermediate care
  • At least 4 years at SpR level (or equivalent)
  • Ability to build, lead and work as part of multi-disciplinary team
  • Excellent verbal, listening and written communication skills, along with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations
  • Ability to organise and prioritise work effectively and to be involved in the organisation of the department
  • Must be able to travel to meet requirements of post

Desirable

  • Post graduate degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
  • Entry onto the Specialist Register in G(I)M & Geriatric Medicine
  • Evidence of work submitted for peer review
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
  • Attendance at teaching course
  • Attendance at management course

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 21 August 2026

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