Consultant in Peoples Services

Consultant in Older Peoples Services – Welcome Bonus £12K

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Older Peoples Services at Colchester Hospital and Clacton Hospital. The appointees will join four 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.

• Take part in acute medical intake working and provide ongoing medical supervision for those admitted under your care.
• Manage in‑patients on your allocated ward and work closely with other consultants in Older Peoples Services to share in the care of patients in all aspects of care including acute care and rehabilitation.
• Develop and maintain care pathways, clinical guidelines, and protocols for the management of elderly patients, and contribute to the development of clinical audit.
• 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 within your area of responsibility.
• Maintain a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure, and upholding the highest standards.
• Act as a role model of professional leadership, underpinning the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation, and take remedial action where poor behaviour is demonstrated.
• Ensure junior doctors’ training confirms to College requirements and participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the Trust’s policy.
• Participate in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching programmes and the teaching of other health professionals.
• Participate in the appraisal and assessment of junior medical colleagues, as delegated by the Unit Training Director.
• Participate in teaching of registrars and resident doctors.

• Full registration with the General Medical Council.
• MRCP or equivalent.
• Entry onto the Specialist Register or a UK SpR within six months of CCT date at interview.
• Good practical clinical skills.
• 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 four years at SpR level (or equivalent).
• Ability to build, lead and work as part of a 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 the requirements of the post.

• Postgraduate 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 courses.
• Attendance at management courses.

• Pay Scheme:
  Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade:
  Consultant
• Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per annum
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working Pattern:
  Full‑time
• Reference Number: 432-MC2803
• Location:
  
  Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JL

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust – Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JL
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• The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

• Applications from job seekers who require 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.

This job is advertised to all suitable candidates and we encourage applications from people of all ages, sexes, ethnic origins, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientations, religions and beliefs.