East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant in Older Peoples Services (Community Frailty)
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Consultant in Frailty Medicine - Northeast Essex
An opportunity has arisen to join our Community Frailty team in Northeast Essex as a less than full-time (LTFT) or full-time consultant. This will consist of 9 or 10 Programmed Activities (PA’s) per week. Successful applicant(s) may be entirely in the community or work 50:50 between acute and community.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician to lead the continued development of integrated frailty services across Northeast Essex, working seamlessly across acute, community, and virtual care settings.
About the Role
The successful candidate will possess specialist accreditation in Geriatric Medicine and demonstrate significant expertise in the assessment and management of older people living with frailty. They will have a clear understanding of the evidence supporting Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), proactive frailty management, and admission avoidance, recognising that unnecessary hospital admission can lead to deconditioning, hospital-acquired complications, and poorer outcomes for this vulnerable patient group.
We are looking for a consultant who is confident in managing clinical risk within the community and has the experience and judgement to support patients safely at home wherever appropriate. They will be comfortable making complex clinical decisions in partnership with multidisciplinary colleagues and will champion a culture that supports treatment in the patient's usual place of residence whenever it is clinically safe to do so.
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About Us
At ESNEFT we provide hospital and community health services to more than one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients’ own homes.
As one of the largest NHS organisations in England, we employ over 12,000 staff and are committed to providing excellent opportunities for learning, development, and career progression. Flexible working options will be considered for all roles where service needs allow.
Benefits
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
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How to Apply
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Lucy Bradford
- Job Title: Nurse Consultant
- Email Address: lucy.bradford@esneft.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 07732906633
Requests for visits to the unit should be made to Lucy Bradford, Nurse Consultant on lucy.bradford@esneft.nhs.uk or 07732906633 or Dr Ajith Pillai on ajith.pillai@esneft.nhs.uk 01206 742533 or 07853231255
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