East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
NHS Locum Trust Consultant Elderly Care, Acute & Community Frailty
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Consultant in Elderly Care – Acute and Community Frailty
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust – Eastbourne District General Hospital
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant in Elderly Care to join the Acute Frailty Team based at Eastbourne District General Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of integrated acute and community frailty services and to support high-quality care for older people across East Sussex.
The successful applicant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering comprehensive frailty services to a local population of approximately 544,000 people. The role focuses on the early assessment and management of older patients living with frailty, supporting rapid clinical decision-making and enabling safe, effective care pathways that promote independence and avoid unnecessary hospital admission where possible.
Key Duties
- Contribute to the Acute Frailty Team across several clinical areas including the emergency department, clinical decision unit, acute medical unit, inpatient wards, and the virtual frailty ward.
- Support community-based assessments and work closely with discharge teams and community services to facilitate safe transitions from hospital to home.
- Provide consultant leadership in frailty assessment.
- Participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds and board rounds.
- Deliver outpatient clinics aligned with the post holder’s special interests.
- Support the development of surgical liaison services for frail surgical patients.
- Assess patients referred by other specialties and contribute to service improvement initiatives across the frailty pathway.
- Take part in the General Internal Medicine on-call rota alongside consultant colleagues.
- Contribute to teaching, clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement activities within the department.
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Opportunities
- Opportunities to develop specialist interests.
- Support research and education within the Trust and in partnership with regional academic institutions.
This post offers the opportunity to play a key role in shaping innovative frailty services and improving outcomes for older people across East Sussex within a supportive and forward-thinking clinical team.
About Us
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work. We provide safe, compassionate, and high-quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organizations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000+ members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye, and Uckfield, over 100 community sites, and in people’s own homes.
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Quality of Care
In 2020, the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
Future Developments
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once-in-a-lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop, and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits, contact:
- Name: Oliver Senior
- Job Title: General Manager
- Email Address: oliver.senior1@nhs.net
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