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

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Colchester seeks a Consultant in Older Peoples Services to improve care for elderly patients. Responsibilities include inpatient supervision, participation in the development of the Frailty service, and providing clinical and educational support to junior staff. The role welcomes applicants with special interests and offers a £12,000 welcome bonus. A commitment to fostering excellent care standards and participation in teaching is essential. This position presents an opportunity to join a supportive team focused on patient outcomes.

Benefits

£12,000 welcome bonus

Relocation costs assistance

Training and development opportunities

Generous pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Must possess a strong foundation in clinical skills and be registered with GMC.
• At least MRCP or equivalent qualifications are necessary.
• Required to demonstrate readiness for specialty training within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in elderly patient care including inpatient management.
• Contribute to clinical audit development and implementation.
• Participate in teaching and appraisal of junior medical colleagues.

Skills

Full registration with the General Medical Council

MRCP or equivalent

Ability to offer expert clinical opinion

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work as part of multi-disciplinary team

Education

Entry onto the Specialist Register

4 years at SpR level or equivalent

Job description

Go back East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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

The closing date is 05 January 2026

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 agreed policy

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost 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.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.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 offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job responsibilities

• Take part in the acute medical intake working.
  Provide on‑going medical supervision for those patients admitted under his/her care following the acute take. There are four Older Peoples Services wards (excluding the stroke ward, orthogeriatrics and EAU); A ward‑based system for junior doctors and patients currently operates so patients admitted under one consultant are often transferred to the care of another once they move off EAU and onto another ward. The appointee will be supported by an SPR (shared with one other consultant) and a foundation doctor/ CMT/ GP trainee doctor. He/ She will be responsible for managing in‑patients on their allocated ward.
• Work closely with the other consultants in Older Peoples Services to share in the care of patients in all aspects of care including acute care, rehabilitation;
• Liaise with consultants within the department on the development and implementation of protocols and guidelines for the management of elderly patients and the development of clinical audit;
• Provide a consultant advisory service to colleagues in other specialties in the trust as well as those in the mental health trust;
• Participate in the Postgraduate and Undergraduate teaching programmes, and teaching of other health professionals, within the department;
• Participate in the appraisal and assessment of junior medical colleagues, as delegated by the Unit Training Director; and
• Participate in teaching of Registrars and Resident Doctors

Person Specification

• 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 speciality 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
• 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.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust