Consultant in Geriatric & General Medicine *Welcome Bonus 12K*
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Ipswich, IP4 5PD
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 October 2026
28 days left
Job description
Offers are open for two enthusiastic and passionate candidates to join the department of Older People's Medicine at Ipswich Hospital, part of East Suf...
The successful candidate will share a complex Older Peoples Ward with a colleague and will be responsible for 14 inpatients. This is supported by a team of juniors - middle grade, CMT and FY1 doctors. Ward cover will involve a daily consultant led board round, regular ward rounds and time for relatives meetings as well as monthly clinical governance meeting. The post holder will be expected to provide appropriate clinical leadership to the progressive, innovative multidisciplinary ward team, in conjunction with the other consultant and ward sister.
This post includes 2 Frailty Assessment sessions per week, this involves seeing up to 4 patients with the specialist nursing, pharmacy and therapy team in the Frailty Assessment Base for a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, we have access to dietitian, community therapy and REACT. There will be a share of covering the "hot phone" this is a mobile phone which enables any GP or community therapist to phone for advice, currently this is 2 - 8 calls a day and is part of the FAB session. The number of FAB session per week can be altered to accommodate the sub-specialty interest of any successful candidate. For example - Movement Disorder, Falls, Surgical Liaison, Interface Geriatrics and Frailty. The other aspect of the job will be joining a consultant colleagues covering 14 patients on one of our Older People's Wards (complex short stay frailty unit), supported by an SpR, CMT and two FY1 doctors.
As part of a major investment programme, at Ipswich Hospital, agreement has been given for a significant investment to deliver a truly transformative model for management of inpatient medical and older persons care. This model has been designed collaboratively by our consultant leads across acute medicine, older peoples services and medical specialties. It aims to deliver:-
- Appropriately resourced 7-day consultant working
- Strengthened GIM rota, improving rotas and providing a better balance of workload across each day of the week; reducing the burden on clinicians associated with Medical Take by reducing the frequency and bolstering the post-take support
- Innovation in patient care and service delivery, allowing the right patient, to see the right clinician, at the right time (7 days per week), ensuring patients are managed from the outset, on the most appropriate ward for their condition(s).
- Early access to specialist advice
- Overall, to deliver greatly improved quality of care for our patients whilst supporting a long-term, sustainable set of consultant job plans
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 within wards, outpatients and A&E
- Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care
- Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
Clinical Responsibilities
The key duties and responsibilities are
- General responsibilities including participation in Consultant on call rota
- Specialist Clinics
- Outpatient clinics
- Operating: as per specialty
- Teaching
- Other care of inpatients or outpatients
- Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
- Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
- Participation in Clinical Governance
Please see attached the job description for further details for the post in Geriatric Medicine.
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 thatTime Mattersto 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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Professional Qualification
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent
- Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Geriatrics and General (Internal Medicine) or within six months of expected date of CCT(or be eligible for entry onto these registers within 6 months of application)
- Evidence of completion of higher specialist training
- Detailed knowledge of Geriatrics and G(I)M and of the specialist skills required for this post
- Ability to take on independent clinical responsibility whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to organize and manage staff and resources effectively and prioritise complex demands
- Flexible and co-operative approach to colleagues and team members
Desirable
- Training in appraisal techniques
- Postgraduate diploma or higher degree
- Evidence of participation in research and publications in peer reviewed journals
- Management training programme
- Post Graduate Certificate in medical education or equivalent
- Knowledge of current national agendas affecting the NHS and the implications
- Evidence of subspecialist interest
- Full Driving Licence and regular access to a car
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First seen
4 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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