Consultant Geriatrician - Acute Frailty *Welcome Bonus 12K*
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Offers are open for an enthusiastic and passionate candidate to join the department of Older People’s Medicine at Ipswich Hospital, part of East Suffolk and North East Essex foundation trust as a substantive consultant. Full time, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. It is an exciting time to join the trust as we plan the roll out of Epic – our new electronic health record in 2025.
This forward thinking and innovative department is developing services that begin in the heart of the community. We care for patients in their home using the virtual ward, and through the whole span of their journey within the acute hospital - from specialist assessment in the emergency department to seamless specialist care in our frailty assessment base. A truly patient-centred care model which is underpinned by expertise in specialist geriatric assessment.
The successful candidate will run ward rounds on our virtual ward supported by a Staff Grade doctor or SpR. The post holder may act as the clinical supervisor for the junior team. This will involve a daily consultant led board round on an online platform (TEAMS). The post holder will be expected to provide appropriate clinical leadership to the progressive, innovative multidisciplinary ward team.
The post holder will have scheduled time working in the Emergency Department as part of the FIT team, completing frailty assessments of patients at the ‘front door’. These patients can then be seen in FAB and the successful candidate will be required to cover 2 sessions per week. This role would support REACT services with clinical expertise they link in with the community Dementia Intensive Support Team, social services and the Red Cross to support people through a short term deterioration in health and function.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care. We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching 800,000 residents. We deliver care services from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, high street clinics and in patients’ own homes. We have nearly 10,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Dan Coates Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: Dan.Coates@esneft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01473 704674.
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