Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join our exciting and expanding geriatrician team at Southend Hospital.  We are looking for a team player who can embrace new ways of working and take an active role in further developing our Older Peoples Service.

Our Geriatric Service is a friendly, dynamic team, working to provide excellent clinical care across the whole spectrum of geriatric conditions.  We work close collaboration with our colleagues in Orthopaedics, Surgery, Oncology, General Medicine and Rehabilitation.

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed Consultant to join our well-regarded, supportive department to share in delivering and further developing our high quality services in which we are eager to support your professional development and we would expect you to be able to develop subspecialty interests.

Main duties of the job

As our Consultant you will be responsible for the delivery of a dedicated programme of geriatric care, assume responsibility for patients on Elderly Medicine wards with daily review and full consultant ward rounds, regularly pro-actively review of our patients and coordination of care with allied specialties and engage in multi-disciplinary meetings to direct the care of patients.

You will also provide specialist opinions to other hospital specialties as part of frailty liaison service, participate in outpatient clinics supporting the delivery of patient care within Geriatric Medicine in line with national standards and Care Quality Commission requirements, actively participate in developing innovative approach to acute elderly care, develop older peoples acute service pathways, services and Outpatient clinic to facilitate the further development of our Frailty Assessment Unit and actively participate in clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives.

Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people. 

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.  

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us. 

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.