Lead Clinician

Job summary

ESNEFT is one of the largest trusts in the east of England, with several of our services treating some of the highest numbers of patients in England. We are looking for a lead clinician to take overall responsibility for the care of patients on the in-patient and community ward(s) at Clacton Hospital, for 5.75 sessions per week.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include:

• Providing exceptional clinical leadership at Clacton hospital
• Overall responsibility for the care of patients on the in-patient ward(s) at Clacton hospital
• Working closely with medical staff at Clacton hospital and fostering the development of effective clinical teams
• Working closely with the ward managers, ACPs and nurse practitioner teams, to ensure that patient care is managed holistically and is of high quality
• Effective use of EPIC and digital patient records, including in basket pools
• Participation in quality initiatives and clinical audit
• In collaboration with clinical colleagues and service leads in primary, community and acute care pathways, ensuring the highest levels of quality care (patient safety, patient experience and clinical effectiveness) across the wards at Clacton hospital and seeking to continually learn and improve
• Creating a patient safety culture by engaging with appropriate governance arrangements, enabling effective management of complaints, incidents and risk management, audits and learning to improve patient care.
• Support the development of learners. For example: GP trainees and nurse practitioners acting as a designated prescribing practitioner (DPP), undertaking supervision of trainee ACPs and GP trainee rotations.

About us

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training. Improving quality and access to care by making the most of the scale of our services is an important strategic goal.

It is an exciting time to be working in the ESNEFT Medicine and Community Services as we strive to provide a modern and high-quality service for the population that we serve.

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do, and it forms part of ESNEFTs core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of policies, procedures and in its practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.

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 offers a variety of services.

Details

• Date posted: 21 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £78,699 to £118,759 a year pro rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 29915
• Job locations: Clacton Hospital, Tower Road, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 1LH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).