# NHS Trust Consultant Elderly Care, Acute & Community Frailty > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nhs-trust-consultant-elderly-care-acute-and-community-frailty/1161e6a5-a700-4252-aff6-b28badd591ad - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nhs-trust-consultant-elderly-care-acute-and-community-frailty/1161e6a5-a700-4252-aff6-b28badd591ad.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** St Leonards On Sea - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-07-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-18T14:42:39.447Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Eastbourne/East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Elderly_Care/Elderly_Care-v8095597 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8095597?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Consultant in Elderly Care – Acute and Community Frailty East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust – Eastbourne District General Hospital East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant in Elderly Care to join the Acute Frailty Team based at Eastbourne District General Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of integrated acute and community frailty services and to support high-quality care for older people across East Sussex. The successful applicant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering comprehensive frailty services to a local population of approximately 544,000 people. The role focuses on the early assessment and management of older patients living with frailty, supporting rapid clinical decision-making and enabling safe, effective care pathways that promote independence and avoid unnecessary hospital admission where possible. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will contribute to the Acute Frailty Team across several clinical areas including the emergency department, clinical decision unit and acute medical unit, as well as inpatient wards and the virtual frailty ward. The role also includes supporting community-based assessments and working closely with discharge teams and community services to facilitate safe transitions from hospital to home. Key duties include providing consultant leadership in frailty assessment, participating in multidisciplinary ward rounds and board rounds, delivering outpatient clinics aligned with the post holder’s special interests, and supporting the development of surgical liaison services for frail surgical patients. The consultant will also assess patients referred by other specialties and contribute to service improvement initiatives across the frailty pathway. The successful candidate will take part in the General Internal Medicine on-call rota alongside consultant colleagues and will contribute to teaching, clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement activities within the department. There will be opportunities to develop specialist interests and to support research and education within the Trust and in partnership with regional academic institutions. This post offers the opportunity to play a key role in shaping innovative frailty services and improving outcomes for older people across East Sussex within a supportive and forward-thinking clinical team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the job description attached. (JD pending RCP approval) If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us AAC date- June 2026 Please note:  Applicants should be a holder of Certificate of Completion of Training or be within six months of the award of CCT by the date of the interview or the equivalent (CESR) which is at the time of applying,  on the GMC Specialist Register. ## Job Details Consultant in Elderly Care – Acute and Community Frailty East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust – Eastbourne District General Hospital East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant in Elderly Care to join the Acute Frailty Team based at Eastbourne District General Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of integrated acute and community frailty services and to support high-quality care for older people across East Sussex. The successful applicant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering comprehensive frailty services to a local population of approximately 544,000 people. The role focuses on the early assessment and management of older patients living with frailty, supporting rapid clinical decision-making and enabling safe, effective care pathways that promote independence and avoid unnecessary hospital admission where possible. ## Job Description The post holder will contribute to the Acute Frailty Team across several clinical areas including the emergency department, clinical decision unit and acute medical unit, as well as inpatient wards and the virtual frailty ward. The role also includes supporting community-based assessments and working closely with discharge teams and community services to facilitate safe transitions from hospital to home. Key duties include providing consultant leadership in frailty assessment, participating in multidisciplinary ward rounds and board rounds, delivering outpatient clinics aligned with the post holder’s special interests, and supporting the development of surgical liaison services for frail surgical patients. The consultant will also assess patients referred by other specialties and contribute to service improvement initiatives across the frailty pathway. The successful candidate will take part in the General Internal Medicine on-call rota alongside consultant colleagues and will contribute to teaching, clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement activities within the department. There will be opportunities to develop specialist interests and to support research and education within the Trust and in partnership with regional academic institutions. This post offers the opportunity to play a key role in shaping innovative frailty services and improving outcomes for older people across East Sussex within a supportive and forward-thinking clinical team. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the job description attached. (JD pending RCP approval) If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us AAC date- June 2026 Please note: Applicants should be a holder of Certificate of Completion of Training or be within six months of the award of CCT by the date of the interview or the equivalent (CESR) which is at the time of applying, on the GMC Specialist Register. ## Person Specification ### Teaching **Essential** - Enthusiasm for teaching medical students, nursing staff and other professional groups **Desirable** - Educational qualification ### Training & experience **Essential** - Wide experience in all aspects of General (Internal) Medicine and Stroke Medicine. **Desirable** - Experience in other relevant medical specialities - Completion of courses relevant to Stroke Medicine and Care of the Elderly. - Ability to develop a subspecialty interest within the field of Stroke Medicine ### Administration & Management **Essential** - Evidence of participation in management - Understanding of recent initiatives and changes, including Clinical Governance and Appraisal **Desirable** - Management course and/or qualifications - Knowledge of the structure of Health Service ### Audit, Research & Publications **Essential** - Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit - Understanding of the role of research **Desirable** - Completion and/or Publication of audit projects - Experience of clinical research culminating in presentation and publication of original studies, review articles, etc, relevant to speciality - Ability to lead clinical research project ### Personal skills & Personal attributes **Essential** - Effective communicator, able to work in a multi-disciplinary team - Leadership qualities - Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills. - Ability to work with colleagues in other specialities to develop local services. - Professional attitude towards work - Good record of attendance **Desirable** - Good presentation skills - Demonstration of initiated projects - Specific attributes for post - UK Driving Licence ### Qualification, Higher Qualifications & Registration **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent - Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians - Full Registration with GMC with a licence to practice **Desirable** - MD or equivalent ## Documents - [clinical research (pdf, 8.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10389250) - [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672) - [jd consultant elderly care physician, acute and community frailty 2026 (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10389249) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.