Care of the Elderly Consultant
Realising your potential with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Come join #MSEHospitals as a Care of the Elderly Consultant to realise your potential in a post focused around expanding our services, to serve our thriving and vibrant community as we transition into a ‘Group’ hospital model. We are now looking for dynamic and motivated consultants with fresh ideas to complement our existing diverse and forward‑thinking team.
You will support the development of an excellent geriatric service in which the pandemic has allowed us to foster new ways of working with flexibility and remote options in mind, where in recent years we have developed innovative services such as cancer clinics and embraced technology with virtual Frailty clinics.
You, as part of our close‑knit team across our partner hospitals, will provide a wide array of specialist services including an established Frailty Unit, with an expanding Ambulatory Service, Orthogeriatric’s, Dementia and Safeguarding support, Movement Disorders and Intermediate Care.
We are also committed to education and research and have a close relationship with the local Anglia Ruskin University Medical School.
In Person AAC Panel Interview – 24th April 2026
Your new Care of the Elderly Consultant post will support the expansion of our Frailty Service and development of our Orthogeriatric Service, involving working across Acute Frailty, Orthogeriatric, Inpatient Wards and Community on a rotational basis with subspecialty interests catered for within these.
The Department of Medicine for the Elderly (DoME) is an exciting and expanding specialty which has undergone significant change in the last few years, which now has ten substantive Consultants with a range of sub‑speciality interests.
Join us and help to expand our department in order to develop and improve our Frailty and Orthogeriatric Services across the Mid Essex region in both acute and community domains whilst rotating between wards/areas depending on your areas of interest.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well‑being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.
We look forward to your application!
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.
Previous Applicants Need Not Apply
This advert closes on Monday 30 Mar 2026
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