Overview
This is a new post and offers an exciting opportunity to join the innovative POPS team (Perioperative Older People Service). The team sits jointly with the Urology and General Surgery Teams. Taking part in the on-call rota is optional for the post holder. The POPS team provides preoperative assessment and optimisation for high-risk patients undergoing elective and emergency surgery and follows the patient through the surgical admission, coordinating and delivering medical care, rehabilitation and discharge planning. It is a multidisciplinary team comprising consultants, clinical nurse specialists and therapists. The team will be fully embedded at ESHT, with established pathways of care, close collaboration with frailty, anaesthetic and surgical colleagues.
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000+ members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
Responsibilities
* The post holder will undertake Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments.
* Inpatient Ward Rounds for Frailty patients.
* Take part in Service Development.
* Participate in preoperative assessment and optimisation for high-risk patients and follow through the surgical admission with coordinating and delivering medical care, rehabilitation and discharge planning (as part of a multidisciplinary team).
Additional information
Please check the job description for main duties of the role. Please refer to the job description attached. This advert closes on Monday 8 Sep 2025.
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