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Lead Clinician

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Clacton, CO15 1LH £78,699 – £118,759 a year Permanent Posted 26 August 2026 Apply by 12 September 2026

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Role description

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. 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. The division formed in April 2025 as a merger between North East Essex Community Services and Medicine (Colchester) and is committed to integrating services across the patient journey. A particular focus is developing effective frailty services and managing multi-morbidity especially Cardiovascular, Renal, Metabolic medicine.

We are looking for a Lead Clinician to take overall responsibility for the care of patients on the in-patient & Community ward(s) at Clacton Hospital.

Main duties of the job

o Provide exceptional clinical leadership at Clacton hospitalo Overall responsibility for the care of patients on the in-patient ward(s) at Clacton hospitalo To work closely with medical staff at Clacton hospital and foster the development of effective clinical teamso To work closely with the Ward Managers, ACPs and Nurse Practitioner teams to ensure that patient care is managed holistically and is of high qualityo Effective use of EPIC and digital patient records including in basket poolso Participation in quality initiatives and clinical audito In collaboration with clinical colleagues and service leads in primary, community and acute care pathways, ensure the highest levels of quality care (patient safety, patient experience and clinical effectiveness) across the wards at Clacton hospital and seek to continually learn and improveo Create 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.o 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

At ESNEFT we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities. Flexible working options will be considered for all roles in line with service needs.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 offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause delays for our staff and patients.

We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This will transform life at ESNEFT for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

26 August 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£78,699 to £118,759 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-MC2919

Job locations

Clacton Hospital

Tower Road

Clacton

CO15 1LH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide visible leadership to the clinical teams at Clacton hospital, promote continual improvement and transformation in quality, performance and delivery of integrated services Lead the Clinical Leadership team to ensure a framework of safe, caring practice supported by research and innovation

Lead Clinician for all patients on Clacton community ward(s) Provide high-quality clinical care To demonstrate clinical leadership, skills and knowledge in developing a comprehensive Frailty Agenda, incorporating clinical competency trust wide and patient care pathways Ensure responsible use of resources at ward level including appropriate prescribing in line with local formularies Work collaboratively with colleagues to help ensure that effective governance arrangements and performance management systems are in place

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC/ GP Register
Clinical Qualification to a post-graduate level

Experience

Essential

Good clinical experience in a variety of hospital and community based settings

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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