Employer James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site James Paget University Hospital NHS Trust Foundation Trust Town Great Yarmouth Salary £109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/03/2026 23:59 Interview date 20/04/2026
Consultant in in Stroke Medicine and Acute Frailty
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service. Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
* Putting patients first
* Aiming to get it right
* Recognising that everybody counts
* Doing everything openly and honestly
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Job overview
The Trust is seeking a Consultant to join its expanding Stroke and Acute Frailty services. The role contributes to delivering high‑quality hyperacute stroke care, general stroke management, TIA assessment, and consultant-led frailty reviews in the Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC).
The successful candidate will work within a growing multidisciplinary team and support ongoing service development, teaching, governance, and research.
Please note the Job Description is currently with RCP for approval
Main duties of the job
* Conduct HASU and ASU ward rounds.
* Provide thrombolysis management (including out-of-hours participation in the regional telemedicine rota).
* Run and support the daily open-access TIA clinic.
* Participate in mechanical thrombectomy pathways and hyper‑acute stroke imaging workflows.
* Deliver weekend stroke ward rounds on a 1-in-5 rota.
* Contribute to ongoing stroke research, audit, and quality improvement.
Acute Frailty
* Provide weekly consultant-led frailty reviews in ED and SDEC.
* Work alongside Early Intervention Teams (OT/PT) to reduce admissions and length of stay.
* Support development of expanding frailty pathways, frailty assessment units, and urgent frailty clinics.
Education & Governance
* Teach junior doctors, medical students, and allied professionals.
* Act as an Educational Supervisor with involvement in appraisals and clinical governance.
* Participate in CPD, service development, audit and departmental meetings.
Please see attached job description for further duties an information
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides comprehensive acute care for the population of Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and the South Waveney area and for many visitors to the area. This acute care provided from the James Paget University Hospital site at Gorleston is supported by other community services at the Newberry Centre, Kirkley Rise North Lowestoft and outreach clinics.
We’re committed to building a healthier future together, aiming to be an exceptional organisation known for compassionate and safe patient care.
Become part of a diverse, inclusive hospital celebrated for its research and training excellence, with exciting plans underway for a brand‑new hospital on our current site.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Contribute to development of the Stroke Service and the Acute Frailty Service.
2. Provide with the other Consultants a system of mutual out-of-hours cover for Stroke Medicine and cover for annual, study and professional leave.
3. Provide a consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialities in the Trust.
4. Liaise with medical staff in other specialities and participate in the regular clinical meetings and other post-graduate activities of the hospital.
5. Take part in the continuing medical education programme. The Trust will provide study leave expenses in line with national terms and conditions of service.
6. Play a full part in the teaching, audit and other governance activities of the department.
7. Act as educational supervisor and engage in regular appraisal and assessment of all doctors in training or in equivalent posts for whom the post-holder has educational or organisational responsibility.
8. Share work load with consultant physician colleagues in the Stroke team and Acute Frailty teams
9. Comply with the outline Consultant work programme (under provisions of Circular HC90/16) and the weekly timetable of fixed commitments (i.e.: regular scheduled NHS activities in accordance with paragraph 30B of the TCS).
10. Deploy unallocated, flexible professional time on liaison, emergency work, travel, continuing clinical responsibility, teaching, research, medical audit, inter-disciplinary meetings and continuing professional development.
Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service to observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.
To observe local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures, and to comply with Regional and Trust Health and Safety policies.
To assume responsibility for and facilitate contact from members of staff with delegated duties for personally accountable patient care.
Adhere to the departments’ annual, professional and study leave policy, minimum of 6 weeks’ notice.
“Prospective candidates should be within 6 months of obtaining a CCT in geriatrics (with an interest in stroke), or be listed on or eligible for the UK Specialist Register at the date of interview.”
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* MBBS or Basic Medical Degree
* MRCP or equivalent
* Hold a certificate CCT in geriatrics or being within 6 months of completion of training or being on or eligible for the UK Specialist Register at the date of interview
* Full GMC registration
* MD/PhD
* Possession of ALS
Experience & Knowledge
* Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wide range of problems within COE
* Wide experience in COE and General Internal Medicine
Academic Achievements
* Ability to use research outcomes in clinical practice
* Knowledge of using evidence base medicine to support decision making
* Experience of conducting clinical audit
* Involvement in research projects and published papers
Key Skills
* Ability and enthusiasm for teaching health care professionals and medical students in a COE & General Medicine setting
* Capable of organising and prioritising work effectively
* Motivation and ability to plan and develop the service
* Experience in teaching medical students and allied health professionals
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Tier 2 Sponsorship : We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.
Visa and Immigration
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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