Consultant in in Stroke Medicine and Acute Frailty

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

Stroke Medicine

• 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

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jay Lingwood Job title: Divisional Operational Manager Email address: Jay.Lingwood@jpaget.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01493 453392

Dr. Wyllie Hilary (OPM Clinical Lead)

hilary.wyllie@jpaget.nhs.uk

Please contact Secretary

Stuart Halifax (stuart.halifax@jpaget.nhs.uk)

Direct Dial: 07909 424349

for arranging a departmental visit