This is a 6 month fixed term post to work as a Locum Consultant within Emergency Medicine at UHNM in the Frailty Assessment Unit at County Hospital.

The unit provides holistic, specialised care for frail older patients presenting to County Emergency Department with an emphasis on admission avoidance.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team comprising ACPs, nursing staff, physiotherapist and social care. You will pull patients from the Emergency Department from all workstreams (majors, ambulatory and minors)., The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership within the Frailty Assessment Unit at UHNM. You will be expected to work with other members of the Frailty Assessment team to provide first class clinical care in frailty same day emergency care at County Hospital. You will provide clinical leadership, including delivery of the Clinical Quality Indicators (CQI) for Frailty same day emergency care.

University Hospitals of North Midlands has two sites: Royal Stoke University Hospital, located in Stoke-on-Trent, and County Hospital, located in Stafford. From these hospitals we provide a full range of general acute hospital services for people living in and around Staffordshire and beyond. The Trust also provides specialised services for three million people in a wider area, including neighbouring counties and North Wales.

Our specialised services include cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, renal and dialysis services, neonatal intensive care and paediatric intensive care. We are recognised for our particular expertise in trauma, respiratory conditions, spinal surgery, upper gastro-intestinal surgery, complex orthopaedic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and the management of liver conditions. The Trust has some of the most modern operating theatres in Europe.