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Are you an experienced Stroke Medicine Consultant or a newly qualified doctor ready to take the next step in your career? We are offering an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive Stroke Service in the South West region.

Whether you're from a General Internal Medicine (GIM), Neurology or Stroke background, if you have a passion for improving stroke pathways and patient outcomes, we want to hear from you. You will work alongside a collaborative team of Consultants to deliver high-quality care and contribute to advancing SSNAP performance.

The stroke/neurology team is based in a modern, well-equipped clinical space which includes outpatient clinic rooms, a therapy centre, and a day hospital. Rehabilitation services are provided onsite in a separate dedicated facility.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Duties:

• Deliver evidence-based care to stroke patients in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Provide ongoing care and administrative support for your patients, with secretarial assistance.
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota (details in job plan).
• Collaborate with MDTs to enhance patient care pathways.
• Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
• Develop subspecialty interests aligned with service needs.
• Support audit, risk management and clinical governance initiatives.
• Provide cross-cover for consultant colleagues during periods of leave.

Leadership & Management Responsibilities:

• Support the Clinical Lead in shaping service strategy and development.
• Assist in cost-effective resource utilisation and service improvement.
• Foster effective communication and engagement across departments.
• Supervise junior staff and participate in departmental teaching.
• Conduct investigations and report on incidents and risk management.
• Model and promote NHS values and standards.

Person Specification

Qualifications:

• Fully registered with the GMC.

Experience:

• Training and experience equivalent to UK CCT.
• Expertise across all aspects of stroke medicine.

Teaching & Research:

• Skilled in clinical teaching for trainees and MDTs.
• Demonstrable leadership experience in multidisciplinary teams.
• Published in peer-reviewed journals.

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