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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and forward-thinking Consultant Stroke Physician to join a progressive and expanding stroke service in the South West. The service is undergoing a major pathway redesign, with the launch of a new Hyperacute Stroke Unit alongside enhanced acute and rehabilitation stroke services.

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping system-wide improvements in stroke care, contributing to high-quality hyperacute delivery, multidisciplinary collaboration, research, education, and service development.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Deliver consultant-led specialist stroke care across hyperacute, acute, rehabilitation, and outpatient pathways.
• Lead hyperacute ward rounds, thrombolysis assessment, and treatment delivery.
• Deliver and support rapid-access TIA clinics in accordance with national standards.
• Provide follow-up clinics and contribute to community-based stroke recovery pathways.
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota, including weekend hyperacute cover.
• Maintain high standards of clinical documentation, safety, and professional practice.

Service Development & Leadership

• Work collaboratively with stroke colleagues to support the development of integrated stroke services across acute, community, and rehabilitation pathways.
• Contribute to pathway redesign, service innovation, and performance improvement.
• Provide clinical leadership within multidisciplinary teams.

Teaching, Supervision & Education

• Supervise junior medical staff and support medical student teaching.
• Participate in departmental education programmes and training activities.
• Support workforce development and mentoring initiatives.

Research, Audit & Governance

• Participate actively in clinical governance, audit, research, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to service evaluation and improvement projects.
• Maintain CPD, appraisal, and revalidation requirements.

Professional Responsibilities

• Fulfil duties outlined in agreed job plans and personal objectives.
• Provide agreed consultant cross-cover during colleague leave.
• Participate in scheduled emergency and predictable on-call activities.
• Comply with data protection, confidentiality, health and safety, and organisational policies.
• Undertake additional professional responsibilities by agreement.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Registration

Essential

• MBBS and MRCP (or equivalent).
• Complete registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a licence to practise.
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of achieving CCT in Stroke Medicine or General/Internal Medicine.

Desirable

• Higher postgraduate degree.

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Broad clinical experience in stroke medicine and general medicine.
• Demonstrated subspecialty interest that complements existing departmental expertise.
• Ability to deliver consultant-level independent clinical care.
• Minimum 1 year of NHS experience.

Desirable

• Experience at locum consultant level.

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• Ability to lead and develop clinical services.
• Strong communication and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage workload within a district general hospital model.
• Understanding of clinical governance and professional accountability.

Desirable

• Direct involvement in recent clinical audits.
• Participation in research projects.

Practical Requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel between clinical sites as required.
• Ability to meet on-call rota commitments.