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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant in Stroke Medicine to join a developing and forward-thinking Stroke Service delivering comprehensive hyper-acute, acute, and rehabilitation stroke care.

The service provides a full stroke pathway, including 24/7 thrombolysis provision, thrombectomy referral pathways through regional neuroscience centres, rapid-access TIA clinics, and multidisciplinary stroke rehabilitation. The department works closely with Emergency Medicine, Radiology, Neurology, Elderly Medicine, and Vascular Surgery teams to deliver high-quality, coordinated stroke care.

This appointment forms part of an expansion of specialist stroke services and offers opportunities to develop interests in research, education, service innovation, and stroke pathway development.

Main Duties of the Job

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-led care for patients across the hyper-acute, acute and rehabilitation stroke pathways.
• Participate in daily multidisciplinary team ward rounds, including stroke physicians, specialist nurses, therapists and advanced practitioners.
• Deliver rapid assessment and treatment for stroke patients, including thrombolysis decision-making.
• Support the rapid-access TIA service, providing same-day and next-day assessments.
• Participate in the stroke consultant on-call rota.
• Maintain responsibility for the care of patients under their management.

Stroke Service Delivery

• Contribute to the development and delivery of high-quality specialist stroke services.
• Support the continued expansion of the stroke pathway to meet increasing demand.
• Work collaboratively with regional neuroscience centres to facilitate mechanical thrombectomy pathways.
• Participate in national audit programmes, including stroke quality improvement initiatives.

Multidisciplinary Collaboration

• Work closely with Emergency Medicine, Radiology, Neurology, Geriatric Medicine, and Vascular Surgery teams.
• Collaborate with community stroke rehabilitation services and regional stroke networks.
• Participate in multidisciplinary discussions regarding patient care and service improvement.

Education & Training

• Contribute to the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate trainees.
• Supervise and support postgraduate trainees and junior medical staff.
• Participate in clinical education and training activities within the department.

Clinical Governance, Audit & Research

• Participate actively in clinical governance, quality improvement, and audit activities.
• Contribute to national stroke audit programmes and service improvement initiatives.
• Participate in research activities where appropriate.
• Support the development of new stroke care models, including rehabilitation pathways and digital innovation.

Job Plan

A 10 Programmed Activity (PA) job plan is offered, typically including:

Direct Clinical Care

• Hyper-acute and acute stroke care
• Ward rounds
• Rapid-access TIA clinics
• Thrombolysis cover

Supporting Professional Activities

• Minimum 1.5 SPAs for education, governance, research and service development
• Additional SPA time may be negotiated for leadership, research or teaching roles

Flexible job plans are available and can support hybrid roles combining stroke medicine with specialities such as:

• Acute Medicine
• Elderly Care
• Neurology

Both full-time and less-than-full-time applications are welcome.

Person Specification

Clinical

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate clinical experience and skill in Stroke Medicine
• Sound knowledge of clinical governance practices

Desirable

• Experience working in or developing a clinical decision unit service

Teaching

Essential

• Experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
• Experience supervising postgraduate trainees

Desirable

• Experience teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduate students

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical qualification registered with the GMC
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in one of the following (or within 6 months of CCT):
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • General Medicine
  • Acute Medicine
  • Neurology
• MRCP qualification
• BLS or ALS certification

Desirable

• MD or equivalent higher degree
• Evidence of research in the speciality
• Substantive NHS experience