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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Stroke Physician to join a high-performing and well-established stroke service in South East England.

You will join a dynamic multidisciplinary stroke team delivering comprehensive hyper-acute, acute, and outpatient stroke services, including thrombolysis and TIA pathways. The service has consistently demonstrated strong national performance and benefits from a well-developed MDT structure.

This role offers a balanced job plan with inpatient, outpatient, and thrombolysis responsibilities, alongside flexibility for teaching, supervision, and service development.

Both substantive and fixed-term applicants will be considered.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holder will provide high-quality Consultant-led stroke services across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Deliver Consultant-level Stroke Medicine services, including:
  • Hyper-acute stroke care (HASU)
  • Acute stroke unit management
• Conduct daily ward rounds on stroke units
• Participate in thrombolysis service (09:00–17:00)
• Manage stroke prevention and TIA clinics
• Provide stroke outpatient follow-up services

Stroke Service Delivery

• Work within a dedicated stroke unit with:
  • Hyper-acute and acute beds
  • High patient throughput (~650 admissions/year)
• Collaborate with a full MDT, including:
  • Stroke specialist nurses
  • Physiotherapists, OT, SALT
  • Dieticians and social workers
• Contribute to rapid assessment pathways and imaging-based stroke diagnosis

On-Call & Service Model

• Participate in weekday thrombolysis rota
• Opportunity (not mandatory) to engage in:
  • Regional telemedicine thrombolysis services
• Future participation in 7-day stroke services as the team expands

Job Plan

The post is structured as 10 PAs:

Direct Clinical Care (Approx. 8.5 PAs)

• Hyper-acute and acute stroke ward rounds
• Thrombolysis service
• Stroke and TIA clinics
• Patient reviews and clinical administration

Supporting Professional Activities (1.5–2 PAs)

• CPD, appraisal, audit
• Teaching and supervision (additional SPA available if supervising trainees)

Job plans are flexible and reviewed regularly, with opportunities to tailor based on interests.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive stroke care, including prevention, diagnosis and treatment
• Liaise with:
  • Emergency Medicine
  • General Medicine
  • Care of the Elderly
  • Community and integrated care teams
• Supervise and support junior medical staff
• Participate in:
  • Clinical governance and audit programmes
  • Departmental and multidisciplinary meetings
• Contribute to:
  • Teaching and training programmes
  • Service development and pathway improvement
• Maintain high standards of patient safety, confidentiality, and care quality

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical Degree (MBBS or equivalent)
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in:
  • Stroke Medicine / Geriatric Medicine / General Internal Medicine
  • (or within 6 months of CCT / CESR)

Desirable

• CCT in Geriatric Medicine
• Subspecialty training in Stroke Medicine or Neurology
• Higher degree (MD / PhD)

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Minimum 1 year NHS experience
• Experience equivalent to UK CCT level training
• Strong experience in:
  • Stroke Medicine and General Internal Medicine
  • Hyper-acute stroke care
• Competence in:
  • Stroke thrombolysis
  • Independent patient management

Desirable

• Experience in stroke thrombectomy pathways
• Broad neurology exposure

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work independently at Consultant level
• Strong clinical decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Strong organisational and leadership skills

Teaching & Training

Essential

• Experience in teaching and supervising junior doctors
• Ability to deliver clinical education

Desirable

• Experience teaching undergraduate students
• Formal teaching qualifications

Management & Governance

Essential

• Ability to:
  • Manage acute clinical services
  • Lead MDTs
• Experience in:
  • Clinical audit and governance
  • Working within NHS performance frameworks

Research & Audit

Essential

• Ability to apply research evidence to clinical practice
• Participation in audit and quality improvement

Desirable

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Active involvement in research

Professional Requirements

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Participation in annual appraisal and revalidation
• Commitment to clinical governance, CPD, and audit
• Ability to meet service and rota requirements