Consultant in Stroke Medicine

Job summary

This is a replacement Consultant post. The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for stroke and TIA patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff

Main duties of the job

The post will be based at Princess Royal University Hospital and the proposed Job Plan is attached. This is subject to review within 3 months of the post holder commencing in post.

There is a regular weekday daytime and evening stroke on-call commitment, 1:6 weekend daytime on call rota. There is additional out of hours on call work (1 in 12 night time on call cross-site – classed as Category A). There is a commitment to undertake routine job planned work on Saturdays or Sundays as part of the total job planned PAs

All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust’s sites as required by the service. As a senior employee of the Trust, you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients. Integral to these responsibilities are the following:

1. The provision of a first-class clinical service

2. Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty

3. Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King’s College London / KHP

Person Specification

Qualifications & Higher Education

Essential

• Registerable medical qualification
• Full MRCP

Desirable

• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)

Registration & Interview Eligibility

Essential

• Full Registration with GMC
• Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
• On the day of interview applicants must be within 6 months of CCT, in final stages of their portfolio pathway application, or be fully registered on the GMC Specialist Register. Any applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

Training and Experience

Essential

• Wide experience in all aspects of Stroke and an appropriate linked specialty such as Geriatric medicine or Neurology, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC, or equivalent
• Specialist fellowship or other training in Stroke

Desirable

• Experience of successful working at the interface between the specialties of Stroke and other medical specialties

Administration

Essential

• Experience in day-to-day organisation of Stroke services in a busy Teaching Hospital
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
• Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Management and Leadership

Essential

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable

• Management course and/or qualification

Audit and Quality Improvement

Essential

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.

Desirable

• Audit Publications

Research and Publications

Essential

• Experience of clinical research
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports

Desirable

• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of stroke medicine

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.

Desirable

• Teaching skills course/qualification

Job specific criteria

Essential

• Evidence of experience in management of hyperacute stroke patients including the use of reperfusion therapies, both in standard and extended treatment windows.

Closing Date: 12 July 2026