Consultant Stroke: Sponsorship Available

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Job summary

The Wolverhampton Stroke Service was established in 1995.

Our Stroke service provides Hyperacute and Acute Care for the combined populations of Wolverhampton, Walsall and South Staffordshire which has a combined population of around 600000 people.

Our Stroke service is housed in a purpose built 39 bedded ward with an integrated TIA clinic directly adjacent to the ward.

We have around 1200 confirmed Stroke admissions each year.

We provide a 24/7 Stroke thrombolysis service and have a 24/7 Stroke thrombectomy pathway to UHNM/The Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke on Trent.

We currently have 8.0 WTE Stroke Consultants in post.

The advertised post is to replace a locum consultant post with a substantive post to maintain 8 WTE Stroke consultants in total.

All work duties for the successful candidate are within the Stroke directorate. There is no general medical on call commitment with this post.

Hyperacute Service

All suspected Stroke patients to our emergency department (ED) are reviewed by our Stroke specialist nurse 24 hours a day. The Stroke specialist nurse team are an independent team who will triage all Stroke clinical referrals. Our Stroke specialist nurses are currently using Pre – Hospital video triage with the West Midlands Ambulance service as part of a national pilot.

Main duties of the job

1.To act as a Consultant Physician providing, with colleagues safe and effective 7 day Hyper-acute and acute stroke service and a daily TIA service

2. To work with rehabilitation and community services to ensure timely and safe transfer of care

3. To contribute to audit, the Stroke Data-base and performance review to ensure the service continues to meet the requirements of the National Stroke Strategy, Regional Stroke Specification and SSNAP

4. To contribute to stroke service teaching and training

5. To contribute to under-graduate teaching.

6. To provide medical input as required to the Early Supported Discharge Team/Community Stroke Teams

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC

Desirable

  • Subspecialty training or equivalent

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 9 September 2026

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