Consultant Stroke Physician: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and committed Consultant Stroke Physician to join our expanding Stroke Service.

Applications are invited for a Fixed-Term Consultant Stroke Physician post within the Stroke Services at North Middlesex University Hospital (NMUH). The service sits within the Specialist Medicine Division at NMUH, recently joined as part of the Royal Free London Group.

This exciting opportunity is initially offered as a 6-month locum appointment comprising 10 Programmed Activities (8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA), with potential for substantive appointment. The post has been created to support the continued development and delivery of high-quality and acute stroke services, including inpatient stroke care, TIA pathways, and rapid-access stroke assessment clinics.

Main duties of the job

1.1Deliver day-to-day clinical care and leadership in stroke outpatient clinics

1.2 Efficient completion of virtual clinics to ensure diagnostic outcomes are communicated to patients and referrers in a timely manner

1.3 Vetting referrals and responding to Advice and Guidance requests received from General Practice

1.4 Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks at the request of the clinical leads, as the need arises.

1.5 Complete inpatient reviews as part of a regular rota

2.1 Effective clinical management of patients referred into the stroke service.

2.2 Clear verbal and written communication with patients regarding their care and clinical outcomes

2.3 Clear and timely responses as appropriate to patient complaints or enquiries which require clinical input

2.4 Clinical review and/or treatment advice for inpatients referred to the stroke service

2.5 Engender a Patient First culture across the organisation ensuring high standards of patient care

2.6 To liaise with other healthcare professionals to assist in the continuity of care across primary and secondary sectors

Person Specification

Essenstial

Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• Experience of working in stroke medicine
• Evidence of leadership and management experience
• MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and an ability to relate to staff and patients Computer literate
• Higher post graduate qualification/degree

Essemtial

Essential

• oFull GMC registration with licence to practice CCST/CCT or equivalent in stroke medicine and GIM and on the specialist register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview, or evidence of working towards specialist registration via CESR.

Desirable

• Higher post graduate qualification/degree

Closing Date: 13 September 2026