Consultant in Stroke Rehabilitation

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading teaching hospital in the UK is seeking a consultant in stroke rehabilitation to join their dynamic team. You will manage patients within a specialized unit, collaborate across multiple sites, and contribute to education and service improvement initiatives. This role requires strong expertise in stroke and rehabilitation medicine, along with a commitment to quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Must be on Specialist Register or nearing CCT.
• Experience in Stroke and Rehabilitation Medicine is essential.
• Desirable research interest and teaching commitment.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients on the stroke rehabilitation unit.
• Work collaboratively with therapy teams across three sites.
• Participate in GIM services and contribute to clinical audits.

Skills

Stroke Medicine

Rehabilitation Medicine

Clinical Audit

Teaching

Education

MB BS or equivalent qualification

MRCP or equivalent

Job description

We are looking to appoint a consultant in stroke rehabilitation within the Neurosciences Department and based at the specialist stroke rehabilitation ward in Chapel Allerton hospital. This is to fill an existing locum post.

The successful candidate would be working alongside our current substantive rehabilitation consultant to manage patients on the 22 bedded purpose-built stroke rehabilitation unit. The job plan would involve some cross site working to Leeds general infirmary and St James university hospital.

The role will involve MDT working and collaboration with our therapy teams at all 3 sites and across the stroke pathway and the successful applicant will join a friendly and pro-active team of stroke physicians consisting of neurology, acute & general medicine and geriatric physicians.

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: Wednesday 27 August 2025

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant should possess MRCP (or equivalent) and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.

Applicants should have established skills in Stroke Medicine and Rehabilitation. A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable.

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.

If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on:

How can we marry health and wellbeing, workforce resilience and improving access to, and quality of Stroke Rehabilitation over the next decade in Leeds?

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1 billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A& E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:

Patient-centred

Fair

Collaborative

Accountable

Empowered

We believe that by being true to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are to be:

1. The best for patient safety, quality and experience

2. The best place to work

3. A centre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and innovation

4. Hospitals that offer seamless, integrated care

5. Financially sustainable

Job description

Job responsibilities

In relation to this post, applications are invited for a substantive post within the regional Centre for Neurosciences for a consultant in Stroke medicine with a special interest in Rehabilitation Medicine or a rehabilitation medicine consultant with a specialist interest in stroke. This is to compliment the growing and dynamic Stroke and Neurology Service the department which consists of 4 Stroke Neurologists and 7 Elderly/General Medicine Stroke Physicians. This post is to fill a current locum position and to work alongside our existing substantive consultant in rehabilitation medicine.

For candidates with AIM/GIM accreditation there will be a requirement to contribute to GIM services In the trust to a maximum of 1.19 programmed activities, The post is for 10 Programmed Activities, however part time applications or job shares will be considered. There is also the option to discuss suitable candidates contributing to the hyperacute stroke on call rota (on a full time 1:10 slot or a half slot job plan specifics for this can be discussed in detail as required.

This post is to support developments in line with the National Stroke Plan and the centralisation of all Acute Stroke Units (ASU) and High Risk Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) services at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI). The postholder will manage Stroke/Rehabilitation unit patients at Chapel Allerton Hospital (CAH), and potentially at LGI. The post holder will also be responsible for reviewing stroke rehabilitation referrals at St James Hospital and providing spasticity management/complex rehabilitation advice for acute stroke unit and stroke outlier patients.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Stroke and/or Rehabilitation Medicine.
• Specifically, must demonstrate higher training in more complex techniques in stroke medicine.
• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.

Training, Research, Teaching & Audit

Essential

• Should have completed a recognised training programme in Stroke Medicine and/or Rehabilitation Medicine.
• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
• Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.

Desirable

• General internal medicine (GIM) accreditation or equivalent recent experience.
• Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
• Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent qualification.
• MRCP or equivalent qualification/demonstration of equivalent experience.
• Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
• YOUR GMC NUMBER MUST BE CLEARLY STATED IN YOUR APPLICATION FORM.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Is up to date and fit to practise safely.

Desirable

• Relevant higher degree.

Management, Interpersonal Skills & Other Requirements

Essential

• Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
• *Well organised and skilled in good time management.
• *Effective interpersonal skills.
• *Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
• *Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
• *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
• -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process. CESR applicants must be on the relevant Specialist Register at the time of application.

Desirable

• Attendance at recognised management course.

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