Consultant Stroke Physician

Sfh Tr; Stanton Hill; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Named Mentor

SPA time allocation

Study leave funding

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant in Stroke Medicine. Join a multidisciplinary team delivering hyper-acute, acute and rehabilitation stroke care across Kings Mill Hospital and Chatsworth Stroke Unit, Mansfield.

The post emphasizes leadership, teaching, and clinical excellence in a diverse NHS setting, with opportunities for research and service development while maintaining patient-centred care.

Qualifications

• Full and Specialist registration with GMC or eligible within six months of interview.
• Membership of Royal College of Physicians or equivalent qualification.
• Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme.
• Stroke Fellowship.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant stroke medicine care within hyper-acute and acute stroke units.
• Participate in on-call rota and stroke service leadership.
• Deliver teaching and supervision to trainees and junior staff.
• Engage in research and audit activities.

Skills

GMC registration

Specialist registration

Royal College of Physicians membership

CESR/Portfolio Pathway

Education

GMC registration

Specialist registration

Royal College of Physicians membership

CESR pathway eligible

Job description

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Job overview

If successful, you will join an enthusiastic and experienced stroke multidisciplinary team as a Consultant in Stroke Medicine.

Our service admits around 800 confirmed stroke patients each year. An out-of-hours thrombolysis service is provided in partnership with Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH).

A high-risk TIA service operates 5 days a week with same-day carotid Doppler and MRI imaging, enabling carotid endarterectomy within 48 hours when required. Weekend cover is provided by NUH.

At Kings Mill Hospital, Ward 54 provides hyper-acute, acute and stroke care. Six monitored beds form the hyper-acute bay, supported by NIHSS-certified senior stroke nurses available 24/7 to admit patients directly from A&E and assess thrombolysis candidates. A further 14 beds support acute stroke management and rehabilitation, including a therapy area.

Inpatient rehabilitation is provided at Chatsworth Stroke Rehabilitation Unit on the Mansfield Community Hospital site, one mile from Kings Mill Hospital. Physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and clinical psychology services are available 5 days a week. An activity coordinator provides social activities, including lunch and film clubs.

The Integrated Community Stroke Service (ICSS) delivers intensive community rehabilitation. Supported by therapy, nursing and rehabilitation staff, the service receives around 40% of patients discharged from the stroke unit.

Main duties of the job

Depending on the skills of the successful candidate an opportunity exists to take part in the acute medical on-call.

We are also able to offer an attractive recruitment package to include:

• Named Mentor for the first year of employment to facilitate settling in to the new working environment
• Additional allocation of SPA time within the job plan for the first 2 years in order to allow time for service development (typically 7.5:2.5 split between DCC and SPA time)
• Access to additional study leave funding for the first 2 years of employment

Full and Specialist Registration and a license to practice with the GMC is essential. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of interview or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR). The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team is also essential.

Working for our organisation

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and community healthcare services for 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We are working closely with partners in health and social care through the Mid Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership to take collective responsibility for managing resources, delivering NHS standards, and improving the health of the population we serve.

We put the patient at the centre of everything that we do, and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically led organisation.

In the past four years our staff engagement scores have been the best for Acute Trusts in the Midlands.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To see the full detailed description and main responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application
• Membership of Royal College of Physicians or show evidence of equivalent qualification

Experience

• Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
• Understanding of all aspects of Stroke Medicine
• Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team including senior trainees
• Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
• Stroke Fellowship

Teaching

• Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role

Research

• Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
• The potential to develop management and leadership skills

Other

• Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

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Home Office guidance has changed. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

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For the avoidance of doubt, plagiarism includes presenting the ideas or experiences of others or content generated by artificial intelligence as your own. We review all applications carefully to ensure that the information provided in your supporting statement aligns with your qualifications, work history and the duties undertaken within those roles. Your experience will also be explored further during the interview process.

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Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applicationsand that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change. If a high number of applications are received, a longlisting exercise will be conducted prior to shortlisting.

Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.

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Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and then the money will then be deducted from your first salary once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Emma Davis Job title Head of Service for Stroke Medicine Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01623 622515 Additional information
Emma Davis, Head of Service for Stroke Medicine 01623 622515 ext. 6585.