Consultant Stroke Physician

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is inviting applications for a Consultant Stroke Physician. This role involves joining a multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing top-quality stroke care. Key responsibilities include supporting patient care, teaching, and participating in service development. Candidates must have full GMC registration and relevant experience in Stroke Medicine, with an attractive recruitment package including relocation support offered.

Benefits

Attractive recruitment premium

Relocation budget up to £5,000

Named mentor for first year

Access to study leave funding

Qualifications

• Experience in Stroke Medicine and understanding of acute care.
• Demonstrable teaching ability and training for the role.
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality patient care in Stroke Medicine.
• Supervise and manage junior medical staff.
• Participate in service development and teaching.

Skills

Patient care

Stroke Medicine

Teaching

Teamwork

Education

Full and Specialist registration with GMC

Membership of Royal College of Physicians

Job description

Go back Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Stroke Physician

The closing date is 14 December 2025

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant to join the Department of Stroke Medicine at our Trust. If successful you will be joining an enthusiastic and experienced stroke specialist multidisciplinary team.

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

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

A high risk TIA service runs 5 days per week with dedicated same day carotid Doppler and MRI imaging to provide carotid endarterectomy within 48 hours as needed. At weekends the service is provided by NUH.

Main duties of the job

Duties & responsibilities

• The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement;
• Provision with Consultant colleagues of a service, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department;
• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences;
• To participate in service development and business planning;
• Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff;
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally;
• Participating in medical audit, the Trust's Clinical Governance processes and in CPD;
• Managerial, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate;

About us

Our inpatient services are based at King's Mill Hospital, offering superb facilities for both stroke inpatients and outpatients services.

An integrated unit on Ward 53 and 54 is the hub for hyper‑acute, acute and rehabilitation stroke services. Four monitored beds comprise the hyper‑acute bay and the senior stroke nurses covering are all NIHSS certified and are available 24/7 to admit patients directly from A&E as well as assessing potential thrombolysis patients. The remaining 25 beds on the stroke ward are for on‑going acute management of our stroke patients and on‑going rehabilitation, which includes a therapy treatment area.

There is a dedicated Integrated Community Stroke Service (ICSS) who provides intensive rehabilitation within the community. This is supported by physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, clinical physiology and nurse and rehabilitation support workers. On average 40% of the patients admitted to the stroke unit are discharged to the ICSS.

Job responsibilities

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

• An attractive recruitment and retention premium (details to be discussed with individual applicants)
• Relocation budget of up to £5,000
• 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 licence 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.

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
• 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
• 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

• Publications in peer‑reviewed journals

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.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust