Stroke Consultant - *Welcome Bonus £20K*

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Ipswich is seeking a Stroke Consultant to join their dynamic team, caring for the second busiest stroke service. There is a rolling rota with responsibilities for inpatient care, outpatient clinics, and weekend service. The position requires GMC registration and specialist training in stroke. A welcome bonus of £20K is offered, alongside a competitive package and ongoing development opportunities.

Benefits

Welcome Bonus

Qualifications

• GMC Registered with specialist registration for Stroke either currently or within six months of expected CCT.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a rolling weekly one in four rota for stroke care.
• Deliver care in HASU and ASU, and conduct outpatient and TIA clinics.
• Join a weekend and bank holiday rotation for stroke unit ward rounds.

Skills

GMC Registration

Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Stroke

Education

CCT in Stroke or eligibility within 6 months

Job description

Overview

Stroke Consultant - Welcome Bonus £20K. The closing date is 01 October 2025.

We would invite applicants who are looking to join an innovative and dynamic small team of stroke physicians to look after the second busiest stroke service in the Anglian region.

For further information on the post please see the below link -

Main duties of the job

The postholder will participate in:

• This is a full time substantive post and will complete the team at the Ipswich Hospital site as part of the ESNEFT strategy for Stroke. It is specific to the Ipswich site.
• 7 day inpatient stroke rota ( hyperacute and acute care) - 28 inpatient beds
• Daily TIA clinics and weekly outpatient clinics reviewing new referrals and stroke follow ups
• Leading and developing the educational requirement of the stroke service
• There is the option to participate in additional activity including participating in the acute medicine on call rota, or as an alternative the regional telemedicine rota.

About us

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care. We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching a million residents. We deliver care services from two acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, patients' homes, surgeries and community and high street clinics. We have more than 11,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in the East Anglia.

We\'re investing more than £150million over five years in a capital building programme to transform services at our hospitals and make sure patients and staff have the best possible environments.

We would like you to help us provide the best care and experience for the communities we serve in east Suffolk and north Essex. You can find out more about us on our website. We are committed to being a great place to work, and great place to train and a great place to receive care. As a large organisation we offer exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

We have a simple philosophy: Time Matters. Time matters for our patients, their families and our staff. By focusing on time, we can remove unnecessary stress and frustration - giving our patients a better experience and to make sure you have more time to care and make the most of your skills.

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Job responsibilities

There will be a rolling weekly one in four rota with four components:

• Care of HASU patients and acute stroke calls
• Care of ASU patients
• TIA clinics Monday to Friday
• Outpatients clinics
• Weekend work will including HASU ward round, TIA clinic and ward reviews

Days off in lieu will follow a weekends or bank holidays on duty

The successful applicant will be expected to join a rota (one in six with prospective cover) to provide weekend and bank holiday Stroke Unit ward rounds and assessment of high risk TIA referrals. There is participation from an acute medicine and elderly care colleague in this rota.

Programmed activities This is a 10 PA contract based on the recommendations from the BMA. This is split into 8.5 PAs direct clinical care and 1.5 supporting PAs.

Direct clinical care 8.5PAs on average per week (includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable emergency work). Supporting professional activities 1.5 PAs on average per week (includes CPD, audit, teaching, appraisal)

Person Specification

• GMC Registered Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Stroke or within six months of expected date of CCT(or be eligible for entry onto these registers within 6 months of application)

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.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust