Locum Consultant Stroke Physician

Locum Consultant Stroke Physician Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The closing date is 11 December 2025 Applications are invited for the post of a less than full time locum 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 31 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 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 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. 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 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 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 Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload The potential to be Head of Service in the future 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr