Locum Consultant Stroke Medicine

Locum Consultant Stroke Medicine

The closing date is 29 January 2026

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust (NUH) is looking for a full-time 12-month fixed-term Stroke Consultant Physician to join an existing team of 10 NHS and academic consultants providing Stroke services to the people of Nottinghamshire and beyond. NUH is a Comprehensive Stroke Centre for the East Midlands and provides Endovascular, Neurosurgical services, 24/7 Thrombolysis and Hyperacute Care.

NUH hosts the Mechanical Thrombectomy Centre for the East Midlands region. The service is expanding following the successful business case for expanding Mechanical Thrombectomy 24/7.

The successful applicant will join an enthusiastic and committed team. The Trust is committed to further development of the Stroke service to maintain its long-standing position at the forefront of stroke care provision nationally. The post holder will play a key part in developing the existing stroke pathway, providing consultant input to hyper-acute stroke, acute stroke, intensive rehabilitation and continuing stroke rehabilitation.

Main duties of the job

The Comprehensive Stroke Centre, at NUH , consists of:

• 16 bedded hyper acute stroke unit at QMC campus
• 34 bedded acute rehabilitation stroke unit at QMC campus
• 18 bedded long-term rehabilitation stroke unit at City campus and 6 beds in Connect House (further rehab beds)
• A 7 day Fast Track TIA clinic
• 24/7 thrombolysis service supported by telemedicine
• A regional Mechanical Thrombectomy service
• Regional Neurosurgical service provision

The Stroke Service currently has six stroke consultants, two academic consultants, one neurologist and one acute medicine consultant, providing a 24/7 service. The successful applicant will join an enthusiastic, passionate team with a specialist interest in stroke care. The Trust is committed to further development of the service to maintain its long standing position in the forefront of stroke care provision.

About us

With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

The post is a full time (10 Programmed Activities) Fixed Term Consultant Stroke Physician role, at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, working across all parts of the stroke service.

The stroke service provides 24/7 cover and currently has seven dedicated Stroke consultants and one clinical academic, and contribution from consultant neurologists and an acute medicine consultant.

Programmed Activities (10 PAs)

• Direct Clinical Care
  • Operating session (including pre/post op)
  • Ward rounds
  • Out-patient or other clinics
  • Clinical Diagnostic Work
  • Other patient treatment/consultation
  • Multi-disciplinary meetings
  • Travelling time between sites
• Supporting Professional Activities
  • Medical Education (Undergraduate)
  • Audit
  • Research
  • Clinical Management
  • Other

Person Specification Teaching, Audit & Research

• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
• Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
• Original Research Publications
• Higher teaching degree or qualification or training

Professional registration

• Full GMC registration with Licence to Practise

Professional Qualifications

• MBBS
• Full MRCP
• Higher professional degree

Clinical Skills/Experience

• Extensive experience in Stroke Medicine.
• Experience in hyper acute stroke care and trained and experienced in thrombolysis.
• Comprehensive knowledge of current issues in general internal medicine.
• Specific training in communication skills
• Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors

Management Skills

• Proven leadership skills, able to lead a team effectively.
• Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
• Experience of change management

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.