# Consultant in Stroke Medicine

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Uxbridge
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Stroke Medicine
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-09T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T11:12:36.964Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Uxbridge/The_Hillingdon_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Stroke_medicine/Stroke_medicine-v8122111
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8122111?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.thh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This post is partially a replacement but also a new post, created in response to the increasing demand for Stroke services provision both in hospital and the community. The successful candidate will work closely with the two existing Stroke Physicians.

The Hillingdon Hospital provides Acute Stroke service for the people of Hillingdon, Hayes, Harlington, Ruislip and part of Ealing. Our designated 24 bedded Acute Stroke Unit offers intense stroke rehabilitation for patients referred by our local HASUs (NWLH & CXH). The team includes 1 x SpR from geriatric rotation, 1x CT1/2, 1x FY2 rotating every four months as well as a Trust Grade SHO. The team includes Neuro-physiotherapists, Neuro-occupational Therapists, SALT, Dietician and psychology input. There is a dedicated Stroke Clinic every week and daily TIA clinics. There is a Stroke specialist nurse at Hillingdon hospital, who supports the Stroke/TIA clinics.

We have 2 dedicated MRI slots for our outpatients. We were awarded a Gold star for our TIA Services for two consecutive years.

There are weekly neuro-radiology meetings, on Mondays with one of the Imperial College Neuro-radiologists. There is also a neuro-vascular MDT with Northwick Park hospital every Friday. In addition, a monthly cardiology MDT takes place for PFO cases.

Stroke inpatient MDT meeting happens weekly on Wednesdays.

### Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be responsible to the Divisional Director of Unplanned Care at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.  The post is a minimum of 10 PA including 7.5 PA DCC and 2.5 SPA. SPA includes clinical and educational supervision, audit, personal CPD and mandatory training. Personal CPD must be included as part of annual appraisal which is mandatory and required for the revalidation process.

The post holder will, together with his or her consultant colleagues and other health care professionals in the Directorate, provide an effective and comprehensive service on the Stroke unit and the outpatient Stroke clinics.  The post holder will work closely with colleagues to support quality improvement and service development in the department.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

## Person Specification

### Person specification

**Essential**

- Full GMC Registration with License to Practice
- MRCP or equivalent
- Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Geriatrics or within six months of the expected date of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in both Geriatrics and General Internal Medicine OR Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register

**Desirable**

- Higher degree eg MD, PhD
- Attended management training course
- Attended leadership training course

## Documents

- [person specification (pdf, 296.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10418458)
- [consultant in stroke medicine (pdf, 912.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10418457)
- [culture & values - cares behaviours (pdf, 155.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1043)

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