# Consultant Stroke Physician > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-stroke-physician/f8b6a744-e327-4c53-a549-f49e052b40ce - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-stroke-physician/f8b6a744-e327-4c53-a549-f49e052b40ce.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Sutton In Ashfield - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Stroke Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T07:52:33.637Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/SuttonInAshfield/Sherwood_Forest_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Stroke_Medicine/Stroke_Medicine-v7985281 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7985281?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview If successful you will be joining an enthusiastic and experienced stroke specialist multidisciplinary team as a Consultant in Stroke Medicine. Our service admits approximately 800 patients with confirmed stroke each year. An out of hours thrombolysis service in provided in partnership with Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH). A high risk TIA service runs 5 days a week with dedicated same day carotid Doppler and MRI imaging to provide carotid endarterectomy within 48 hours as needed. Weekend service is provided by NUH. 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 for hyper-acute, acute and rehabilitation stroke services. Four monitored beds comprise the hyper-acute bay and senior stroke nurses covering are all NIHSS certified and available 24/7 to admit patients directly from A&E as well as assessing potential thrombolysis patients. 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. ### Main duties of the job Depending on the skills of the successful candidate an opportunity exists to take part in the acute medical on-call. 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) - 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 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To see the full detailed description and main responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached. ## Job Details If successful you will be joining an enthusiastic and experienced stroke specialist multidisciplinary team as a Consultant in Stroke Medicine. Our service admits approximately 800 patients with confirmed stroke each year. An out of hours thrombolysis service in provided in partnership with Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH). A high risk TIA service runs 5 days a week with dedicated same day carotid Doppler and MRI imaging to provide carotid endarterectomy within 48 hours as needed. Weekend service is provided by NUH. 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 for hyper-acute, acute and rehabilitation stroke services. Four monitored beds comprise the hyper-acute bay and senior stroke nurses covering are all NIHSS certified and available 24/7 to admit patients directly from A&E as well as assessing potential thrombolysis patients. 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 Description Depending on the skills of the successful candidate an opportunity exists to take part in the acute medical on-call. 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) 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 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. ## Responsibilities To see the full detailed description and main responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels ### Research **Essential** - Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice **Desirable** - Publications in peer-reviewed journals ### Teaching **Desirable** - Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role ### Experience **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme - Stroke Fellowship ### Qualifications **Essential** - 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. Note: CESR applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application - Membership of Royal College of Physicians or show evidence of equivalent qualification **Desirable** - An appropriate higher degree ### Management & Administrative experience **Essential** - Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload **Desirable** - The potential to develop management and leadership skills ## Documents - [benefits leaflet (pdf, 834.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2702) - [our staff networks (pdf, 810.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2938) - [consultant stroke physician (pdf, 976.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10308768) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.