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Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
- Other
Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
- Other
Flexible and co-operative approach to colleagues
- Other
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level
- Skills
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs nurses and other agencies
- Skills
Ability to manage staff and resources effectively
- Skills
Ability to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff
- Skills
Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Skills
Experience of supervising medical staff
- Knowledge
Detailed knowledge of Geriatrics - G(I)M and stroke of the specialist skills required for this post
- Knowledge
Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit and demonstrable commitment to improving quality of care to patients
- Knowledge
Understanding of modern medical curricula and commitment to life-long learning
- Experience
Stroke experience (at equivalent level to Stroke CCST)
- Experience
Experience in Thrombolysis
- Qualifications
MRCP or Equivalent Specialist qualification
- Qualifications
Full GMC Registration with license to practice
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Ability to motivate busy clinicians to engage in teaching
- Skills
Ability to develop research projects and supervise trainees in their research
- Knowledge
Interest in research, with evidence of peer-reviewed publications
- Knowledge
Peer reviewed original research publications
- Experience
Experience of Multidisciplinary Stroke services
- Experience
Ability to organize and deliver a teaching programme
- Qualifications
Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)
Job overview
Locum Consultant in Stroke Medicine
6 Month Fixed Term Contract
10 PA Post
Whipps Cross University Hospital is part of Barts Health NHS Trust and is situated in Waltham Forest, North East London. The hospital serves a diverse local population of more than 350,000. Our mission is to provide high quality clinical care to our patients, develop our integrated care model and provide our trainees with excellent support.
We’re looking for dynamic individual to lead our team with their ideas and enthusiasm, as well as a passion for providing excellent clinical care.
Main duties of the job
The stroke patient pathway is an integral part of the Barts Health’s policy to deliver high quality modern stroke care is delivered on 3 sites: Royal London Hospital (RLH), Whipps Cross University Hospital (WXUH) and Newham Hospital. At the RLH site there is a Hyperacute Stroke Unit (HASU) with 12 monitored beds for acute Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy and 14 acute stroke unit beds. The Newham ASU has 14 beds and the ASU at Whipps has 19 beds. There are specialist Stroke MDTs and TIA clinics on all three sites and early supported discharge teams.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Lcum Consultant in Stroke Medicine with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Stroke Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is 6 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 14 Dec 2026.
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