Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Stroke and Neurology services at The Royal London Hospital as a Locum Consultant Neurologist & Stroke Physician. This locum consultant post offers the opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Hyper Acute Stroke Units and a well-established Neurology department, delivering high quality care across a diverse and complex patient population.
The successful candidate will provide consultant led hyper acute and acute stroke care, participate in the Trust's thrombolysis and thrombectomy on-call rota, and contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive neurology service. The role includes inpatient and outpatient responsibilities, multidisciplinary team working, service development, teaching, audit and quality improvement activities.
The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Director, Clinical Lead, Senior Nurse, General Manager, Service Manager and wider multidisciplinary team to support the continued development of stroke and neurology services across Barts Health. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated clinician with expertise in stroke medicine and neurology who is committed to delivering outstanding patient care, supporting innovation and contributing to the future direction of the service.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a Consultant-led comprehensive acute neurology care including hot clinics, hyper acute and acute stroke service in partnership with the rest of the Consultant team.
- To participate in the Stroke & Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy Consultant on call rota at The Royal London.
- To support the Neurology Clinical Lead, Stroke Clinical Lead and Clinical Director in advancing service developments and improvements.
- To aid and facilitate the rapid transfer of stroke patients from Barts Health to other Acute Stroke Units along the relevant pathway.
- To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and general neurology service.
- To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
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.
Person specification
other
Essential
- Awareness of own strengths and weaknesses
- Highly developed communication skills
- Computer literate
- Evidence of teamworking and working across multiple disciplines
- Ability to work under pressure
- Self-motivated
- Commitment to the provision of a quality service
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date with recent advances in Stroke Care across the entire pathway
- Change management
- Quality improvement
Desirable
- Interest in research with evidence of peer-reviewed publications
Experience
Essential
- Stroke Medicine experience (at equivalent level to Stroke CCT).
- Ability to practice independently as a Consultant in Hyper Acute Stroke and Stroke Rehabilitation.
- Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
- Audit experience
- Thrombolysis & Thrombectomy experience
Desirable
- Experience of multidisciplinary Stroke services
- Research experience
- GCP Certificate
- Clinical Management
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- Fully registered with the GMC with a full licence to practice
- On the specialist register or within 6 months, in one of the Stroke Medicine parent specialities (i.e. Geriatrics, Neurology, Cardiology, Clinical Pharmacology, Rehabilitation Medicine)
Desirable
- Higher Degree (MSc, Md or PhD)
- CCT in Stroke Medicine
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This advert is for Locum Consultant in Neurology with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Neurology, Stroke Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum/pro -rata. The contract type is 12 months (fixed term). The application deadline is 20 Aug 2026.
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