# Locum Consultant Stroke Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-stroke-medicine/f8fa4dbb-d424-4bc0-9a53-0a26e2e25918 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-stroke-medicine/f8fa4dbb-d424-4bc0-9a53-0a26e2e25918.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Broomfield Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Stroke Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) - **Contract type:** Locum: 12 months - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (Will cover the stroke on-call which will be a 1:6 weekdays and 1:5 weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-14T08:31:30.852Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Chelmsford/Mid_South_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Stroke_Medicine/Stroke_Medicine-v8220725 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8220725?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a dedicated Stroke Physician looking to make a significant impact on patient care? Our Broomfield Hospital site is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Locum Consultant Stroke Physician to join our fantastic consultant team on a fixed term basis. This is an exceptional opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking department who are committed to excellence in acute and rehabilitation stroke and TIA services. - Provide expert care and management for patients presenting with stroke and TIA. - Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver personalized treatment plans. - Contribute to the enhancement of stroke services, aligning with regional care quality standards. - Support community rehabilitation initiatives, ensuring seamless care transitions from hospital to home. ### Main duties of the job The components of the service which the successful applicant will help to provide are: - The comprehensive stroke thrombolysis service, and a best-endeavor stroke thrombectomy service - Rapid Assessment Clinic for TIA/minor stroke patients held five days a week where 20 - 25 suspected new stroke/TIA patients are seen per week. There is also a service for high-risk TIA patients at weekends and bank holidays. The seven day a week service includes same day CT or MRI scan and Carotid Doppler. We are currently achieving our performance targets for high risk and low risk patients and looking to adapt this service in view of the latest RCP guidelines. - Currently, 7 days/week there is 9.00 am consultant – led multidisciplinary ward round for all new suspected stroke/TIA admissions and a daily review of all other patients on Stroke Unit - Multidisciplinary rehabilitation of stroke patients on the stroke ward including meetings with relatives - Weekly outpatient clinics providing for new referrals and medical follow up for recently discharged stroke patients and other patients - Strong links with diagnostic imaging, vascular surgery, cardiology and neurology. - On-going educational programme for all disciplines within the department and lectures to GPs and other interested groups. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities If you are ready to take your career to the next level and make a real difference in the lives of stroke patients, we would love to hear from you. For further details please refer to the attached job description and person specification. We look forward to receiving your application. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications. ### Applicant requirements 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty - Comprehensive knowledge in the specialty and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems - Demonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi-professional team - Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision ### Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent - Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) at time of interview - Evidence of completion of specialist training or equivalent in stroke **Desirable** - Stroke CCT ## Documents - [privacy policy (pdf, 441.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2077) - [job description (pdf, 600.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10535615) - [trust 10 year strategy (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2947) - [applicant ms teams checklist (pdf, 560.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2943) - [leadership and management framework (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2880) - [general statement - specialty doctor & specialist grade & consultant (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2981) ## 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.