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Job requirements
Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Attainments
Full GMC registration
- Attainments
CCT expected within 6 months of interview date OR via CESR route, must have confirmation of RCP approval to be entered onto the Specialist Register
- Attainments
Eligible to be included on the specialist registrar
- Management Skills
Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
- Management Skills
Able to delegate appropriately.
- Management Skills
Able to work in a team.
- Management Skills
Proven leadership skills, able to lead a team effectively.
- Practical Requirements
Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen’s Medical Centre campus
- Personal Skills/Qualities
Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Personal Skills/Qualities
Able to use the Trust’s IT support systems
- Clinical Skills/Experience
Extensive experience in Stroke Medicine
- Clinical Skills/Experience
Experience in hyper acute stroke care and trained and experienced in thrombolysis
- Clinical Skills/Experience
Comprehensive knowledge of current issues in general internal medicine.
- Clinical Skills/Experience
Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
- Teaching, Audit & Research
Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
- Teaching, Audit & Research
Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
- Professional Qualifications
MRCP
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Management Skills
Higher management degree or qualification or training
- Management Skills
Experience of change management
- Clinical Skills/Experience
Specific training in communication skills
- Clinical Skills/Experience
Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
- Teaching, Audit & Research
Original Research Publications Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
- Professional Qualifications
Higher professional degree
Job overview
The post is a full time (10 Programmed Activities) Consultant Stroke Physician role, at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, working across all parts of the stroke service. The Stroke service provides 24/7 cover and currently has seven dedicated Stroke consultants , one clinical Academic, contribution from consultant Neurologists and an Acute Medicine consultant.
NUH is the fourth largest acute Trust within the UK, with a busy emergency department at Queens Medical Centre, which is a level 1 Trauma Centre. NUH provide s services to 2.5 million residents of Nottingham and surrounding communities, and specialist services to a further 3-4 million across the region and nationally.
The successful applicant will join an enthusiastic and committed team. The Trust is committed to further development of the Stroke service to maintain its long standing position in the forefront of stroke care provision nationally. The post holder will play a key part in developing the existing stroke pathway, providing consultant input to hyper acute stroke, acute stroke, intensive rehabilitation and continuing stroke rehabilitation.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
You will be joining a dedicated, diverse and dynamic team of professionals providing outstanding stroke care and internationally recognised Stroke research within the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, a partnership between NUH and the University of Nottingham.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full range of Stroke emergency and elective patients are admitted to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients admitted under their care.
The following draft Job Plan reflects our best assessment of what the final plan will be, based on 10 PAs. For all new consultants to NUH, we offer 8PA’s DCC and 2 SPA’s for the first year.
PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES:
Direct Clinical Care:
| Emergency duties - predictable | 2 |
| Emergency duties - unpredictable | 1 |
| Operating session (including pre/post op) | |
| Ward rounds | 1 |
| Out-patient or other clinics | 1 |
| Clinical Diagnostic Work | 1 |
| Other patient treatment / consultation | |
| Multi-disciplinary meetings | 1 |
| Patient administration | 1 |
| Travelling time between sites | |
| Other | |
| Sub Total | 8 |
Supporting Professional Activities
| Training (Postgraduate) | |
| Medical Education (Undergraduate) | 0.50 |
| CPD, Appraisal, Job Planning | 1.50 |
| Audit | |
| Research | |
| Clinical Management | |
| Other | |
| Sub Total | 2 |
| TOTAL PAs | 10 |
ON-CALL SUPPLEMENT:
| Rota Frequency: | 1:7.5 |
| Category: | A |
| On-call Supplement: | 3% |
This service provided by the Stroke Specialty is provided across both campuses, but the primary base for this post is Queens Medical Centre.
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 Stroke Consultant Physician with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in Nottingham, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Stroke Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113565.00 to £150569.00. The contract type is Permanent: Substantive contract. The application deadline is 01 Oct 2026.
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