Consultant Stroke Medicine - Midlands

CONSULTANT STROKE MEDICINE VACANCY - MIDLANDS


We are now recruiting 3 Consultants in Stroke Medicine for an University NHS Trust in the Midlands who are expanding their department. These appointments would be on either a substantive or NHS Fixed Term Locum Consultant Geriatrician basis (salaried).

This NHS Trust is the regions newest purpose built acute hospital and has the regions only rooftop helipad. The Trust is ranked in the top 20% of Acute Trusts in England for staff recommending them as a place to work and receive treatment. The city offers the best of both worlds – cosmopolitan city life on the doorstep of stunning countryside.

Vacancy Information
The Trust is recruiting Stroke Consultants as part of a planned expansion of the team. This is a forward-thinking and innovative team that is a recognized Primary Stroke center with a strong research emphasis. They provide a full range of patient-focused services, including hyper-acute & acute stroke care inpatient rehabilitation and early support discharge, while also providing a comprehensive TIA service.

The Stroke Centre provide Stroke & TIA services for the Trust, treating approximately 1400 stroke patients per year. There are currently 7 Stroke specialist Consultants within Stroke Centre, supported by a team of junior doctors in training grades, Clinical Nurse Specialists and a well established MDT of Stroke specific AHP's. Their clinical team is further enhanced by a dedicated Neuroradiology team, and nationally recognized Vascular Radiology service.

The regional vascular surgery unit is co-located with the Stroke Centre; the neurovascular MDT provides rapid access to carotid surgery enabling surgical treatment of carotid lesions within a week of symptom onset. TIA clinics run daily with 7-day access to vascular imaging and relevant neuroradiology.

If you wish to be considered, please kindly apply now and submit your CV.

New Consultants are welcome to apply and will join a well-established team and will help the department to consolidate and expand the service.

Additional Information:
- Excellent leadership
- Relocation Package
- Research Opportunities
- Excellent Career Development
- 3 Substantive or NHS Fixed Term vacancies

Candidates are not required to be on the specialist register as there are NHS Fixed Term Locum Contracts available and overseas applicants are welcome to apply, however GMC registration is essential.

We are offering referral bonuses of £2,000 for successfully appointed referrals who we place into these Consultant Stroke vacancies or other Consultant roles we have. Simply let me know who you would like to recommend I contact.

We also have similar Consultant Stroke Medicine vacancies in the following regions, so if this particular Consultant Acute Medicine vacancy is not in the region you are looking for, then we can offer you others:
- London (North, West, South & East)
- South East Coast
- South West
- Hertfordshire
- North West