# Locum Consultant in Stroke Medicine

**Company**: Barts Health NHS Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a dynamic individual to lead the team as a Locum Consultant in Stroke Medicine at Whipps Cross University Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust in North East London.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality clinical care to patients, developing the integrated care model, and supporting trainees.

The stroke patient pathway is an integral part of Barts Health's policy to deliver high-quality modern stroke care across three sites: Royal London Hospital (RLH), Whipps Cross University Hospital (WXUH), and Newham Hospital.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading the team with ideas and enthusiasm

- Providing excellent clinical care to patients

- Developing the integrated care model

- Supporting trainees

- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team

- Communicating effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, and other agencies

- Managing staff and resources effectively

- Teaching medical students and junior medical and nursing staff

The ideal candidate will have:

- MRCP or equivalent specialist qualification

- Full GMC registration with a license to practice

- Experience in stroke medicine (at equivalent level to Stroke CCST)

- Experience in thrombolysis

- Detailed knowledge of geriatrics and stroke

- Understanding of modern medical curricula and commitment to life-long learning

The post is offered on a 6-month fixed-term contract, with a salary range of £113,565 to £150,569 per annum.

**Job Requirements:**

- Qualifications: MRCP or Equivalent Specialist qualification, Full GMC Registration with license to practice

- Experience: Stroke experience (at equivalent level to Stroke CCST), Experience in Thrombolysis

- Knowledge: Detailed knowledge of Geriatrics - G(I)M and stroke of the specialist skills required for this post, Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit and demonstrable commitment to improving quality of care to patients

- Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs nurses and other agencies, Ability to manage staff and resources effectively

**Desirable Requirements:**

- Evidence of participation in research (peer-reviewed publications etc.)

- Experience of Multidisciplinary Stroke services

- Ability to organize and deliver a teaching programme

## Skills

### Required
- Stroke Medicine
- Thrombolysis
- Geriatrics
- Multidisciplinary team management
- Teaching

### Nice to have
- Research
- Multidisciplinary Stroke services
- Teaching programme development

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