Fixed Term Consultant Stroke Physician

Healthcare & Medical
Fife
April 30, 2026
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

Job overview

This is a new post at an exciting time in the development of our regional stroke service. Stroke services at the Trust are currently provided from the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, Worthing Hospital and St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester. This post will be based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. There is a reconfiguration of stroke services across West Sussex underway. From 2027, St Richards Hospital will host the designated Acute Stroke Centre for West Sussex with work underway to create a new purpose built unit on that hospital site. The stroke service at Worthing will close at that point. Alongside the build, the ICB / Trust is investing heavily in expanding the workforce across stroke services and the associated disciplines to deliver this expanded and redesigned service.

Main duties of the job

  • Daily work on HASU including attending stroke calls and assessing patients for thrombolysis / thrombectomy
  • Daily TIA clinics
  • Answering advice and guidance requests from primary care
  • OP stroke clinic (held weekly but shared between colleagues). Potential to expand this service including virtual and face to face appointments
  • Attendance at daily board rounds and MDTs
  • All duties are shared between colleagues to ensure continuity of care for patients and to allow individuals to develop their own subspecialty interest

On Call Commitment

1 in 5 weekends and 1 in 5 weekdays. Category A, 5% supplement. There is an expectation that patients will receive a consultant review as soon as possible – either on the day of admission or on the following morning.

Working Hours

The current rota includes time off in lieu for working weekends. Expected weekday working hours are 8am to 5pm.

Person Specification – Experience / Qualifications

  • FRC/MRC in specialty (e.g. FRCS, MRCP, etc.) or its recognised equivalent.
  • Full and specialist registration (with a licence to practise) with the GMC or be eligible for registration within six months of the interview.
  • If trained in the UK: a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in specialty or be within six months of receiving it by the interview date.
  • If trained outside the UK: evidence that your qualifications are equivalent to the UK CCT (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of application).

Person Specification – Clinical Skills and Experience

  • Acute stroke experience and able to thrombolyse patients independently
  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
  • Experience of thrombectomy
  • Experience of general medicine and elderly care

Person Specification – Knowledge

  • Breadth of experience in and outside specialty

Person Specification – Organisation and Planning

  • Experience and ability to work in multi professional teams
  • Evidence of managerial skills: achievements / course attended

Person Specification – Teaching Skills

  • Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
  • Recognised teaching qualification

Person Specification – Academic and Research

  • Evidence of participation in audit
  • Research experience
  • Publications
  • Prizes and honours
  • Appropriate progression of career to date

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