Consultant in Stroke Medicine

Job summary

Applications are invited for a new full time NHS Stroke Consultant.

Stroke at CUH is a highly regarded service benefiting from excellent integration between Medicine and Neurology within a Comprehensive Neurosciences Centre. It is the regional thrombectomy centre and currently offers a 7/7 daytime service. There are excellent facilities including a busy research unit conducting original research and recruiting many portfolio trials.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a Consultant Stroke Physician to join a team of stroke physicians and neurologists delivering the full range of stroke care with excellent facilities, including a hyper-acute Stroke unit (HASU), hyper-acute stroke research centre (HSRC) and a rehabilitation unit (Lewin Unit). The successful candidate will play an integral role in helping us develop stroke services further in Cambridge.

You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in General Medicine, Neurology, Geriatric or Acute Medicine plus a stroke CCT (stroke fellowship year) or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview.

Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council at time of application is required.

As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors' professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.

About us

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.