Consultant in Stroke Medicine

Whipps Cross Older People’s Service

Whipps Cross University Hospital, part of the Barts Health NHS Trust Group, is looking for a Fixed Term 12 month Consultant Stroke Physician to be based on the Whipps Cross Hospital site. 1 Year Fixed Term Contract.

Whipps Cross University Hospital is part of Barts Health NHS Trust and is situated in Waltham Forest, North East London. The hospital serves a diverse local population of more than 350,000. We deliver high‑quality modern stroke care on three sites:
Royal London Hospital (RLH), Whipps Cross University Hospital (WXUH) and Newham Hospital (NH). Our mission is to provide high‑quality clinical care to our patients, develop our integrated care model, and provide our trainees with excellent support.

We’re looking for a dynamic individual to lead our team with ideas and enthusiasm, as well as a passion for providing excellent clinical care.

The stroke patient pathway is an integral part of the Barts Health policy and Newham Hospital. At the RLH site there is a Hyperacute Stroke Unit (HASU) with 12 monitored beds for acute thrombolysis and thrombectomy and 14 acute stroke unit beds. The Newham ASU has 14 beds and the ASU at Whipps has 19 beds. There are specialist Stroke MDTs, TIA clinics and early‑supported discharge teams on all three sites.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era, striving for a world‑class clinical reputation and continual improvement of all services.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and to provide safe, compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. We are committed to patient safety, harm‑free care, and to being an outstanding place to work, guided by our WeCare values and behaviours.

We promote inclusion, ensuring every staff member feels a sense of belonging and encouraging a culture of diversity and support.

The successful applicant will provide medical cover for the ASU at Whipps Cross. You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register.

• MRCP or equivalent specialist qualification
• Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
• Entry on the GMC Specialist register

• Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications, etc.)
• CCST in Stroke Medicine

• Stroke experience at an equivalent level to Stroke CCST
• Experience in thrombolysis

• Experience of multidisciplinary stroke services
• Ability to organise and deliver a teaching programme

• Detailed knowledge of Geriatrics (GIM) 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
• Understanding of modern medical curricula and commitment to life‑long learning

• Interest in research, with evidence of peer‑reviewed publications (peer reviewed original research publications)

• Ability to work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team
• Experience of supervising medical staff
• Ability to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff
• Ability to manage staff and resources effectively

• Ability to motivate busy clinicians to engage in teaching
• Ability to develop research projects and supervise trainees in their research

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