Locum Consultant Stroke Medicine

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust (NUH) is looking for a fulltime 12 month fixed term Stroke Consultant Physician to join an existing team of 10 NHS and academic consultants providing Stroke services to the people of Nottinghamshire and beyond. NUH is a Comprehensive Stroke Centre for the East Midlands and provides Endovascular, Neurosurgical services, 24/7 Thrombolysis and Hyperacute Care.

NUH hosts the Mechanical Thrombectomy Centre for the East Midlands region. The service is expanding following the successful business case for expanding Mechanical Thrombectomy 24/7.

The successful applicant will join an enthusiastic and committed team. The Trust is committed to further development of the Stroke service to maintain its long standing position in the forefront of stroke care provision nationally. The post holder will play a key part in developing the existing stroke pathway, providing consultant input to hyper acute stroke, acute stroke, intensive rehabilitation and continuing stroke rehabilitation.

The Comprehensive Stroke Centre, at NUH, consists of:

• 16 bedded hyper acute stroke unit at QMC campus
• 34 bedded acute rehabilitation stroke unit at QMC campus
• 18 bedded long-term rehabilitation stroke unit at City campus and 6 beds in Connect House (further rehab beds)
• A 7 day Fast Track TIA clinic
• Stroke outpatient clinics
• 24/7 thrombolysis service supported by telemedicine
• A regional Mechanical Thrombectomy service
• Regional Neurosurgical service provision

The Stroke Service currently has six stroke consultants, two academic consultants, one neurologist and one acute medicine consultant, providing a 24/7 service. The successful applicant will join an enthusiastic, passionate team with a specialist interest in stroke care. The Trust is committed to further development of the service to maintain its long standing position in the forefront of stroke care provision.

With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team  are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Date posted: 15 January 2026

Pay scheme:
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade:
Consultant

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract:

Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern:
Full‑time

Reference number:

Job locations:
City and QMC campuses, Nottingham, NG5 1PB

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

The post is a full time (10 Programmed Activities) Fixed Term Consultant Stroke Physician role, at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, working across all parts of the stroke service.

The stroke service provides 24/7 cover and currently has seven dedicated Stroke consultants and one clinical academic, and contribution from consultant neurologists and an acute medicine consultant.

The following draft Job Plan reflects our best assessment of what the final plan will be, based on 10 PAs. For all new consultants to NUH, we offer 8 PAs DCC and 2 SPAs for the first year. The NUH Stroke service, alongside all other Royal College of Physicians Group I Medical Services / Specialties at NUH, provides a 0.5 PA job planned contribution per new Consultant appointment, to support the unselected and / or generalist needs of our patients.

This commitment may be provided by the appointee or shared across the Service.

• Direct Clinical Care:
  • Emergency duties – predictable (2 PAs)
  • Emergency duties – unpredictable (1 PA)
  • Operating session (including pre/post op)
  • Ward rounds (1 PA)
  • Out‑patient or other clinics (1 PA)
  • Clinical Diagnostic Work (1 PA)
  • Other patient treatment / consultation
  • Multi‑disciplinary meetings (1 PA)
  • Patient administration (1 PA)
  • Travelling time between sites
  • Other
• Supporting Professional
  
  Activities:
  • Training (Postgraduate)
  • Medical Education