Fixed Term Consultant Stroke Medicine

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Fixed Term Consultant Stroke Medicine

The closing date is 09 October 2025

This is a replacement 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 Royal Sussex County Hospital.

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 move to St Richard's Hospital at that time and be hosted in the new purpose-built facility.

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.

The Royal Sussex County Hospital is a Comprehensive Stroke Centre, with neurology, neurosurgery and neurophysiology on site. It provides the mechanical thrombectomy service to Sussex patients on weekdays. We also work with the University Hospital Southampton to provide a MT service at weekends for patients attending Worthing pending the expansion of our local service, planned for 2025.

We are keen to receive applications from enthusiastic and committed doctors eligible to apply for a consultant position in our team.

Main duties of the job

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

- Daily work on HASU including attending stroke calls and assessing patients for thrombolysis/thrombectomy
- Daily TIA clinic
- OP stroke clinic (held weekly but shared between colleagues). There is potential to expand this service including virtual and face to face appointments
- Attendance at daily board rounds and MDT
- Please note that all the above duties are shared between colleagues to ensure continuity of care for patients and to allow individuals to develop their own sub specialty interest

On Call Commitment: 1 in 6 weekends and 1 in 6 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.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job responsibilities

If you require further information regarding this post, please refer to the attached Job Description and person specification.

Person Specification

Experience & Qualifications

- Full and specialist registration (with a licence to practise) with the GMC or be eligible for registration within six months of the interview. If you trained in the UK, you must also have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Stroke plus Geriatrics, Acute Medicine or Neurology or be within six months of receiving it by the interview date. If you trained outside the UK, you must provide evidence that your qualifications are equivalent to the UK CCT. (Equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)

Clinical Skills & Experience

- Acute stroke experience and able to thrombolyse patients independently
- Understanding of clinical risk management
- Experience of thrombectomy
- Experience of general medicine and elderly care

Knowledge

- Breadth of experience in and outside specialty

Organisation & Planning

- Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
- Understanding of NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints
- Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended

Teaching Skills

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

Academic & Research

- Evidence of participation in audit
- Research Experience
- Publications

Career Progression & Personal Attributes

- Appropriate progression of career to date
- Evidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

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Royal Sussex County Hospital and must be prepared to travel to all sites within the Trust

Royal Sussex County Hospital and must be prepared to travel to all sites within the Trust

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