Stroke Consultant

The UHDB Stroke Centre provides Stroke & TIA services for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. The geographical area served is wide and the population diverse. We currently treat around 1400 stroke patients per year. Operating across 3 hospital sites: the Royal Derby Hospital (RDH), Queens Hospital Burton (QHB) and Florence Nightingale Community Hospital (FNCH).

There are currently 13 stroke specialist consultants within the Centre, supported by a team of resident doctors in training grades, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and a multidisciplinary team of stroke specific allied health professionals. Our clinical team is enhanced by a dedicated Neuroradiology team, and a nationally recognised Vascular Radiology service. The regional vascular surgery unit is co-located with the Stroke Centre; the neurovascular MDT provides rapid access to carotid surgery enabling surgical treatment of carotid lesions within 2 weeks of symptom onset.

Rapid access TIA clinics run 6-days a week at RDH and 5-days a week at QHB, with access to vascular imaging and relevant neuroradiology. Routine outpatient services are located in the Medical Outpatient Department at the RDH and QHB. Consultants and registrars provide outpatient Stroke clinics, chiefly delivering post-acute investigation and secondary prevention.

The Job Plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out the consultants duties, responsibilities & objectives for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of the consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education & managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal & external. In addition, it will include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives, & details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan & the objectives.

We offer bespoke job plans within the specialty with a view to accommodating individual interests.

As a Trust we also champion the health and well-being of our staff through initiatives such as flexible working requests from all employees, regardless of their personal responsibilities and circumstances (subject to managers approval).

Examples of flexible working include: Part-time working Compressed hours Employment breaks

Provisional assessment of Programmed Activities in Job Plan:For a full-time contract: Direct Clinical Care: 10 PAs on average per week(includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable & unpredictable emergency work) Supporting Professional Activities: 1.5 PAs on average per week(includes CPD, audit, teaching & research)

There is a 1 in 10 on-call commitment including weekends (0.826 PA of total DCC PAs) for providing an out-of-hours emergency service, on a shared basis with other Consultants within the Department.

Interview date: Wednesday 25th November 2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

Qualifications

Management

Desirable: - Attended a management/leadership course

Teaching, Audit & Research

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Essential: - Evidence of independent clinical practice; - Experienced in making clinical decisions and managing risk.

Language and Communication Skills

Essential: - Experience of formal presentations; - Evidence of ability to work as part of an MDT, sharing administrative duties