Consultant in Stroke Medicine | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, E11 1NR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7848477/259-MED7848477WXH |
Summary
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. Oo deliver high quality modern stroke care is delivered on 3 sites: Royal London Hospital (RLH), Whipps Cross University Hospital (WXUH) ur 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 dynamic individual to lead our team with their 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’s policy tand 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 and TIA clinics on all three sites and early-supported discharge teams.
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 on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
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.
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Mar 2026
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. Oo deliver high quality modern stroke care is delivered on 3 sites: Royal London Hospital (RLH), Whipps Cross University Hospital (WXUH) ur 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 dynamic individual to lead our team with their 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’s policy tand 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 and TIA clinics on all three sites and early-supported discharge teams.
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 on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
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.
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Mar 2026