Fixed Term Consultant Stroke Physician

This is a new 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 the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. 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 close at that point. 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 clinical duties of the post include the following: Daily work on HASU including attending stroke calls and assessing patients for thrombolysis/thrombectomy Daily TIA clinics Answering advice and guidance requests from primary care. OP stroke clinic (held weekly but shared between colleagues). Potential to expand this service including virtual and face to face appointments Attendance at daily board rounds and MDTs 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 speciality interest On Call Commitment: 1 in 5weekends and 1 in 5 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.