I have been assigned by an NHS Trust in the UK to help them recruit a Consultant in Stroke Medicine on either a Substantive or an NHS Fixed Term basis for 12 months.

Our client provides the following stroke services:
•Hyper-acute and acute stroke services with agreed pathway and protocols
• 24/7 stroke Thrombolysis supported by the AGWS stroke network
• Stroke thrombectomy service is provided from Southmead Hospital in Bristol. The service runs from8am to 7pm Monday to Friday. The current Yeovil thrombectomy rate is 3%.
• Dedicated TIA clinics
• Daily outpatient clinics
• Stroke rehabilitation unit at South Petherton Community Hospital and Early Supported Discharge
• Stroke Research

There are 4 HASU beds in the combined acute cardiac and stroke care unit. A further 12 bed acute stroke unit is based on ward 8B, providing acute and short term assessment of all stroke patients. The unit is supported by a Nurse Stroke consultant and a further 3...