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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Locum Consultant in Stroke Medicine

The closing date is 10 September 2026

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Job summary

The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a Consultant Stroke Physician and Geriatrician. The trust has worked with the Imperial College Hospital NHS trust to create a joint post between the Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) at West Middlesex Hospital and the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) at Charing Cross Hospital. The appointment will be of 10PAs and will include 2 PAs at Charing Cross Hospital HASU with participation in the HASU on call rota. This post will be based at the West Middlesex University Hospital site in Redlees ward and will be responsible consultant for Acute Stroke Unit patients and non- stroke patients on the ward.

The appointee will provide inpatient stroke advice and outpatient services in 5 days a week TIA clinics and stroke follow up clinic, which are well supported by radiology and cardiac investigation departments in the hospital. The appointee will participate in the Regional HASU stroke rota that is 1:16 being resident on call 0900-2000 (Monday - Sunday) with on call from home for nights on call with the expectation to come in for thrombectomy patients.

Main duties of the job

This is a joint Consultant Stroke and Care of the Elderly Medicine post between the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) at West Middlesex University Hospital and the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The appointment will be 10PAs and includes 2 PAs at HASU with participation in the 1:16 HASU on call rota. Along with 2 other consultants, the applicant will over the 5 day TIA service at West Middlesex, which is well supported by administration team and the radiology department. The ward base would be on the Redlees ward, which has 22 ASU beds and 2 non stroke beds and the consultants have responsibility to cover all the patients on the ward.

The Applicants are invited to join a dynamic and forward-looking department of the Stroke and Care of the Elderly medicine. The successful candidate will join a team of eight existing consultants in the Care of the Elderly department at West Middlesex site, and will provide inpatient and outpatient services in Stroke, Care of the Elderly and General Internal Medicine in a busy, but well supported general hospital. The new consultant will work closely with Dr Ravneeta Singh and Dr Crina Diaconu, to ensure that there is a Stroke Physician presence on the West Middlesex site at all times.

About us

We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.

We have over 6,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We're one of the safest and best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

In 2020 Trust was rated by the Care Quality Commission as Outstanding in the well-led and use of resources domains and Good in the safe, effective, caring, and responsive domains. The Trust as a whole was Good, but the Chelsea site was Outstanding.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.

Details

Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience £113,565 - £150,569 per annum plus LW allowance

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

289-EI-187

Job locations

West Middlesex University Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

General Responsibilities as Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine

Please refer to our detailed job description for more information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

General Responsibilities as Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine

Please refer to our detailed job description for more information.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• CCT/equivalent in Geriatric medicine/Neurology/ Acute medicine (or within six months of CCT) or on the Specialist Register
• The candidate should have full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
• MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher degree e.g. PhD or MD
• Research experience
• Formal Stroke Fellowship Experience

Experience

Essential

• Broad experience in Stroke, Acute and General Medicine
• Experienced and competent in Stroke thrombolysis
• Experience of audit

Desirable

• Undertaken a management course
• Understanding of the NHS and its organisation
• Completed publications in appropriate journal(s)
• Previous experience in HASU/ASU

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• CCT/equivalent in Geriatric medicine/Neurology/ Acute medicine (or within six months of CCT) or on the Specialist Register
• The candidate should have full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
• MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher degree e.g. PhD or MD
• Research experience
• Formal Stroke Fellowship Experience

Experience

Essential

• Broad experience in Stroke, Acute and General Medicine
• Experienced and competent in Stroke thrombolysis
• Experience of audit

Desirable

• Undertaken a management course
• Understanding of the NHS and its organisation
• Completed publications in appropriate journal(s)
• Previous experience in HASU/ASU

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Middlesex University Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Middlesex University Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Director for Stroke Medicine

Dr Ravneeta Singh

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience £113,565 - £150,569 per annum plus LW allowance

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

289-EI-187

Job locations

West Middlesex University Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF

United Kingdom

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