West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Consultant Stroke Physician
The closing date is 09 December 2026

Job summary
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust wishes to appoint a Consultant Stroke Physician. This post will be primarily based at Watford General Hospital where all the clinical sessions will occur. The successful candidate will join a dynamic, friendly stroke team of three Substantive Stroke Consultants and be part of the larger medicine for the Elderly department.

The appointee will provide 8 PA of inpatient and outpatient services, including support of the thrombolysis service (9:00-17:00), provision of ward rounds on the hyper-acute and acute Stroke Unit and participation in Stroke outpatient and TIA clinics.

This post attracts 1.5SPA 1 of which can be taken flexibly from home, additional SPA is provided if you educationally supervise trainees.

This change is in line with the Trusts' flexible working agenda and recognition of the enormous contribution that this group of staff continue to provide to our staff and patients

Main duties of the job

• Providing a service at Watford General Hospital, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department.
• Liaising with Consultants in the departments of Emergency Medicine, Medicine, Care of the Elderly, and with Integrated care boards to ensure that patients receive optimal management consistently across the Trust.
• Covering for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences
• Working in clinical and other domains within Care of the Elderly/Medicine if required including attendance at departmental educational and management meetings
• Supervising and managing junior medical staff.
• Carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation of junior staff and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education locally and nationally.
• Participating in medical audit, the Trust's Clinical Governance processes and in CPD.
• Managerial, including budgetary, responsibilities where appropriate.
• Undertaking additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

About us
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us. We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience. Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive.

We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.

Person Specification

• Essential: Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Internal Medicine (GIM) and Geriatric Medicine
• Essential: MRCP or equivalent
• Essential: Success in Intercollegiate Specialty
• Desirable: Stroke CCT Subspeciality entry

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Watford General Hospital, Watford, WD18 0HB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: http://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk

Contact
For questions about the job, contact Dr Michael Haji-Coll, Clinical Lead for Care of the Elderly and Stroke, m.haji-coll@nhs.net, 01923217741

Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 360-A-1236
Job location: Watford General Hospital, Watford, WD18 0HB, United Kingdom

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