Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Stroke Consultant Physician with Special Interest in Rehabilitation
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Stroke Consultant Physician – Dorset County Hospital (Dorset Health Care University NHS FT)
About the Role
The Trust is the primary provider of acute care for approximately 250,000 people in the west of Dorset, based at Dorchester, near the iconic Jurassic Coast and other natural wonders. We are expanding our Stroke Team to welcome an additional Stroke Consultant, supporting the growth of Hyper Acute Stroke Care and a shared-care model between Dorset and Somerset.
This new role offers exciting opportunities to drive quality improvement, innovation, research, and integrated care development.
Our stroke department provides a seven-day service for 570 stroke patients annually (expandable to +800 following our partnership with Somerset Healthcare). The new 30-bed Hyper Acute Stroke Unit is currently under refurbishment. Additionally, Dorset County Hospital supports a 14-bed diabetes and neuro-rehabilitation unit at Yeatman Community Hospital, operated in collaboration with a Consultant Allied Health Professional (AHP).
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Key Responsibilities
As the Stroke Consultant Physician, your core responsibilities include:
- Proving daily in-patient and out-patient stroke care, including for suspected stroke or TIA patients
- Participation in clinical governance, audit, and research to maintain high patient care standards
- Delivery of a 24-hour stroke service, including thrombolysis and specialist treatment recommendations
- Contribution to weekend/holiday ward rounds
- Provision of clinical advice for community stroke services as needed
- Support of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, plus CME teaching
- Quality improvement initiatives in areas intersecting with stroke care
The role is expected to be 1 whole-time equivalent (10 sessions per week).
Requirements & Eligibility
- No minimum prior experience in stroke rehabilitation skills is enforced
- Commonбе application is encouraged
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Why Join Us?
We prioritise patient and staff experience, fostering a fair, inclusive culture driven by our mission to deliver outstanding care in ways that matter most to our communities.
Our vision: Dorset County Hospital, working alongside health and social care partners, will remain central to improving community well-being.
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Contact Us
For informal chats or further inquiries, connect with:
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Neil Johnston
- Deputy Divisional Director of Operations
- Footprint: neil.johnston@dchft.nhs.uk
- Telephone: 07779 407720
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Wendy Longley
- Consultant Nurse & Clinical Lead
- Footprint: wendy.longley@dchft.nhs.uk
- Telephone: 01305 255557
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