Locum Consultant in Neurology | Barts Health NHS Trust


Company:	Barts Health NHS Trust
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 per annum/pro -rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	London, EC1A 7BE
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	6 Aug 2026
Closing date:	6 Sept 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Stroke and Neurology services at The Royal London Hospital as aLocum Consultant Neurologist & Stroke Physician. This locum consultant post offers the opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Hyper Acute Stroke Units and a well-established Neurology department, delivering high quality care across a diverse and complex patient population.

The successful candidate will provide consultant led hyper acute and acute stroke care, participate in the Trust's thrombolysis and thrombectomy on-call rota, and contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive neurology service. The role includes inpatient and outpatient responsibilities, multidisciplinary team working, service development, teaching, audit and quality improvement activities.

The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Director, Clinical Lead, Senior Nurse, General Manager, Service Manager and wider multidisciplinary team to support the continued development of stroke and neurology services across Barts Health. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated clinician with expertise in stroke medicine and neurology who is committed to delivering outstanding patient care, supporting innovation and contributing to the future direction of the service.

• To provide a Consultant-led comprehensive acute neurology care including hot clinics, hyper acute and acute stroke service in partnership with the rest of the Consultant team.

• To participate in the Stroke & Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy Consultant on call rota at The Royal London.

• To support the Neurology Clinical Lead, Stroke Clinical Lead and Clinical Director in advancing service developments and improvements.

• To aid and facilitate the rapid transfer of stroke patients from Barts Health to other Acute Stroke Units along the relevant pathway.

• To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and general neurology service.

• To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialities.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Thursday 20 Aug 2026

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