Job summary

NWL has the largest homeless population in London. This population faces fundamental inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access - with multiple, long term, under-treated health needs and do not always get the care they need from the health and care system.

People experiencing homelessness have six times more A&E presentations, are admitted to hospital four times more often, and stay three times as long as the general population.

In hospital, they are likely to be poorly identified, experience delays once medically fit for discharge, and are at high risk of discharge to the street, readmission and poor overall health outcomes.

We have received confirmation from the NWL ICB that a business case has been approved to fund a new specialist hospital Homeless Health team up until 31st March 2029.

The Homeless Health team works in close partnership with the wards to identify people experiencing homelessness whilst they are in hospital, build therapeutic relationships with them, assist the ward multidisciplinary team to maximise the benefit of these admissions, and then support these vulnerable patients during and after discharge - ensuring that they are fully linked in to all the health care and support services they need when the team finally discharges them.

The GP role works to improve the care for homeless patients in hospital, to drive up the quality of the care they receive during a hospital stay, and to improve their quality-of-life following discharge.

Main duties of the job

Working with the rest of the Homeless Health team, the GP role works to improve the care for homeless patients in hospital, to drive up the quality of the care they receive during a hospital stay, and to improve their quality-of-life following discharge. The key responsibilities of the role are to:

To clinically lead, support and promote the specialist homelessness team in the hospital.

To work collaboratively to improve health and social outcomes for people who are homeless.

To promote and lead weekly multi -disciplinary team meetings for hospital, primary care and voluntary sector staff working with the most challenging patients.

To offer clinical judgment/expertise on how best to address complex issues among this patient group, particularly with reference to the tri -morbidity of substance misuse, mental illness and physical health problems.

The successful post holder will have substantial personal experience of working with people who are homeless and will have a demonstrable special interest in:

Working with people experiencing drug or alcohol dependence or/and domestic violence including substitute prescribing.

Experience of working in or with the wider statutory and charitable homelessness sector.

• Experience of mental illness particularly working with patients with complex psychological trauma/diagnosed with personality disorder
• Sexual health.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job summary

Imperial hosts the national centre for adult airway reconstruction. The service is run by Prof Guri Sandhu, Mr Chadwan Al Yaghchi and Ms Aphrodite Iacovidou supported by 2 doctoral speech and language therapists, 2 airway clinical nurse specialists, MDT co-ordinator and clinical psychologist.

The service primarily cares for patients with Airway Stenosis a chronic condition in which patient's airways contract over time which without intervention would lead to asphyxiation. The most common cause of Airway Stenosis is laryngeal damage from prolonged ITU stays. Over half of all referrals come from outside London, we are looking to expand the unit whereby both the surgeon and anaesthetist are national experts in managing these complex patients. There is a significant cohort of patients who have surgery multiple times per year to repair and expand their airway. The service has increasing demand following the Covid-19 pandemic and a locum appointment is sought to manage this new caseload as well as provide vital support for the tertiary service.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join the registrar team delivering specialist ENT care

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Provide high quality care to patients in Airway

The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.

To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.

To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care programmed activities.

To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

Research, teaching and training

Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust's translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of research governance.

Performance management:

To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.

Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates

Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

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)