Clinical Associate Professor in Stroke

Location: University Park

The University of Nottingham is seeking to appoint a Clinical Associate Professor in Stroke Medicine with clinical duties as Honorary Consultant at our partner NHS Foundation Trust, the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton.

This newly created post is offered to enhance our world-leading research and to provide exceptional clinical care in Stroke. You will be a clinical academic with a track-record in research aligned to Stroke Medicine. You will contribute to the strategic research goals of the School of Medicine by developing and maintaining an internationally excellent research programme that will have a demonstrable impact on the care and wellbeing of patients. The post provides an excellent opportunity to combine clinical work and research within a wide range of potential research collaborations.

The major purposes of this role are to: 

• Develop and maintain an internationally excellent research programme aligned to the research strategies of the School of Medicine
• Attract external funding to strategically grow clinical stroke research 
• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate students and act as educational supervisor/personal tutor 
• Contribute to the collegiate needs of the School of Medicine, Faculty and University 
• Provide clinical service in Stroke in the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust working within an Honorary Consultant Contract.

The role is a clinical academic position with a 50:50 split between University and NHS duties. You will have a primary research commitment in conjunction with teaching and clinical service responsibilities. 

Your academic duties will be based within the Academic Unit of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience in the University of Nottingham’s School of Medicine which works across the Nottingham and Derby Campuses of the School of Medicine. Your clinical duties will be based in the Department of Stroke, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. 

The successful candidate must hold a Higher Research Degree i.e. PhD or MD/DM. It is a requirement that you maintain your GMC Registration with a licence to practice, your GMC Registration on the Specialist Register and undertake clinical practice in the department of Stroke, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

The post is offered on a full time (40 hours per week), permanent contract. However applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 32 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part time and the number of preferred hours.

Interview date: Tuesday 30th September 2025. 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Tim England. Email: timothy.england@nottingham.ac.uk.

It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'.

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