Consultant - Stroke Medicine

Consultant - Stroke Medicine

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 14 May 2026

Are you looking to start your career as a Consultant in a supportive and caring Stroke Service, or are you an existing Consultant looking for a new and exciting change where you can really make a difference? We are a supportive team focused on giving the very best care to our patients at all times and we would love to have you on board. We welcome applicants from consultants who have experience in Stroke Medicine, either from a GIM, Stroke or Neurology backgrounds.

This is a post split between our two stroke facilities located at Salford Royal Hospital and Fairfield General.

The service is a national leading provider for stroke care and is part of the clinical neurosciences centre.

You would be joining a team of 24 other consultants supported by a team of speciality doctors, middle grades and juniors.

The stroke service is part of the Neurosciences and Trauma Group, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. If you would like to know more or would like to visit, please contact us.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will contribute to the acute stroke services located at Salford and Fairfield Hospitals, joining colleagues in a diverse Stroke Consultant team comprising of consultant in Stroke Medicine, Neurology and Acute Medicine.

The post holder will be required to provide in-patient and outpatient stroke care whilst exercising considerable autonomy, while remaining responsible to the clinical leads and responsive to the varying needs of the department and its staff.

You will contribute to the provision of acute stroke specialist service delivering thrombolysis, thrombectomy and other specialist treatments. This will involve joining the stroke oncall rota.

• Support and deputise for lead consultant in all departmental activities
• Take responsibility for both in-patient and out-patient work
• Undertake and lead junior team on ward rounds
• Assist the Group in the achievement of all outpatient and in-patient waiting list targets and quality standards
• Opportunities to undertake projects
• Participate in on call and emergency stroke service cover

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work life balance.

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Person Specification Qualifications/Registrations

• CCT in relevant specialty
• MRCP UK
• Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners

Experience

• Extensive knowledge of Stroke Medicine, including other medical specialities
• Excellent interpersonal skills

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.

Address

Split Role: Salford Royal Hospital and Fairfield General Hospital