Consultant - Stroke Medicine

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, CoE, Stroke or Neurology backgrounds.

This post is located at Fairfield Hospital, part of the Northerncare Alliance.

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

You would be joining a team of 24 other consultants (8 located at Fairfield) supported by a team of specialty 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.

The appointee will contribute to the acute stroke services located at Fairfield Hospital, 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 Duties are located at Fairfield, but these may be requirement or opportunity to work across sites (Fairfield and Salford)