Stroke Consultant

Applicants are invited to apply for a Stroke consultant post to join the North Mersey Stroke Services. Applications for less than full time working will be considered. From September 2022 Stroke services across North Mersey have been fully integrated. North Mersey Stroke services are now primarily based on 3 sites: Aintree, Broadgreen and Southport Hospitals. A single North Mersey Hyperacute Stroke Unit co-located with thrombectomy services is located at our Aintree Site and is supported by a unique Stroke Emergency Assessment Centre, with its own dedicated CT scanner, where potential stroke patients are directly admitted and assessed.

The role will cover inpatient and outpatient clinics across the Aintree & Broadgreen sites, including the Stroke Emergency Assessment Centre (SEAC), Wards 32, 33 and Stroke Rehabilitation Unit (SRU) at Broadgreen.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.