Stroke Consultant

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Stroke Medicine Service at York Hospital provides comprehensive hyper-acute, acute, and rehabilitation pathways. Key features include:

  • Hyper-acute stroke unitwith 24/7 thrombolysis provision
  • Access to thrombectomy pathwaysvia regional neuroscience centres
  • Daily MDT ward roundswith stroke physicians, advanced practitioners, therapists, and specialist nurses
  • Rapid-access TIA clinicsproviding same-day and next-day assessment
  • Participation in national auditsincluding SSNAP
  • Integrated community linkswith Scarborough, Bridlington, Selby, and North Yorkshire teams
  • Close working relationshipswith ED, Radiology,Neurology, Elderly Medicine, andvascular surgery

Our service is undergoing expansion due to increased demand, consultant retirements, and a Trust-wide commitment to strengthening specialist stroke care. Your appointment would form a key part of this growth.

Main duties of the job

As aConsultant in Stroke Medicine, you will play a pivotal role in shaping & delivering high-quality specialist stroke care. Responsibilities include:

Job Plan

A 10-PA job plan will be offered, including:

  • Direct Clinical Care : Hyper-acute/acute stroke sessions, TIA clinics, ward rounds, thrombolysis cover
  • Supporting Professional Activities : Mandatory 1.5 SPAs with potential to negotiate additional SPA time for leadership, research, or education roles

Job plans are reviewed annually & can be flexibly adapted to clinical interests such as:

  • Research leadership
  • Education & training roles
  • TIA service redesign
  • Stroke rehab pathway & community outreach
  • Digital innovation or imaging

Candidates wishing to explore a hybrid job between stroke medicine &, for example, elderly care, acute medicine or neurology will be encouraged

  • Less than full time applicants will be encouraged
  • Opportunities would exist between us & our partner comprehensive centre Hull e.g. if a candidate wished to work with thrombectomy provision

We would ask that the candidate takes part in the on call rota.

About the York Stroke Service

We pride ourselves on creating a supportive, friendly & creative environment to work in. We are passionate advocates for patient care & that taking care of our team with emphasis on good work-life balance the best way to achieve it. We believe that people should have fun at work, & it should be an environment in which to thrive.

Person Specification

Clinical

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate clinical experience and skill in the specialty
  • Demonstrates a sound knowledge of clinical governance practice

Desirable

  • Experience of working in or setting up a clinical decision unit service

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of teaching undergraduate and post graduate trainees
  • Experience of supervision of postgraduate trainees

Desirable

  • Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates

Qualifications

Essential

  • MRCP or equivalent qualification.
  • Eligible for full GMC registration with license to practice
  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Geriatric Medicine or General or Acute Medicine or Neurology via; -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)- CESR or – European Community Rights
  • European ALS

Desirable

  • MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research
  • Substantive NHS experience

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).

Closing Date: 4 August 2026

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