Clinical Fellow in Stroke Medicine

NHS; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Kingston upon Hull is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Stroke Medicine to enhance the delivery of stroke services. This role includes assessing and managing patients during hyperacute stroke care, participating in clinical trials, and coordinating a weekly review of treatment decisions. The ideal candidate will have a commitment to stroke medicine, experience in acute care, and hold a valid ALS certificate.

Benefits

Consultant-led education and supervision

Opportunities for professional development

Weekly educational sessions

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with license to practice.
• Demonstrable commitment to stroke medicine.
• Ability to manage and lead medical teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients in stroke management.
• Participate in middle grade on-call rota for hyperacute stroke care.
• Coordinate weekly review of thrombolysis and thrombectomy decisions.

Skills

Commitment to stroke medicine

Ability to communicate effectively

Experience in delivering acute medical care

Education

Experience at Specialist trainee level/Registrar level in stroke, acute medicine, or internal medicine

Valid ALS certificate

Job description

Go back Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Clinical Fellow in Stroke Medicine

The closing date is 01 October 2025

We are looking for dynamic and innovative individuals to join our team and help to develop the delivery of high class stroke services across the Humber Health Partnership across the whole stroke pathway. They will be responsible for the assessment and management of patients and will participate in the middle grade on-call rota supporting all aspects of hyperacute stroke care including thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy and management of intracerebral haemorrhage. The appointees will also contribute to the recruitment of patients to clinical trials including hyperacute stroke trials. They will also contribute to the TIA service and support the prehospital stroke pathway with the assessment of patients using pre-hospital video triage.

Main duties of the job

They will work closely with our hyperacute stroke nursing team facilitating early assessment of patients in ED minimising delays to assessments and also hyperacute treatments where indicated ensuring also that these are delivered in a timely manner.

They will also support patients during rehabilitation preventing and managing medical complications alongside aiding patient and family decision making. Support for the out-patient follow up of patients following discharge will also form part of the role. There are weekly educational sessions and also regular clinical governance and morbidity and mortality reviews. The stroke clinical fellows will be responsible for coordinating a weekly review of thrombolysis and thrombectomy decision making. They will also play an active part in the weekly MDT meeting.

Whilst the clinical fellow posts are not formally approved training posts, the post holder will have consultant-led education and supervision and will be supported in their professional development. Ideally applicants should have completed MRCP. Applicants should also be competent clinicians and have experience in general and geriatric medicine. Experience in stroke is also desirable but not essential.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For Further Details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Previous Applicants need not apply.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

• oFull registration with the GMC with license to practice
• oGIM/AIM

Qualifications and training

• oExperience at Specialist trainee level/Registrar level in either stroke, acute medicine or internal medicine
• oValid ALS certificate

Teaching, audit and research

• oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
• oCommitted to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• oEvidence of participation in audit
• oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care of individual patients.
• oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
• oExperience of teaching/training in clinical courses: e.g. IMPACT Course Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
• oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications

Clinical Experience

• oDemonstrable commitment stroke medicine
• oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on a range of acute medical conditions
• oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• oExperience of stroke care including hyperacute care
• oExperience of delivering acute medical care in large, high throughput Assessment/ Admissions Units in the UK
• oExperience in Ambulatory Care

Management and Administrative Experience

• oAbility to manage and lead medical teams
• oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
• oAbility to contribute to change management agenda and take a leading role
• oFamiliarity with issues of service organisation and development

Teamwork

• oWorks effectively with others towards shared goals, welcoming diverse perspectives
• oCo-operates with colleagues from all disciplines
• oAbility to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• oWillingness to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service.

Communication/Teamwork

• oCommunicates with and relates to others effectively
• oIs open to different ideas and is willing to learn and develop
• oSeeks new and better ways to do things
• oWorks diligently and efficiently to deliver high quality service
• oIs positive and well-motivated
• oTakes responsibility for delivering results
• oAdheres to high ethical standards
• oPersonal Time Management skills
• oContributes to improving patient's experience
• oInvolves patients in decisions about their care
• oAbility to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service
• oDemonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement

Organisational awareness

• oUnderstands the wider organisation and understands and values the need for efficient use of resources

Personal Attributes

• oAble to work flexibly in a changing health service
• oDemonstrate a good manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears.
• oAbility to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals
• oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
• oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines.

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust