Consultant in Stroke Medicine

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A large integrated health board in Cardiff is seeking a Consultant in Stroke Medicine to join their team. The role involves delivering emergency stroke and urgent TIA care at University Hospital of Wales and contributing to the regional stroke service. Ideal candidates will have a sub-specialty CCT in Stroke Medicine and relevant experience. The position offers a dynamic environment working alongside multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Broad experience and competence in Stroke Medicine.
• Knowledge and participation in CPD.
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems.
• Sub-specialty experience relevant to Stroke.

Responsibilities

• Deliver emergency stroke & urgent TIA care at UHW.
• Contribute to clinical governance and teaching.
• Participate in clinical audit and improvement.

Skills

Effective team working

Communication skills

Education

Sub-specialty CCT in Stroke Medicine

On GMC Specialist Register

Specialty certificate examination in Stroke

Job description

Go back Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Consultant in Stroke Medicine

The closing date is 15 February 2026

Applications are invited for the new post of Consultant in Stroke Medicine, based at University Hospital of Wales (UHW), Cardiff. Applications are welcomed from those with sub-specialty CCT in Stroke Medicine who have also trained in Acute Medicine, Neurology, Care of the Elderly and other relevant medical specialties with a view to joint collaborative appointments with other departments.

Serving a population of 475,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, the Stroke Department treats around 1400 suspected stroke patients per year with 700 confirmed stroke cases, and receives approximately 1200 referrals to the TIA service. The stroke team work closely with colleagues across Acute and Emergency Medicine, Care of the Elderly, Neurosciences, Interventional Neuroradiology and Medicine to deliver the stroke pathway, including thrombolysis and thrombectomy. Over the next year, the stroke service will be implementing an updated clinical model ensuring delivery of optimal patient pathways in line with recognised clinical standards and national clinical guidelines for stroke and TIA.

Since 1st July 2025, the Stroke service has been working in collaboration with Interventional Neuroradiology to deliver the South Wales Thrombectomy service, providing thrombectomy services on a supra-regional basis to the whole of South Wales. This is currently operational during weekday working hours with plans to develop and extend operational hours over the next 2 to 3 years.

Main duties of the job

The stroke service operates across the emergency unit, outpatients, 18-bedded acute stroke unit, 38-bedded stroke rehab centre, and a community-based early supported discharge service. The appointee will work mainly within the Consultant workforce to deliver emergency stroke & urgent TIA care at UHW but occasionally may be required to cover the rehab unit at Llandough. There is a commitment to the emergency stroke on-call rota which currently is the equivalent of four weeks a year (1 in 13).

Cardiff and Vale UHB works with local Health Boards to ensure equity of access to stroke services across South-East Wales. A Regional Stroke Network Board is being established to oversee further phased development of the regional stroke services ensuring sustainable services and improved patient outcomes. This will include development of a regional workforce plan. It is expected that new appointments to the established team of stroke physicians will be part of this regional working.

Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or a Specialist Registrar within 6 months of expected date of receipt of CCT at the time of interview.

Applicants must provide names & contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history. Applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an extra referee.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is"Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together" and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiffand the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents for this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• On GMC Specialist Register for specialty / Specialty Registrar with CCT due within 6 months of interview date for parent specialty (note that Portfolio Pathway applicants must be on the Specialist Register at the point of application)
• Sub-specialty CCT in stroke medicine
• Specialty certificate examination in Stroke

Experience

• Broad experience and competence in Stroke Medicine
• Knowledge and participation in CPD
• Knowledge of UK hospital systems
• Sub-specialty experience relevant to Stroke

Skills

• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
• Effective and demonstrable communication skills

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation (or equivalent)

Research

• Evidence of active research interests

Teaching

• Evidence of teaching medical students and resident doctors

Management

• Evidence of effective leadership 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.

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