Consultant in Stroke Medicine

Integrated Care System; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant in Stroke Medicine within the Integrated Care System, based in Kingston upon Hull. This role involves leading the clinical management of stroke patients and participating in innovative treatment methodologies including thrombolysis and thrombectomy. Additionally, the successful candidate will be involved in supervisory roles, teaching medical students, and contributing to clinical research. Candidates must have GMC registration and relevant specialty experience. This is a full-time position offering a chance to make a significant impact in the field of stroke care.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC and on the Specialist Register for Stroke.
• Experience with thrombolysis and general internal medicine required.
• Demonstrable commitment to acute and stroke medicine.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical assessment and management of stroke patients.
• Participate in hyperacute stroke treatments and manage clinical trials.
• Supervise and mentor junior doctors and contribute to teaching.

Skills

Clinical management

Communication

Teaching ability

Education

CCT/CESR in Acute Medicine or related

Valid ALS certificate

Job description

Go back Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Consultant in Stroke Medicine

The closing date is 20 August 2025

Join Our Visionary Stroke Team - Consultant Opportunity

Location: Humber Health Partnership (HUTH site based)Specialty: Stroke MedicineContract: Full-time | 10 PAs (8 DCC + 2 SPA)On-call: Flexible, remote access-enabled, with compensatory time off

Shape the Future of Stroke Care

Are you a dynamic and forward-thinking clinician ready to make a real impact? The Humber Health Partnership is seeking Consultant Stroke Physicians to join our expanding, innovative stroke service. This is your chance to be part of a high-performing team delivering cutting-edge hyperacute stroke care across one of the largest NHS partnerships in the country.

Main duties of the job

What You'll Do

Lead the assessment and management of stroke patients across the care pathway

Participate in hyperacute stroke treatments including:ThrombolysisMechanical thrombectomyIntracerebral haemorrhage management

Contribute to clinical trials and research, including hyperacute stroke studies

Provide on-call support with flexible, mostly remote coverage via telemedicine

Supervise and mentor junior doctors and medical students

Academic & Leadership Opportunities

Teach within the Hull York Medical School (HYMS) curriculum

Supervise trainees from FY1 to specialty registrar level

Take on a management or educational leadership role with full training and support

Additional SPA time available for research, education, or service development

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 regarding this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

• oFull registration with the GMC
• oOn the GMC Specialist Register (or expected inclusion within 6-months) for Stroke
• oGIM/AIM

Qualifications and training

• oCCT/CESR in Acute Medicine or General Internal Medicine or Geriatric medicine or Neurology
• oDedicated stroke experience including thrombolysis at a registrar level
• oValid ALS certificate
• oCCT in stroke Medicine subspecialty training

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

Qualifications and training

• oCCT/CESR in Acute Medicine or General Internal Medicine or Geriatric medicine or Neurology
• oDedicated stroke experience including thrombolysis at a registrar level
• oDedicated stroke experience including thrombolysis at a registrar level
• oValid ALS certificate
• oCCT in stroke Medicine subspecialty training

Clinical Experience

• oDemonstrable commitment to Acute Medicine and stroke medicine
• oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
• oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on stroke management including thrombolysis, thrombectomy and TIAs
• oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• 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 develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery

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