# Consultant in Stroke > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-stroke/8d362796-9ac6-48f8-b49a-c46bf77e650e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-stroke/8d362796-9ac6-48f8-b49a-c46bf77e650e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Calderdale Royal Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Stroke Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 10 sessions per week (Full Time 10 PA's) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-12T13:43:47.978Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8360564 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8360564?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for 2 enthusiastic Stroke Consultants who will: - Provide effective and compassionate care for our Stroke patients across bed base of 48 beds - Develop their own area of specialist interest and provide sub-specialty expertise. - Develop and expand the current Stroke service locally and regionally. - As a core member of the West Yorkshire Associate of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), collaborate closely with the Tertiary service team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. - Work with the Clinical Director and General Manager to review current working practices and drive forward innovative changes to develop new models of care. - Get involved in clinical research, teaching and development. - Provide expert advice and support regarding complex cases to clinical colleagues in primary and secondary care. There are 2 full-time post providing 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), but applicants wishing to work part- time are also encouraged to apply. ### Main duties of the job Post holder will be providing assessment of patients suspected to have acute stroke when holding the hot phone including suitability for thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy. Post holder will be doing a TIA clinic for stroke prevention. Postholder will be looking after patients on HASU and ASU ie daily morning ward round during 1 week in 6 weeks by rotation with the other 5 Consultants. The post holder will also be responsible for ongoing rehabilitation of stroke patients in stroke rehab ward. The post holder will be following patients from TIA clinic and discharged patients from ASU and Stroke Rehab ward in a follow-up clinic once week. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for full roles and responsibilities. If you have any specific questions about this role please contact us. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### General **Essential** - Eligibility to work in the UK - Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening - An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service ### Qualifications **Essential** - MRCP or equivalent - All applicants must have Specialist registration for Stroke (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK) but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant consultant level experience or trainees in a UK training scheme who are within 6 months of attaining specialist registration. - Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise **Desirable** - Relevant higher degree ### Audit and Research **Essential** - Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects **Desirable** - Critical Appraisal Skills - Evidence of knowledge of research methodology ### Teaching and Training **Essential** - Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff. **Desirable** - Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications - Training in clinical and educational supervision - Attendance at a teaching course ### Experience and Achievements **Essential** - Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Stroke specialty **Desirable** - Also, should have significant minor Stroke procedures experience and any other post graduate qualifications that can advance the department needs would be preferable - Understanding current issues within the wider NHS - Attendance at a recognised management course - Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions ### Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment **Essential** - Good communication and empathy skills with patients - Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service - Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload - Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis - Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff - Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff - Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare ### Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities **Desirable** - Evidence of continual learning and development - Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others - Evidence of innovation - Ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, email and internet browser ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 595.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10687121) - [trust information (pdf, 941.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10687120) - [person specification (pdf, 175.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10687119) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.