# Senior Clinical Fellow in Stroke Medicine

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Preston Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Stroke Medicine
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £67,325 Per Annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-11T07:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28T13:31:01.999Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Stroke/Stroke-v8165120
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8165120?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Following the expansion of our Thrombectomy service to 24/7, we are looking to expand our Senior Clinical Fellow team in Stroke Medicine to provide 24/7 cover senior medical cover for our stroke service. You will be based at Royal Preston Hospital. This post is a permanent.

You will support the day-to-day delivery of hyper-acute, acute and rehabilitation stroke services, predominantly on the Stroke Ward (Ward 21), and work closely with Consultant Stroke Physicians, the stroke specialist nursing team, Emergency Department and Acute colleagues.

Key elements of this role include participation in ward rounds and emergency TIA clinics, leadership and support for junior trainees (including out-of-hours cover), high-quality patient care and administration, and active involvement in teaching, audit, clinical governance and continuing professional development.

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will:-

- Participate in the day to day functioning of Stroke Medicine, predominantly on the Stroke Ward.
- Liaise closely along with stroke specialist nurse, with Emergency department colleagues and Acute team assessing acute strokes for further management.
- Participate in consultant ward round and emergency TIA clinics.
- Provide leadership for more junior trainees, especially when covering out of hours.
- Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.
- Undertake administrative duties involved with the care of his/her patients.
- Promote high professional standards of clinical care of patients and the health and safety of the critical care environment.
- Maintain continuing education and professional development.
- Actively participate in the audit process.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

- What we can offer
- Job Plan/On-call Requirements
- The Team

### 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

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- MBChB or equivalent

**Desirable**

- MRCP

### Experience and Skills

**Essential**

- Previous General Medicine experience
- ALS
- Audit Knowledge

**Desirable**

- Experience in Stroke Medicine

## Documents

- [438-ms3284 jdps (pdf, 416.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10576896)
- [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464)
- [main recruitment pack 24 (pdf, 387.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2212)
- [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433)

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