# Trust Doctor ST3+ in Stroke Medicine

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Calderdale Royal Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Stroke Medicine
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £67,325 - £77,348 per annum
- **Contract type:** 24 months (Fixed term 24 months)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-08T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-24T13:10:50.168Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/HalifaxHuddersfield/Calderdale_Huddersfield_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Stroke/Stroke-v8320471
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8320471?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The post will be based in stroke medicine, supporting ward rounds on the stroke unit and acute thrombolysis sessions and sessions in the TIA clinic. On-call commitments are optional and subject to discussion and agreement with Clinical Director.

This will be supporting themiddle grade acute medicine on call rota. Full details on the on call rota can be provided on request, with based to include weekends at a 1:5 frequency and night cover at a 1:15 frequency. There is an option of working in Acute Medicine/General Medicine, along with Stroke to offer flexibility and gain experience.

This is a Full-Time post providing with basic hours of 40 hours per week, but applicants wishing to work part-time are also encouraged to apply and rotas will be adjusted accordingly, and by negotiation with appointees.

### Main duties of the job

Support for Hyper Acute Stroke, Acute Stroke and Rehabilitation wards, to support consultant led ward rounds. Support for acute thrombolysis supported by specialist nursing team and stroke consultant TIA clinics. Frequency of each to be determined by service need following negotiation with successful applicant

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Support for Hyper Acute Stroke, Acute Stroke and Rehabilitation wards, to support consultant led ward rounds.

Support for acute thrombolysis supported by specialist nursing team and stroke consultant TIA clinics

Frequency of each to be determined by service need following negotiation with successful applicant.

For further information please refer to the Job Description attached

### 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
- Applicants must have Full Registration 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
- Formal qualification in teaching/education

### Experience and Achievements

**Essential**

- Must have 4 years post graduate experience including 2 years within the Stroke Specialty
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Stroke specialty

**Desirable**

- Understanding current issues within Stroke and the future direction of the specialty
- 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, 541.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10642020)
- [trust information (pdf, 941.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10642018)
- [person specification (pdf, 160.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10642017)

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