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Job summary

Main area
Stroke
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (Plus On-call)
Job ref
362-A-24-6655385-B
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Stockport
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/01/2025 23:59

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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant Physician - Stroke Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: Ìý‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).Ìý If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Our Values:

We Care

About each other

Our patients and their families

The communities we serve

The environment

We support them and deliver on their promises

We Respect

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return

We Listen to

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We act and learn from what we hear


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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to welcome a full-time Consultant into the Stroke Medicine team and the successful applicants will join our expanding team of motivated Consultants.

Candidates with a CCT or CESR in Stroke Medicine are encouraged to apply. Those working towards the CESR qualification who already have experience working at consultant level are encouraged to contact the department to discuss other options. We can also accept applicants who are within 6 months of achieving a CCT in Stroke Medicine.

We are also keen to support colleagues’ professional clinical areas of interest and are open to negotiations on your individual job plan.

Those candidates who wish to work flexibly are strongly encouraged to apply.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be supported and responsible for supervision of junior/middle grade medical staff including support to undertake formal training in educational supervision.

Working with multi-disciplinary teams within the division and other divisions on a regular basis.Ìý As well as working closing with the Greater Manchester Stroke Delivery Network.

You will be expected to participate in Stroke Thrombolysis on call Rota (1 in 9 on call from 7am -11.30 pm only). There are no general medical on call commitments.

You will also be responsible for management of Stroke patients on a post-acute rehabilitation ward.

You will take part in the delivery of a TIA service which we aim to see TIA patients within 24 hours of referral. We have an onsite vascular studies and have access to MR investigations as well as cardiac monitoring.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

  • If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

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Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full registration with GMC MRCP
  • Relevant CCT or entry on specialist register expected within 6 months or applied for entry

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Clinical experience in Stroke Thrombolysis and evidence of attendance at BASP thrombolysis Training or Equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 4-5 years training at ST3+ level in Stroke Medicine
  • Ability to make decisions at Consultant level and takes full and independent responsibility for the care of patients

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Experience of supervision of junior medical staff and relevant staff

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Accredited Menopause Friendly Employer

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.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Terri Ennis-Ryder
Job title
Directorate Manager
Email address
[email protected]