Job summary
Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant in the Stroke Department at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful motivated and enthusiastic candidate to join the team based at Leighton Hospital in Crewe.
This is a fixed term post until 04.08.2026.
We are looking for a Locum Consultant Stroke Physician with a specialist interest, passion, and drive to further develop and deliver the appropriate care and diagnostic service for patients presenting with Stroke, Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) and Stroke mimics.
We are committed to supporting a healthy work life balance and will support options of flexible working, annualised job plans and less than full time working.
This role comes with the opportunity for the successful applicant (should they wish) to spend two sessions to further develop interests in other areas which may include another specialty service or alternatively medical education, clinical governance and quality improvement, clinical leadership or research.
The successful candidate will be highly motivated with a passion to improve the quality of patient care. They will have strong communication skills and be an excellent 'Team Player'. They will value training and education.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be based at Leighton Hospital, Crewe in the Stroke Unit, Division of Medicine and Emergency Care.
The successful candidate will join the existing team of Consultants, providing Stroke and TIA services and developing a collaborative approach to care provided at Mid Cheshire Hospital, Foundation Trust (MCHFT) and the wider NHS. MCHFT works in partnership with University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) hospital as part of our Stronger Together Partnership, covering all areas of Stroke care including Stroke Prevention, Hyper-Acute Stroke Care, Post Stroke Care and Stroke Rehabilitation.
The successful applicant must have full registration with the GMC and continue to hold a Licence to Practise. The applicant must also be on the Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining their Certificate of Completion of Training.
Our values, alongside professional codes of conduct, will empower staff to deliver a high quality service.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
The Trust is one of a small number of hospitals nationally confirmed to be in an early phase of the national New Hospital Build Programme. This will result in the acute hospital on the Leighton site being completely rebuilt and operational by 2031, providing fantastic opportunities for development and transformation of elective and acute surgical services at MCHFT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Direct Clinical Care (DCC) 9 PAs per week (includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable and unpredictable emergency work) and includes 1.25 PAs to cover scheduled on-call work (identified as on-call on job plan timetable).
Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) 1 PA per week (includes CPD, audit, research, and appraisal).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Direct Clinical Care (DCC) 9 PAs per week (includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable and unpredictable emergency work) and includes 1.25 PAs to cover scheduled on-call work (identified as on-call on job plan timetable).
Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) 1 PA per week (includes CPD, audit, research, and appraisal).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR or European Community Rights
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- CCT in Stroke Medicine
- MD, PhD
Experince
Essential
- Sub-speciality training in Stroke medicine
- Experience in assessing patients for thrombolysis/thrombectomy in Hyper Acute Ischaemic Stroke
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within specialty
- Willingness to develop an area of special interest to fit in with current establishment and service needs
- Good writing and presentation skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures Comprehensive training appropriate to this post
Desirable
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Recognised teaching skills course/ medical education qualification
- Exposure to a variety of working environments
Ability
Essential
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
Teachhing and Education
Essential
- Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Clinical Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
Desirable
- Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Educational Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
Other
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and staff at all levels of the organisation
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)
Other
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to organise research and work within research governance procedures
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
- Good leadership skills, communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to adapt and work flexibly
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
- Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake a leadership role
- Calm under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR or European Community Rights
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- CCT in Stroke Medicine
- MD, PhD
Experince
Essential
- Sub-speciality training in Stroke medicine
- Experience in assessing patients for thrombolysis/thrombectomy in Hyper Acute Ischaemic Stroke
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within specialty
- Willingness to develop an area of special interest to fit in with current establishment and service needs
- Good writing and presentation skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures Comprehensive training appropriate to this post
Desirable
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Recognised teaching skills course/ medical education qualification
- Exposure to a variety of working environments
Ability
Essential
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
Teachhing and Education
Essential
- Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Clinical Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
Desirable
- Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Educational Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
Other
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and staff at all levels of the organisation
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)
Other
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to organise research and work within research governance procedures
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
- Good leadership skills, communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to adapt and work flexibly
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
- Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake a leadership role
- Calm under pressure
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
