Consultant (Stroke) Physician in Lancaster

Main area: Stroke/Geriatric Medicine

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA's per week)

Job ref: 331-L0080526B

Site: Royal Lancaster Infirmary

Town: Lancaster

Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 08/06/2026 23:59

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce and therefore welcomes and encourages applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

This post has received Royal College Approval. Application for this substantive post will only be accepted if you hold full GMC registration with a license to practice and entry on the Specialist Register or anticipate being in receipt of CCT/Professional Portfolio (formally CESR) within six months of interview.

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious, dynamic individual to join our committed and well-integrated multidisciplinary team, providing high standard care to the local community. This will be a full-time, substantive post (potentially >10 Programmed Activities by negotiation). Those with sub-specialty training in stroke medicine will be encouraged to apply. Applicants are encouraged to clearly exhibit how they meet our criteria in their applications.

Main duties of the job:

• The Royal Lancaster Infirmary provides an active acute thrombolysis service (with thrombectomy provided at Royal Preston Hospital) and also makes use of the specialist Telestroke On-Call Service out of hours and at weekends.
• There is an expectation that the successful candidate will join the regional Telestroke On-Call rota.
• The post supports continued development of the Stroke Service and you will work alongside existing Stroke Consultants, as well as a wider Care of the Elderly Team and General Medicine colleagues.
• You will also liaise with Neuroradiology, Neurosurgery and Vascular Surgery Teams, as well as Stroke Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Matrons, Ward Managers, Nurses, Therapists and Secretaries, to assist in providing excellent care to our patients at all stages of the patient’s hospital journey.
• You will provide clinical leadership to a dedicated team.

Working for our organisation:

The Trust's Hospitals are situated on the edge of the Lake District National Park, surrounded by an area of outstanding natural beauty offering superb outdoor and recreational activities, particularly related to the sea, lakes, fells and countryside. Cities such as Liverpool and Manchester are merely a short train or car journey away.

We can offer you a commitment to teaching, education and audit. The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has a keen interest and deep involvement in medical and dental education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, so you could play an active role in progressing the knowledge and skills of these junior colleagues. Medical Students from Lancaster Medical School receive the whole of their education, academic and clinical, in Cumbria and North Lancashire. UHMBFT is the lead NHS organisation and takes responsibility throughout the five years of the degree for the provision of acute practice placements.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website.

Person specification:

• Qualifications/Skills: Full registration with the General Medical Council, MRCP or equivalent, Certificate of completion in specialist training (CCT) in general internal medicine (GIM) and geriatric medicine or within 6 months of completion of training at the time of interview, Evidence additional stroke experience.
• Experience: Broad exposure to medical diseases and the management of these, Comprehensive patient management, ability to train/supervise junior medical staff and medical students.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities wherever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive. Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment. 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.