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From the employer's advert, checked 26 October 2026.
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors as “Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust” (Skilled Worker). Register checked 23 October 2026.
About the job
Job summary
We are looking for 2 enthusiastic Stroke Consultants who will:
- Provide effective and compassionate care for our Stroke patients across bed base of 48 beds
- Develop their own area of specialist interest and provide sub-specialty expertise.
- Develop and expand the current Stroke service locally and regionally.
- As a core member of the West Yorkshire Associate of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), collaborate closely with the Tertiary service team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
- Work with the Clinical Director and General Manager to review current working practices and drive forward innovative changes to develop new models of care.
- Get involved in clinical research, teaching and development.
- Provide expert advice and support regarding complex cases to clinical colleagues in primary and secondary care.
There are 2 full-time post providing 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), but applicants wishing to work part- time are also encouraged to apply.
Main duties of the job
Post holder will be providing assessment of patients suspected to have acute stroke when holding the hot phone including suitability for thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy. Post holder will be doing a TIA clinic for stroke prevention.
Postholder will be looking after patients on HASU and ASU ie daily morning ward round during 1 week in 6 weeks by rotation with the other 5 Consultants. The post holder will also be responsible for ongoing rehabilitation of stroke patients in stroke rehab ward. The post holder will be following patients from TIA clinic and discharged patients from ASU and Stroke Rehab ward in a follow-up clinic once week.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full roles and responsibilities. If you have any specific questions about this role please contact us.
About the employer
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is an exceptional place to work with many amazing teams of hard working and dedicated staff, delivering high standards of patient care. We have made significant changes in the way we work to meet the challenges of the changing NHS, and we were rated by the Care Quality Commission as "Good" in June 2018. With goals to attain a rating of "Outstanding" from the CQC and to have Teaching Hospital status.
Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care, which means that we look after ourselves and our colleagues in the same way that we care for our patients. If you are kind, compassionate, dynamic, enthusiastic and effective we want to support you through the next stage of your career at consultant level.
Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is undergoing a 'once in a lifetime' opportunity to reconfigure services across our sites. The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visitOur Future Plans - CHFT (cht.nhs.uk)
https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
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