Date posted: 24 June 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 236-NMT-04-CON-B-26
Job locations: Fairfield General Hospital, Fairfield, Bury, BL9 7TD, United Kingdom

Job summary
Consultant in Stroke Medicine
Are you looking to start your career as a Consultant in a supportive and caring Stroke Service, or are you an existing Consultant looking for a new and exciting change where you can really make a difference?
We are a supportive team focused on giving the very best care to our patients at all times and we would love to have you on board. We welcome applicants from consultants who have experience in Stroke Medicine, either from a GIM, CoE, Stroke or Neurology backgrounds.
This post is located at Fairfield Hospital, part of the Northerncare Alliance.
The service is a national leading provider for stroke care and is part of the Manchester clinical neurosciences centre.
You would be joining a team of 24 other consultants (8 located at Fairfield) supported by a team of specialty doctors, middle grades and juniors.
The stroke service is part of the Neurosciences and Trauma Group, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. If you would like to know more or would like to visit, please contact us.

Main duties of the job
The appointee will contribute to the acute stroke services located at Fairfield Hospital, joining colleagues in a diverse Stroke Consultant team comprising of consultant in Stroke Medicine, Neurology and Acute Medicine.
The post holder will be required to provide in-patient and outpatient stroke care whilst exercising considerable autonomy, while remaining responsible to the clinical leads and responsive to the varying needs of the department and its staff.
You will contribute to the provision of acute stroke specialist service delivering thrombolysis, thrombectomy and other specialist treatments. This will involve joining the stroke oncall rota.

• Support and deputise for lead consultant in all departmental activities
• Take responsibility for both in-patient and out-patient work
• Undertake and lead junior team on ward rounds
• Assist the Group in the achievement of all outpatient and in-patient waiting list targets and quality standards
• Opportunities to undertake projects
• Participate in on call and emergency stroke service cover
• Duties are located at Fairfield, but these may be requirement or opportunity to work across sites (Fairfield and Salford).

About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
To read more information about Consultant careers at the Northern Care Alliance please visit our careers landing page: Consultant careers :: Northern Care Alliance Careers

Job responsibilities
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 working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by applying through our website.

Person Specification
Qualifications/Registrations
Essential

• CCT in relevant specialty
• MRCP UK

Desirable

• Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners

Experience
Essential

• Extensive knowledge of Stroke Medicine, including other medical specialities
• Excellent interpersonal skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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 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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.