Job overview

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a passionate, dynamic and
forward-thinking stroke team at a pivotal and genuinely exciting time for
Airedale. We are strengthening our collaboration with Bradford to
deliver a robust, sustainable and truly integrated stroke service for our
local population—creating a model that is both innovative and
future-proof.

We are recruiting a third Consultant to join the team, as one of our 
valued colleagues transitions to reduced hours through a 
retire-and-return arrangement. You will therefore play a crucial role in 
enhancing capacity, strengthening resilience, and driving continued 
service development.

We recognise that Consultants thrive when they can pursue their 
specialist interests. As part of this role, there may be opportunities to 
develop and deliver additional specialist services depending on your 
skills and aspirations—these could include:

• Neurology
• Neuro-rehabilitation
• Elderly Medicine

We are committed to supporting you to grow, innovate and shape the 
service around what you do best.

Main duties of the job

Our team works across two sites, giving our clinicians broad exposure 
and the opportunity to work across the full continuum of stroke care:

• Bradford Royal Infirmary – providing hyperacute stroke services for 
our population.
• Airedale General Hospital – home to our acute stroke and stroke 
rehabilitation services.

This is a 10PA role, but we warmly welcome applicants seeking less
than full-time opportunities. What is essential is participation in the
1-in-6 on-call rota for our thrombolysis service.

• Work collaboratively within a strong multidisciplinary team, including
specialist nurses, therapists and colleagues from across medical
specialties, to deliver safe, person-centred stroke care.
• Offer expert input into inpatient referrals from other medical wards,
including the Acute Assessment Unit, ensuring timely and
appropriate clinical decision-making.
• Provide clinical supervision and support to Resident Doctors and
other junior medical staff, contributing to their development,
education and wellbeing.
• Participate actively in clinical governance, including audit, quality
improvement, morbidity and mortality processes, and service
development initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service
sustainability.
• Meet professional registration requirements, including full GMC
registration with a current Licence to Practice, and entry on the
Specialist Register (or within six months of achieving CCT/equivalent
at the time of interview).

Working for our organisation

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is a place where innovation thrives, 
collaboration is instinctive, and our ambition for the future is matched 
only by our commitment to exceptional patient care. As a Trust with a 
strong track record of pioneering developments—such as our 
nationally recognised telemedicine services supporting prisons and 
nursing homes—we continue to push boundaries to deliver 
high-quality, accessible care to the people of Airedale, Wharfedale 
and Craven.

We know that the landscape of healthcare is changing. The 
increasing diversity of need, the shift from episodic care to 
population-based health, and the challenges set out in the NHS Long 
Term Plan require new ways of thinking and working. At Airedale, we 
are meeting these challenges head-on by embracing integrated 
approaches with our partners, strengthening pathways, and 
remaining steadfast in our focus on safety, quality, and patient 
experience.

Our ability to shape a successful future depends on attracting 
talented, compassionate clinicians who want to make a genuine 
difference. We’re looking for a Stroke Consultant who brings fresh 
perspectives, values teamwork, and is both ambitious and humble—
someone who will contribute meaningfully to our transformation while 
learning from the experience and expertise of those around them.