Job overview  

The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust are looking to appoint a Specialty Doctor in Stroke Medicine to enable the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust to further improve its stroke service and deliver 7-day working. Each post attracts 10 Programmed Activities.  The stroke specialists have no GIM requirement but do participate in a 1 in 6 out of hours stroke thrombolysis rota (telephonic) as well as weekend stroke unit ward rounds and TIA clinics thus providing a 7-day stroke service.

There will be opportunities to participate in weekend ward rounds and out of hours stroke on-call rota, under consultant supervision.

Main duties of the job

• To develop hyperacute stroke services with daily ward rounds in the hyperacute stroke unit along with other colleagues, focussing on reviewing the ill patients and the rapid turnaround of well patients and thus maintaining the patient flow in and out of the unit.
• To participate in stroke thrombolysis on-calls, on-site during working hours with opportunities to participate in out of hours on-calls.
• 7-day TIA clinic along with colleagues and triaging of TIA referrals
• Lead stroke rehabilitation with the MDT and look after the rehabilitation ward.
• To attend weekly neuroradiology meeting using Microsoft Teams with colleagues at UHNM.
• To aid the training of nurses, doctors and specialist nurses.
• To provide follow- up of stroke patients in follow up clinics. 
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Working for our organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

Our Poppy’s Promise Commitment

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team —  clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising  individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a  meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.