Junior Clinical Fellow In Stroke | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £52,656 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 March 2026 |
| Location: | Stevenage, SG1 4AB |
| Company: | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7775688/361-MD-7775688 |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for 1 fixed term appointment available for 12 months in the Stroke Medicine department. The post is full time and the post holder will not be expected to participate in the general medicine rota.
This is an excellent opportunity within the Stroke department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The appointees will be based on the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (Pirton Ward); the Stroke and General Medicine Ward (Barley). When based on the HASU, the appointee will be responsible for the care of patients who are being initially assessed and monitored for acute stroke symptoms, supported by the 7 stroke consultants and 3 trust registrars and other junior doctors.
The Stroke Ward provides care for patients who require ongoing therapy and medical intervention including rehabilitation and the appointee will continue to manage the care of these patients. Other duties include the support of the consultants with the provision of stroke thrombolysis and TIA and stroke clinic Out of hour stroke on calls including weekends is currently under discussion.
The post holder will be encouraged to participate in audits, presentations and teachings. Although, this post is not recognised for training the appointee will be encouraged in their training and development within the role.
Daily ward rounds, inpatient and outpatient management of patients, operating lists and on call.
The Stroke Ward provides care for patients who require ongoing therapy and medical intervention including rehabilitation and the appointee will continue to manage the care of these patients. Other duties include the support of the consultants with the provision of stroke thrombolysis and TIA and stroke clinic Out of hour stroke on calls including weekends is currently under discussion.
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached – job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
This advert closes on Monday 2 Mar 2026