Professor of Stroke Management

Application closing date: Sunday 18^th May 2025 at 11:59pm

Location: Preston Campus

Hours: 37.00 hours per week

Interview date: To be confirmed

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By joining the University of Central Lancashire, you’ll become part of a thriving community of talent that’s united by a shared vision – to transform the lives of our students and create prosperity and opportunity in the communities we serve. Every colleague has a vital role to play in helping us achieve this vision.

About the role:

The University of Central Lancashire wishes to recruit a Professor of Stroke Medicine. This exciting opportunity has arisen from a jointly funded and delivered senior academic appointment between the School of Medicine (University of Central Lancashire) and the Clinical Stroke Services, in the Medical Directorate at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR). The University has a national and international reputation in translational and clinical research. In addition, you will be required to deliver consultant clinical duties to support the stroke clinical service at LTHTR.

Appointees will collaborate with and supervise others in producing innovative research with a major influence on the discipline and making a significant contribution to the School’s research, knowledge mobilisation and teaching.

Appointees will work closely with other medical school staff, the Stroke Research Team and the Applied Health Research Hub and contribute to the supervision a team of clinical and non-clinical postgraduate and undergraduate researchers. 

As a part of the Medical Directorate at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Stroke Medicine is provided at both Hospital sites (Royal Preston Hospital (RPH) and Chorley & South Ribble Hospital (CDH) which serves a local population of 390,000). This proactive service consists of Hyper acute and Acute stroke services at RPH as well as an emergency TIA service and stroke rehabilitation at CDH.

The Stroke Medicine service is closely integrated with the Neurosciences Directorate, which provides regional neurosciences for a population of 1.5 million residents in Lancashire and South Cumbria. Services within this include:

• Regional Neuroscience led Stroke Interventional Service with provision of Vascular Neurology
• Neurosurgery, Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology including Mechanical Thrombectomy.
• Neuro-critical Care and Neurorehabilitation.

About you:

We are seeking a high calibre researcher (Stroke Medicine), possessing full GMC registration and a licence to practice to undertake academic and clinical delivery (4 PAs academic and 6 PAs clinical). Full GMC (General Medical Council) registration with Specialty accreditation in Neurology or Geriatric Medicine or Acute General Medicine, A PhD (or equivalent) in a specific topic relevant to the post and CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) in the appropriate area.

Appointees will have excellent leaderships skills, and an established high-quality research and strong publication profile, both nationally and internationally. Research activity should generate substantial research grant income and be linked to at least 1 proposed Impact Case Study, and an ambition to enhance impact which includes contributing to improving patients’ lives. They will contribute actively to the creation of a vibrant research environment and to the development of research strategy underpinning the sustainability of world-class research at the university.

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