Consultant in Stroke Medicine
4 weeks ago
This post, along with existing Stroke Physicians would be expected to support the 24/7 stroke thrombolysis service. Primarily based at Bedford Hospital, they will be expected to do 3 TIA clinics and 1 Follow-Up Clinic per week, in addition to caring for inpatients. There is a dedicated thrombolysis trained stroke registrar on call rota with stroke specialist nurse who would assess stroke patients out of hours and liaise with on call stroke consultant. Tele-radiology service is provided for consultants out of hours to access scans. The out of hours thrombolysis rota is 1:6 based at Home. The weekend HASU ward rota cover is 1:6 based at the Luton site.
Main duties of the job
The keys tasks for the role of Consultant in Stroke Medicine are
The post-holder will attend and actively participate in the weekly multidisciplinary meetings and weekly governance meetings. Active participation in the management and development of the specialty and the introduction of new services. Contribute to the educational programme, including departmental meetings and teaching. Participate in Departmental Multidisciplinary Team Meetings. Participate in the management of the service. Contribute in the General Medicine educational programme, including weekly department meetings and teaching. Supervise junior medical staff. Contribute to both postgraduate and undergraduate teaching and education. Undertake high quality medical audit projects and participate in the collection of data required to meet national quality standards. Implement audit and research findings as appropriate in clinical practice. Prepare and participate in an annual appraisal in accordance with Trust policy. Participate and comply with the requirements for Continuing Professional Development and revalidation as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians. The trust is committed to providing the time and financial support for these activities
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A& E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will participate in providing a 24/7 stroke thrombolysis service and TIA clinics. They will share with colleagues in Stroke medicine the management of all adult stroke/TIA patients (Hyper acute/ acute/ rehabilitation) referred to the Trust. In addition, the post-holder will have the general medical responsibilities for patients on the stroke wards, and is expected to work closely with the Emergency department, Emergency Assessment units and Critical Care to improve the care of Stroke and TIA patients. The post holder will be expected to participate in morning ward rounds, attend daily MDT for discussion of every patients case, and plan communication to all members of staff. The appointee will participate in the provision of a high quality outpatient service, including patient administration. They will be encouraged to explore and set up other stroke related services like neuro-intervention, newer modalities of imaging to detect early ischemic strokes etc. utilising local resources, and to develop the service as required.
This post will cover both the hyper acute stroke unit (HASU) on the Luton site and the stroke unit (Shand ward) on the Bedford site. Although this post will primarily be based at Bedford Hospital.
A 10 PA week consists of 8.5 PAs direct clinical care and 1.5 PAs for Supporting Professional Activity (SPA).
Job planning will be used to reflect the needs of the department, ensuring that contracted work is appropriately remunerated. An initial job plan review will be undertaken by the Clinical Director after 3 months and annually thereafter, or if the work pattern changes. Any additional PAs contracted by the Trust will be agreed as a separate part of the job plan by mutual consent.
The job plans will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultants duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external. In addition, it will provide personal objectives, including details of links to wider service objectives, and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.
The pattern of work may change to meet local changing needs and review meetings will take place in line with nationally agreed guidelines or as superseded by locally negotiated agreements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
oMedical Degree oRelevant postgraduate qualification - MRCP oFull GMC Registration with a licence to practice oEntry onto the GMC Specialist Register: ?CCT (or within 6 months of receipt of CCT at time of interview) ?CESR (must be on Specialist Register at time of applying) Desirable
oMD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research Experience
Essential
oExcellent all round experience of DGH work oEvidence of thorough and broad training and experience in General Medicine / hyper acute, acute and rehabilitation aspects of stroke Medicine oAble to take full and independent responsibility for clinical work and delivering service without direct supervision. oSub Specialty interest in neuro-intervention and/or newer modalities of imaging to detect early ischemic strokes Knowledge
Essential
oKnowledge and ability to teach all grades of trainees and medical students oUnderstanding of clinical governance and ability to demonstrate ongoing CPD oExperience of guideline appraisal oParticipation in relevant local audits oAbility to interpret and apply clinical research oAble to demonstrate a broad understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance. Desirable
oParticipation in relevant national audits Skills
Essential
oAbility to co-operate in a democratic team environment oFlexible attitude, team player with good management skills oLeadership Skills
Employer details
Employer name
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bedford Hospital plus cross site work
Kempston Road
Bedford
MK42 9DJ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
416-CONS212
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