Locum Stroke Consultant

An opportunity has arisen for highly motivated Locum Consultant in Stroke Medicine to join our stroke team. This locum consultant post will support the step-down care for rehabilitation at local general hospital at Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed.

Aneurin Bevan Health Board is one of seven acute Local Health Boards in Wales.

It provides acute, community and mental healthcare services to more than 600,000 people living in Southeast Wales and is one of the largest and busiest NHS health boards/Trusts the UK. Currently, it is responsible for delivering services through its centre of specialist and critical care at the newly built Grange University Hospital and three other acute hospitals in Newport, Abergavenny and Ystrad Mynach, supported by community hospitals, health centres and extensive mental health and learning disabilities facilities.

The Grange University Hospital provides specialist and critical care including hyper acute stroke care. The three local General Hospitals provide care to patients who do not require surgery, specialist care or intensive care support.

You should be dynamic, enthusiastic consultant who will contribute to the provision and development of high-quality stroke care for our population.

Development and clinical delivery of a comprehensive stroke assessment

Comprehensive assessment of stroke mimics

Acute inpatient assessment and treatment of stroke and stroke mimics and non-stroke patients admitted to stroke ward

TIA and stroke follow up outpatient clinics

On call commitment for stroke Thrombolysis in hours and out of hours

Supporting the training of medical staff, clinical specialist and ward nurses and other members of the MDT

Providing effective leadership to multidisciplinary staff members

Supporting and developing effective communications between all clinical stakeholders

Supporting junior medical staff within the team to deliver a high standard of care

Supporting staff members within the services to increase their knowledge and skills within their professional boundaries

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi
- award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The health board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a wellbeing centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our clinical futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world class health service fit for the future.

You should be dynamic, enthusiastic consultant who will contribute to the provision and development of high-quality stroke care for our population.

You should have MRCP and be on the General Medical Council’s Specialist Register or within six months of completing a Training Programme recognised for the award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).

Those wishing to discuss the post informally in the first instance or arrange a visit to the department should contact Dr Yaqoob Bhat, Clinical Director of Stroke Medicine (01633 234652)

This position involves Regulated Activity with adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
Enhanced check with barred list information, including - an adults barred list check

Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC