Consultant in Stroke and Elderly Medicine

4 months ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking dedicated stroke physicians to join their high-performing Stroke MDT, providing daily consultant-led care and support to patients on the stroke unit. The role involves contributing to clinical governance, risk management, and providing teaching and supervision to junior medical staff. The trust is undergoing a reconfiguration of unscheduled care services, including the opening of a HASU as part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Stroke service. This full-time substantive post supports the comprehensive service for older patients, both in the hospital and the community, and offers opportunities for research and teaching.
- Delivering daily consultant-led care to stroke patients and supporting the stroke unit staff.
- Contributing to clinical governance, risk management, and ensuring appropriate standards of care.
- Providing teaching, educational, and clinical supervision to junior medical staff.
- Participating in the delivery of 7-day TIA and rapid access clinics.
- Collaborating in the reconfiguration of unscheduled care services, including opening a HASU.
- Supporting sub-acute rehabilitation for stroke patients in community hospitals and settings.
- Sharing responsibility for acute and rehabilitation stroke wards.
- Participating in medical audit and postgraduate teaching.
- Being part of the MDT on acute and rehabilitation stroke units.
- Participating in acute stroke and Telestroke rotas.
- Collaborate with management and consultant colleagues to develop the stroke medicine service.
- Support sub-acute rehabilitation for stroke patients in community hospitals and settings.
- Provide TIA service at RBH.
- Ensure ongoing clinical responsibility for patients, coordinating with colleagues in medicine for older people.
- Contribute to consultant cover during leave.
- Develop and promote services that minimize hospital stay and promote recovery and independent living.
- Participate in medical audit and maintain clinical governance.
- Provide professional supervision, direction, and training to junior medical staff.
- Engage in postgraduate teaching activities.
- Attend meetings of the Directorate of Medicine for Older People, Rehabilitation, and Stroke.
- Be an integral part of the MDT on acute and rehabilitation stroke units.
- Participate in the Hot Consultant acute stroke rota (1 in 6 weekdays 8 am to 6.00 pm).
- Contribute to the Lancashire and Cumbria Telestroke rota (1 in 1).
- Share responsibility for acute and rehabilitation stroke wards.

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