Consultant Stroke Physician

Barts Health NHS Trust Whipps Cross Hospital Consultant in Stroke Medicine (2 Posts) 10 PAWhipps Cross University Hospital, part of the Barts Health NHS Trust Group is looking for a full time Consultant Stroke Physician to be based on the Whipps Cross Hospital site.Main duties of the jobThe stroke patient pathway is an integral part of the Barts Health's policy to deliver high quality modern stroke care is delivered on 3 sites: Royal London Hospital (RLH), Whipps Cross University Hospital (WXUH) and Newham Hospital. At the RLH site there is a Hyperacute Stroke Unit (HASU) with 12 monitored beds for acute Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy and 14 acute stroke unit beds. The Newham ASU has 14 beds and the ASU at Whipps has 19 beds. There are specialist Stroke MDTs and TIA clinics on all three sites and early-supported discharge teams.About usBarts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.Job responsibilitiesThe successful applicant will provide medical cover for the ASU at Whipps Cross.You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register.Person SpecificationQualificationsFull GMC Registration with license to practiceEntry on the GMC Specialist registerEvidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)CCST in Stroke MedicineExperienceStroke experience (at equivalent level to Stroke CCST)Experience in ThrombolysisExperience of Multidisciplinary Stroke servicesAbility to organize and deliver a teaching programmeKnowledgeDetailed knowledge of Geriatrics - G(I)M and stroke of the specialist skills required for this postKnowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit and demonstrable commitment to improving quality of care to patientsUnderstanding of modern medical curricula and commitment to life-long learningInterest in research, with evidence of peer-reviewed publications Peer reviewed original research publicationsSkillsAbility to work as part of a multi-disciplinary teamExperience of supervising medical staffAbility to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff.Ability to manage staff and resources effectivelyAbility to motivate busy clinicians to engage in teachingAbility to develop research projects and supervise trainees in their researchDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. #J-18808-Ljbffr