Consultant Stroke Medicine

3 months ago


Leicester, United Kingdom University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Consultant in Stroke Medicine

This is an exciting opportunity to join our welcoming and friendly team within the department of Stroke Medicine. As part of our strategy to improve stroke inpatient care, we are seeking to appoint a dynamic and forward-thinking individual to join our team who share in our ethos to deliver excellent patient care.

The successful applicant will provide and support an outpatient and in-patient service within the Trust.

The Stroke Department currently covers 2 Stroke wards at LRI which incorporates a higher-level receiving area referred to as the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit; along with a separate Acute Stroke Unit,and affiliated Stroke Rehabilitation Units.

Main duties of the job

To provide senior clinical decision making on a Stroke Ward designed for patients not appropriate for immediate discharge or transfer. This will include consultant ward rounds & board rounds To partake in the out of hours Stroke Consultant Rota . To supervise and train junior medical staff. To ensure the provision of good standards of practice and care as described in the GMC Guidance 'Duties of a Doctor' are followed at all times; and that suboptimal practices are reviewed, with appropriate personal and team feedback and reflections for improvement.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

high-quality care for all, being a great place to work, partnerships for impact, and research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

we are compassionate, we are proud, we are inclusive, and we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

Job description

Job responsibilities

To ensure that clinical practice is both effective and efficient and that appropriate monitoring of clinical care takes place. To actively participate in audit. To work with the CMG management team to ensure that services are delivered efficiently and reflect best practice with processes and governance to match - this may require new and flexible ways of working in the future To provide continuing responsibility for the care of the patients in their charge and for the proper organisation and functioning of their clinical practice. To work closely with other specialties, departments and outside agencies to deliver the objectives of the Clinical Management Group. To take responsibility for ensuring that critical clinical incidents, as defined in the Trusts Critical Incident Policy, are reported in a timely manner. To participate in yearly appraisal and job planning. To undertake Mandatory & Statutory training as determined by the Trust and Clinical Management Group. To undertake the delivery of undergraduate teaching as a clinical teacher. Person Specification

Degree

Essential

GMC Medical Degree

Experience

Essential

1+Year experience on Stroke Unit 1+ Yea experience oncall Stroke Unit

Clinical Skills

Essential

Experience working in TIA/Outpatient Area Experience working on call Experience providing training to junior staff

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