Trust Doctor in Stroke Medicine

2 weeks ago


Barnstaple, United Kingdom Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Applicants are invited to apply for Trust Doctor ST3 level posts in Stroke Medicine. This is a fixed term posts for 12 months and is a full-time trust grade post aimed at ST3 level to provide junior doctor cover for the inpatient Stroke ward, attend out-patients, undertaking new and follow-up patient reviews, organising investigations and management plans. This post will allow the successful candidate to develop experience in Stroke Medicine.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

About us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role
To ensure patients are seen regularly and expeditiously, carrying out ward rounds. Communicating with patients relatives. Supervising more junior medical colleagues. Review all acute strokes admitted to the stroke unit. Then be involved in the acute care and continued management of these patients from acute to rehabilitation and discharge planning To provide daytime cover for Stroke admissions. Review and develop concise rehabilitation plan for all Stroke patients admitted to the Stroke Unit. Keeping comprehensive patient records Producing discharge letters expeditiously, with accurate and comprehensive diagnoses, and supervising their production by more junior colleagues. To attend outpatient clinics, including TIA clinics, for training and experience. Duties in occasional emergencies and in unforeseen circumstances at the request of an appropriate Consultant. Agree to read and follow medical guidelines and policies. To take part in Clinical Governance activity, including clinical audit & Stroke Medicine governance meetings. To attend and deliver training and education sessions in the department.
Working Pattern: 40 hours

Interview Date: tbc



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