Stroke Medicine

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

Barts 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.

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision 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.

Main duties of the job

This exciting post would be suitable for an ST1-2 level or more senior equivalent who has completed Foundation training or core medical training (or equivalent), and wishes to gain further experience in Stroke Medicine or Neurology, perhaps with a view to pursuing related ST3 training.

The post holder will work a 1:12 full-shift resident oncall rota shared between 8 stroke juniors and 4 neurology juniors.The rota is EWTD compliant with compensatory off days and flexible annual leave.

Daytime duties in neurology will include covering the neurology in-patients (10 beds), weekly outpatient clinics, and covering the programmed investigations unit including day case lumbar punctures.

Daytime duties in stroke will include the care of in-patients on the Hyperacute Stroke Unit (12 beds) and the Acute Stroke Unit (14 beds), TIA clinics and attending emergency calls for thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy.

Out of hours, the post holder covers the inpatient stroke and neurology beds and deals with new admissions including thrombolysis calls from A&E with support from a HASU retrieval nurse (24/7 rota) and full consultant support on both sides.

All departments have on-going clinical audit projects. There are numerous educational opportunities at the Royal London Hospital.There is a comprehensive PACES teaching programme in the early evenings for 4 to 5 weeks prior to each sitting of the examination.A mock PACES exam is also run 3 times a year.

Working for our organisation

Barts 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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

‘ Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment’

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

The applicant must have achieved a primary medical qualification as recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC) and have current Full Registration with the GMC.

Desirable criteria

MRCP Part 1

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

The applicant must be familiar with and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the major principles of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2006) including: •Good clinical care nt must be familiar with and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the major principles of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2006) including: •Good clinical care •Maintaining good medical practice •Teaching and training, appraising and assessing •Relationships with patients, and can apply this understanding •Working with colleagues, and can apply this understanding •Probity and Health

Desirable criteria

Current ALS certification

Language & Communication Skills

Essential criteria

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in paragraph 22 of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2006).

Attributes

Essential criteria

The applicant must demonstrate: • an understanding of the importance of the patient as the central focus of care •the ability to prioritise tasks and information appropriately •an understanding of the importance of working effectively with others •the ability to communicate effectively with both colleagues and patients •initiative and the ability to deal effectively with pressure and/or challenge •an understanding of the principles of equality and diversity

Probity

Essential criteria

The applicant must demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour, i.e. integrity, honesty, confidentiality as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2006)

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