About this role
Job summary
Consultant in Stroke Physician
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Stroke Service at The Royal London Hospital as a Consultant Stroke Physician. This substantive post offers the opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Hyper Acute Stroke Units, delivering high quality care across the stroke pathway.
The successful candidate will provide consultant led hyper acute and acute stroke care, participate in the Trust's thrombolysis and thrombectomy on call rota, and contribute to TIA and outpatient stroke services. The role includes multidisciplinary team working, teaching, audit, research and service development.
Working closely with the Clinical Lead, Clinical Director and wider multidisciplinary team, the post holder will play a key role in supporting innovation and the continued development of stroke services across Barts Health.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated clinician with expertise in stroke medicine who is committed to delivering outstanding patient care and helping shape the future of stroke services within one of the UK's largest and most innovative NHS Trusts.
Potential applicants are encouraged to consider whether they have the skills, experience and enthusiasm to undertake this exciting role within one of the UK's largest and most innovative NHS Trusts.
Main duties of the job
To provide a Consultant-led comprehensive hyper acute and acute stroke service in partnership with the rest of the Consultant team.
To participate in the Stroke & Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy Consultant on call rota at The Royal London.
To share in the provision of outpatient TIA services together with other members of the consultant team.
To support the Stroke Clinical Lead and Clinical Director in advancing service developments and improvements.
To aid and facilitate the rapid transfer of stroke patients from Barts Health to other Acute Stroke Units along the relevant pathway.
To be actively involved in stroke research by enrolling patients in currently opened trials (national and international research studies as part of the National Stroke Research Network and the NIHR portfolio) as well as promoting new studies on site
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
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 description Job responsibilities
To share responsibility for providing evidence-based standards of care for all inpatients and outpatients.
To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the Patients Charter and the local purchasers contracts.
To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, community services and all healthcare agencies.
To encourage and foster the governance process at clinical, managerial and medical levels and to take part in regional audit in support of evidence-based medicine.
The trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD) as laid down by the GMC and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities. The trust also has the required arrangements in place to ensure that all surgeons have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports doctors going through the revalidation process. The trust also offers a mentorship scheme to all new consultants to help them settle into work as easily as possible which will be available on appointment.
To participate fully in the management of the Department and to liaise closely with the General Managers, Clinical Leads and Clinical Directors.
To take part in continuing medical education activities; there will also be a commitment to undergraduate and post-graduate teaching in the departments, including development and delivery of a teaching programme.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MBBS or equivalent MRCP (UK) or equivalent Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT - proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) Certificate of ligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR
Desirable
Higher Degree (MSc, Md or PhD CCT in Stroke Medicine
Experience Essential
Stroke Medicine experience (at equivalent level to Stroke CCT Ability to practice independently as a Consultant in Hyper Acute Stroke and Stroke Rehabilitation Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates Audit experience Thrombolysis & Thrombectomy experience
Desirable
Experience of multidisciplinary Stroke services Research experience GCP Certificate Clinical Management
Knowledge Essential
Up to date with recent advances in Stroke Care across the entire pathway Change management. Quality improvement
Desirable
Interest in research with evidence of peer-reviewed publications
Other Essential
Awareness of own strengths and weaknesses. Highly developed communication skills Computer literate Evidence of teamworking and working across multiple disciplines Ability to work under pressure Self-motivated Commitment to the provision of a quality service
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This 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.
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Barts Health NHS Trust
Address Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel Road
London
E1 1FR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)