Consultant

Consultant in Stroke Medicine

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Hull

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

1 weeks ago

About the role

Join Our Visionary Stroke Team - Consultant Opportunity Location: Humber Health Partnership (HUTH site based)Specialty: Stroke MedicineContract: Full-time | 10 PAs (8 DCC + 2 SPA)On-call: Flexible, remote access-enabled, with compensatory time off Shape the Future of Stroke Care Are you a dynamic and forward-thinking clinician ready to make a real impact? The Humber Health Partnership is seeking Consultant Stroke Physicians to join our expanding, innovative stroke service. This is your chance to be part of a high-performing team delivering cutting-edge hyperacute stroke care across one of the largest NHS partnerships in the country.

What You'll Do Lead the assessment and management of stroke patients across the care pathway Participate in hyperacute stroke treatments including:ThrombolysisMechanical thrombectomyIntracerebral haemorrhage management Contribute to clinical trials and research, including hyperacute stroke studies Provide on-call support with flexible, mostly remote coverage via telemedicine Supervise and mentor junior doctors and medical students Academic & Leadership Opportunities Teach within the Hull York Medical School (HYMS) curriculum Supervise trainees from FY1 to specialty registrar level Take on a management or educational leadership role with full training and support Additional SPA time available for research, education, or service development

Consultant in Stroke Medicine

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Person specification

Essential

oFull registration with the GMC
oOn the GMC Specialist Register (or expected inclusion within 6-months) for Stroke
oCCT/CESR in Acute Medicine or General Internal Medicine or Geriatric medicine or Neurology
oDedicated stroke experience including thrombolysis at a registrar level
oMRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification
oValid ALS certificate
oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
oCommitted to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
oEvidence of participation in audit
oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care of individual patients.
oDemonstrable commitment to Acute Medicine and stroke medicine
oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on stroke management including thrombolysis, thrombectomy and TIAs
oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
oAbility to manage and lead medical teams
oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
oAble to work flexibly in a changing health service.
oDemonstrate a good manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears.
oAbility to work in a multidisciplinary team.
oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals
oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels

Desirable

oGIM/AIM
oCCT in stroke Medicine subspecialty training
oPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
oExperience of teaching/training in clinical courses: e.g. IMPACT Course Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
oPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD.
oExperience of delivering acute medical care in large, high throughput Assessment/ Admissions Units in the UK

oExperience in Ambulatory Care

oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery

oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines.