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Consultant in Neurology and Stroke Physician

Barts Health NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

London

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

Consultant in Neurology and Stroke Physician An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Stroke and Neurology services at The Royal London Hospital as a Consultant Neurologist & Stroke Physician. This substantive consultant post offers the opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Hyper Acute Stroke Units and a well-established Neurology department, delivering high quality care across a diverse and complex patient population. 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 the delivery of a comprehensive neurology service. The role includes inpatient and outpatient responsibilities, multidisciplinary team working, service development, teaching, audit and quality improvement activities. The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Director, Clinical Lead, Senior Nurse, General Manager, Service Manager and wider multidisciplinary team to support the continued development of stroke and neurology services across Barts Health. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated clinician with expertise in stroke medicine and neurology who is committed to delivering outstanding patient care, supporting innovation and contributing to the future direction of the service.

Consultant in Neurology and Stroke Physician

Barts Health NHS Trust

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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 contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and general neurology service. To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialities working closely and regularly with neurology

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.

Person specification

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
MRCP (UK) or equivalent
Fully registered with the GMC with a full licence to practice
On the specialist register or within 6 months, in one of the Stroke Medicine parent specialities (i.e. Geriatrics, Neurology, Cardiology, Clinical Pharmacology, Rehabilitation Medicine)
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
Up to date with recent advances in Stroke Care across the entire pathway
Change management
Quality improvement
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

Desirable

Higher Degree (MSc, Md or PhD)
CCT in Stroke Medicine
Experience of multidisciplinary Stroke services
Research experience
GCP Certificate
Clinical Management
Interest in research with evidence of peer-reviewed publications