Specialty Doctor in Stroke Medicine

The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust are looking to appoint a Specialty Doctor in Stroke Medicine to enable the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust to further improve its stroke service and deliver 7-day working. Each post attracts 10 Programmed Activities. The stroke specialists have no GIM requirement but do participate in a 1 in 6 out of hours stroke thrombolysis rota (telephonic) as well as weekend stroke unit ward rounds and TIA clinics thus providing a 7-day stroke service.There will be opportunities to participate in weekend ward rounds and out of hours stroke on-call rota, under consultant supervision.

o To develop hyperacute stroke services with daily ward rounds in the hyperacute stroke unit along with other colleagues, focussing on reviewing the ill patients and the rapid turnaround of well patients and thus maintaining the patient flow in and out of the unit.o To participate in stroke thrombolysis on-calls, on-site during working hours with opportunities to participate in out of hours on-calls.o 7-day TIA clinic along with colleagues and triaging of TIA referralso Lead stroke rehabilitation with the MDT and look after the rehabilitation ward.o To attend weekly neuroradiology meeting using Microsoft Teams with colleagues at UHNM.o To aid the training of nurses, doctors and specialist nurses.o To provide follow- up of stroke patients in follow up clinics.o To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.o To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.o To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.