Consultant Stroke Physician

This is an opportunity to become part of an ambitious and friendly team delivering high-quality care across hyper-acute, acute and rehabilitation domains of stroke medicine. Our stroke service is expanding, and we are looking for motivated individuals to help us delivery a region-leading service including- 7-day TIA service with hyperacute MRI service Rapid reperfusion pathways including use of advanced imaging pathways and optimisation of thrombectomy pathways A dedicated Young Stroke Clinic A locally based botulinum toxin therapy service Exemplary stroke care across the stroke pathway from hyperacute care to rehabilitation The post holder will be joining a group of dynamic professionals from various clinical backgrounds in delivering high-quality care for stroke patients. The successful applicant will work within the stroke team to support the continued development of the Trusts highly regarded Stroke Service and provide expertise and support to the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit and dedicated Stroke Rehabilitation Unit. They will support the team of junior doctors and dedicated specialist nurses and work within the wider MDT to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

The role will involve participation in our reperfusion on-call service including thrombolysis and selecting patients for mechanical thrombectomy at our local neurosciences centre.

As a well-respected centre for collaborative stroke research there is the opportunity to be at the forefront stroke research delivery in all domains and to enable innovative service improvement to provide outstanding patient care. CDDFT has a partnership with Durham University to explore original research capabilities. The ideal candidate should have appropriate training as outlined in the job specification and a well -developed medical knowledge, allowing the ability and confidence to function decisively and autonomously. Candidates should be hard-working, dependable, collegial, and professional in keeping with GMC good medical practice. We are keen to explore a candidates interests and try to tailor a post to these, appreciating that a consultant working in a team within their area of interest is an asset in driving forward service development. Our existing medical consultant team comes from a wide range of backgrounds (including geriatrics, general medicine, neurology and neuro-rehabilitation.)