Locum Consultant in Stroke Medicine

The Trust’s Stroke Department in the Directorate of Elderly Care, Stroke and Rehabilitation falls under the remit of the Speciality Medicine Collaborative. Approximately 700 patients for North Cumbria each year with a discharge diagnosis of stroke. 20 patients per week are seen in the Neurovascular clinic at Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. The Trust has a Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) at the Cumberland Infirmary site, comprising a 10 bedded HAS unit at CIC, with 25 acute and rehabilitation beds and a further 15 acute and rehabilitation beds at WCH.

Successful candidates will join the established team and have the opportunity to contribute to the further establishment of a high quality stroke service across North Cumbria. A 7 day service model allows the delivery of 7 day stroke/TIA clinics which rapidly speed up diagnosis and therapeutic intervention, and provide an integrated pathway into community services.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to appoint dynamic and forward‑thinking Consultant Physicians with a special interest in Stroke Medicine to complete a team of six (including new appointments) within the Trust covering North Cumbria. The Directorate would equally welcome applications from existing and newly trained Consultants (on a full or part‑time basis).

Additional specialist interests in Elderly Care, Neurology, Pharmacology or Acute Medicine can be accommodated. Appraisal and Job Planning is carried out at regular intervals and forwarded to the specialty lead.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout North Cumbria and beyond. We employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

Job description – responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Valid Full Registration with the General Medical Council,
• Membership of the Royal College Physicians or equivalent
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following:
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) – the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview
• Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• European Community Rights

Person Specification – essential qualifications

• High level of clinical experience and competence in Stroke medicine
• Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
• Ability to organise workload efficiently
• Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Person Specification – desirable qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification
• Business planning
• A commitment to, and experience of teaching
• An interest in developing links with Acute Medicine or Primary Care
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Teaching of non‑medical health professionals
• Educational qualification

Research and Training Experience – essential

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Experience of teaching to undergraduates and postgraduates
• Commitment to continuing medical education, appraisal and clinical governance

Research and Training Experience – desirable

• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Teaching of non‑medical health professionals
• Educational qualification

Skills/Knowledge – essential

• Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
• Ability to organise workload efficiently
• Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Proven track record in undertaking research projects

Personality and Disposition – essential

• Approachable and effective
• Multidisciplinary team member with excellent/highly effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to influence and negotiate
• Positive approach to lessons learnt

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