Senior Clinical Fellow in Stroke | University Hospitals and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Job Overview

This would be an excellent opportunity to increase your expertise in all aspects of stroke care. The stroke unit (ward 41) has 6 hyper‑acute and 30 acute/rehabilitation beds. The stroke service lies within the Department of Neurosciences and you will join a team that consists of 6 consultant stroke physicians (from different parent specialties: Geriatrics, Acute Medicine, Neurology), 2 Neurology Specialist Registrars, a Geriatric Specialist Registrar and 8 Junior Clinical Fellows, an F1 trainee as well as a 24/7 rota of Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), a stroke co‑ordinator and 2 research nurses/facilitators.

The post is based at the University Hospital in Coventry and we admit around 850 patients a year. A dedicated 24/7 thrombolysis service has been running since 2008 and covers a population of about 1 million; we currently treat around 160 patients every year with IV TPA.

A mechanical thrombectomy service is being developed with patients being treated on site and at University Hospital Birmingham. A dedicated ‘one‑stop’ acute TIA clinical run 7 days a week supported by walk‑in carotid ultrasound and MRI services.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications or if there has been a change in organisational priorities.

• Provide stroke services for the Trust in collaboration with colleagues in all disciplines including primary and tertiary care, to provide an integrated service for all patients.
• Take on‑going responsibility for patients under the consultant’s care.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialities and participate in regular clinical meetings and other postgraduate activities.
• Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit – this will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice.
• Ensure own practice is up to date; take responsibility for own Clinical Professional Development and participate in the Trust’s Performance and Annual Review system.
• Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers.
• Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Take responsibility for improving and complying with infection control practices.
• Diagnosis and treatment of patients with Stroke/Transient Ischaemic Attack and suspected stroke.
• Play a full part in the audit process.
• Liaise with other clinical specialists to ensure the appropriate transfer of care for patients to other specialists.
• Ensuring adherence to departmental, Trust, regional and national policies including patients’ charters, standards and clinical governance.
• Professional accountability for the standards of the non‑consultant staff in the Neurology Department, liaising with professionals and heads of other services.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

As part of our commitment to patients and delivery of a world class service for all we have created the UHCW Improvement (UHCWi) System in partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute in Seattle; this involves a structured approach to removing waste and putting the patient first using a lean management system and methodologies. Our culture and ways of working reflect and embed the practices and methodologies of UHCWi.

You are expected, where identified, to attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities to support this. This may include Lean for Leaders, Advanced Lean Training, and the Human Factors Programme, amongst others. Full attendance and completion of identified courses is considered essential and a pre‑requisite for this post.

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