Consultant in Stroke Medicine

Main duties of the job

• Provide in-patient and outpatient care for patients with stroke, TIA and suspected cerebrovascular disease
• Contribute to the provision of acute stroke specialist service delivering thrombolysis and other specialist treatments. Acute stroke for the Trust are currently under review in line with the Midlands and East strategic health authority Stroke review. We have functional telemedicine equipment which is used with various aspects of stroke care. Work with the rest of the clinical and managerial team to support and deliver quality improvements on the Stroke Unit and in the community
• Take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
• Participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals and four additional hospitals where we provide some services, we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire. We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 7,800 highly trained staff and volunteers.

Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.

For more information on what it's like to live and work in Lincolnshire please see the link below.

Direct links to the new £21 million Lincoln Medical School via Lincoln University

The facility includes:

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• 2 x 120 capacity lecture theatres
• Seminar space
• Caf and social learning space
• Library, Science Library and Project Library
• Anatomy Suite and Clinical Skills Suite
• The entire building is designed to meet BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method)

For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Essential

• Current valid GMC registration
• MRCP or equivalent
• Certificate of completion of specialist training (CCT) or equivalent in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric medicine, Neurology or Stroke medicine (or entry expected within six months of interview date)

Desirable

• Advanced Life Support certificate
• Higher research qualification

Essential

• Clinical experience in stroke medicine, including acute, TIA, rehabilitation and prevention
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Expertise in stroke thrombolysis

Desirable

• Experience of telemedicine
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies

Essential

• Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgment when faced with conflicting pressures
• Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives

Desirable

• Management training or qualification
• Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
• Evidence of developing a high quality, high performance service

Essential

• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management

Essential

• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training for doctors and other disciplines

Desirable

• Teaching qualification

Essential

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

Desirable

• Evidence of original research

Essential

• Enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
• Caring attitude to patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GP's, nurses, other staff and agencies