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Consultant in Stroke Medicine

 The Great Western Hospital is pleased to be able to offer the opportunity to Stroke Medicine Consultants to join the existing team.

Are you looking to start your career as a Consultant in a supportive and caring Stroke Service, or are you an existing Consultant looking for a new and exciting change where you can really make a difference?  Either way, we are a supportive and close knit team who are focused on giving the very best care to our patients at all times and we would love to have you on board. We would welcome applicants from Consultants who have have experience in Stroke Medicine , either from a GIM, Stroke or Neurology backgrounds. 

The successful candidate will be working closely with the existing team of Consultants to contribute and improving our stroke pathways and SSNAP performance.  We believe that this is essential for us to provide a first class service where the patients and their relatives come first.

The Stroke/Neurology team are well located in the Betjeman Centre, which is on the ground floor of GWH.  This is home to the department’s outpatient clinic rooms, day hospital, therapy Centre and office space for the Consultant team and their secretarial support.  There is also a rehabilitation service for Stroke, which is provided by SWICC in a separate building, located on site at GWH.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service. 

Clinical Duties:

• Multidisciplinary team working is key component of the working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues
• Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support)
• Development of sub specialty interests that fit in with Division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.
• Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues’ periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy.
• Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.
• Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
• The post holder will participate in an out of hours consultant rota, detailed within the job plan section
• Detail other responsibilities such as the patients that will be under the care of the successful candidate

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do.  You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other.  Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:

Service          We will put our patients first

Teamwork   We will work together

Ambition     We will aspire to provide the best service

Respect        We will act with integrity