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Job summary

Main area
Stroke
Grade
Registrar
Contract
Fixed term: 8 months (in the first instance)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
MC2846
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colchester
Town
Colchester
Salary
£65,048 set
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/05/2026 23:59

Employer heading

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Trust ST3 in Stroke

Registrar

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of  ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

This is a Fixed term post for 8 months in the first instance

Applicants are invited who are keen to develop specialist skills in  stroke medicine.

The post holder will be required to take part in every day clinical care of all the patients admitted in the stroke unit. The postholder is expected to contribute to management of acute stroke including thrombolysis service

Main duties of the job

   There will be a dedicated rota for acute stroke during the working hours shared amongst other available middle grade doctors.  He/she would also be providing support for medical cover in the unit and supervise junior doctors and nurses in the unit to provide holistic care of patients. He/she will be involved in participating in multidisciplinary meeting, updating patients and their families about clinical progress. Jobholder will be working in the stroke unit Monday to Friday between normal working hours.

 

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.  

We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation has brought what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.  

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

There could be flexibility in the start and finishing time.  The trust will expect the post holder to participate in the teaching of medical students attached to the firm.

On-call commitments

This post will not invite on-call but opportunities exist for adhoc locums in medicine and elderly care. The thrombolysis service is currently consultant-led but the postholder is expected to attend thrombolysis call during working hours. 

 

Person specification

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Essential criteria
  • Full GMC
  • 4 years post registration clinical practice
  • MRCP, MD or equivalent
  • Experience in general medicine
  • Experience at middle grade registrar/staff grade level
Desirable criteria
  • Peer reviewed publication
  • Published research in peer reviewed journal
  • Research experience
  • Proven ability to undertake teaching of medical undergraduates and postgraduates

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Ramachandran Sivakumar
Job title
Stroke Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01206 747474
Additional information

Applicants or prospective applicants are encouraged to visit both the Ipswich and Colchester departments and to meet prospective ESNEFT colleagues.  Arrangements for visiting or any enquiries can be made by contacting:

Dr Ramachandran Sivakumar, Stroke Consultant

[email protected]

01206 747474

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