Job summary
Employer heading
Consultant in Stroke Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic Consultant in Stroke to join our team here at University Hospitals Dorset. This post will include the delivery of high quality care along the entire Stroke Service pathway. This will include hyper-acute care, provision of 24/7 Stroke thrombolysis, regional 7-day TIA service, stroke rehabilitation, stroke early supported discharge, stroke outpatient/follow-up clinics and stroke research.
The post holder should be an enthusiastic, effective team player with a flexible approach who can embrace new ways of working and will be expected to take an active role in the running and development of our stroke and rehabilitation services.
The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals and Poole Hospital, merged to form University Hospitals Dorset, with a plan for all emergency services to be based at the Royal Bournemouth site and all planned care at the Poole site. This provides an exciting backdrop of change and the chance to help develop innovative services and new pathways. Stroke is at the forefront of these changes and an East Dorset Hyper-acute Stroke Unit was established at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in September last year and further developments in April this year with all Stroke beds being delivered on the RBH site. It is anticipated that the post holder will deliver stroke sessions across the two hospitals.
Main duties of the job
The Post holder could expect to develop and support in stroke:
Hyper Acute Stroke unit at RBH, Acute stroke and rehabilitation Stroke care on both wards on the RBH site.
TIA service at PGH
Stroke ambulatory service at RBH and development of Same day emergency care model.
Support to early supported discharge service
The weekend HASU rota at 1 in 8 frequency
The stroke thrombolysis on call rota at 1 in 12 frequency
Clinical administration, included in the sessional time allocation expected to be approx.1 DCC per week
Other duties as may be identified to meet the needs of the service
Cover for colleagues during periods of absence.
Support in-patient care in conjunction with departmental colleagues
Teaching duties as required and take an active part in the Postgraduate Medical Education programme and in the teaching of junior medical & nursing staff, General Practitioners and other clinical professions.
Take part in department, regional and national audits.
Management and development of the service using Quality Improvement Methodology.
Domiciliary visits where agreed appropriate.
If desired developing a research portfolio with Bournemouth University could be facilitated.
Working for our organisation
Our Stroke Service comprises of an extremely dynamic, proactive and dedicated team of Consultant Stroke Physicians, Stroke Consultant Therapist, Stroke Consultant Nurse, Stroke Specialist Nurses, TIA Specialist Nurses, Stroke Outreach Team, Stroke Services Manager and our extremely professional multi-disciplinary team. The service includes provision of a 24/7 thrombolysis service, hyper-acute care, stroke rehabilitation, rapid access regional 7-day TIA service, stroke ambulatory care, follow-up clinics and Early Supported Discharge Team. We also have an extremely busy and proactive Stroke Research Team, offering the post-holder the opportunity to act as Principal Investigator for acute stroke research trials.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Stroke Medicine
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Stroke Medicine |
Clinical Admin |
Stroke Medicine |
Stroke Medicine
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SPA (audit / clinical governance/ Educational Supervision)
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Stroke Medicine |
Stroke Medicine |
Stroke Medicine |
SPA (audit / clinical governance/ Educational Supervision/grand round) |
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP or equivalent
- Entry on Specialist Register for General Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and/or Stroke Medicine (or anticipated entry within 6 months)
- FULL GMC Registration
- Dual accreditation in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine/Acute Medicine/Neurology/Rehabilitation
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree e.g MPhil, MD or PhD
- CCT in Stroke Medicine
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive training stroke medicine plus background in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine
- Ability to advise on the efficient and smooth running of a specialist Stroke Service
- Able to teach clinical skills to medical undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable criteria
- Prior experience in developing and delivering Stroke Services
- Experience working overseas
- Experience of another relevant speciality
- Evidence of formal training in health service
- Formal training in teaching skills
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Suzanne Ragab
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 8766
- Additional information
Gemma Brittan
General Manager
0300 0194040
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