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Job summary

Main area
Stroke
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
432-MI2400
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ipswich Hospital
Town
Ipswich
Salary
£93,666 - £126,281 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/05/2024 23:59

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Stroke Consultant

Consultant

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 the 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

We would invite applicants who are looking to join an innovative and dynamic small team of stroke physicians to look after the second busiest stroke service in the Anglian region. 

For further information on the post please see the below link - 

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Main duties of the job

  • The postholder will participate in:
  • This is a full time substantive post and will complete the team at the Ipswich Hospital site as part of the ESNEFT strategy for Stroke. It is specific to the Ipswich site.
  • 7 day inpatient stroke rota ( hyperacute and acute care) – 28 inpatient beds
  • Daily TIA clinics and weekly outpatient clinics reviewing new referrals and stroke follow ups
  • Leading and developing the educational requirement of the stroke service
  • There is the option to participate in additional activity including participating in the acute medicine on call rota, or as an alternative the regional telemedicine rota. 

Working for our organisation

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care . We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching a million residents. We deliver care services from two acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, patients’ homes, surgeries and community and high street clinics. We have more than 11,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in the East Anglia.

We’re investing more than £150million over five years in a capital building programme to transform services at our hospitals and make sure patients and staff have the best possible environments.

We would like you to help us provide the best care and experience for the communities we serve in east Suffolk and north Essex. You can find out more about us on our website.
We are committed to being a great place to work, and great place to train and a great place to receive care. As a large organisation we offer exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

We have a simple philosophy: Time Matters. Time matters for our patients, their families and our staff. By focusing on time, we can remove unnecessary stress and frustration – giving our patients a better experience and to make sure you have more time to care and make the most of your skills.

Watch the video below about living and working in Essex & Suffolk

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

There will be a rolling weekly one in four rota with four components:

  • Care of HASU patients and acute stroke calls
  • Care of ASU patients
  • TIA clinics Monday to Friday
  • Outpatients clinics
  • Weekend work will including HASU ward round, TIA clinic and ward reviews

 Days off in lieu will follow a weekends or bank holidays on duty

The successful applicant will be expected to join a rota (one in six with prospective cover) to provide weekend and bank holiday Stroke Unit ward rounds and assessment of high risk TIA referrals. There is participation from an acute medicine and elderly care colleague in this rota.

Programmed activities This is a 10 PA contract based on the recommendations from the BMA . This is split into 8.5 PA’s direct clinical care and 1.5 supporting PA’s.

Direct clinical care 8.5PAs on average per week (includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable emergency work). Supporting professional activities 1.5 PAs on average per week (includes CPD, audit, teaching, appraisal)

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria
  • GMC Registered Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Stroke or within six months of expected date of CCT(or be eligible for entry onto these registers within 6 months of application)
  • GMC Registered Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Stroke or within six months of expected date of CCT(or be eligible for entry onto these registers within 6 months of application)

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr M Rahman Chowdhury
Job title
Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01473 712233
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