Consultant Stroke Physician
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Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is looking to welcome applicants to join our friendly, dynamic and enthusiastic team of Stroke Consultants who has the passion to develop and provide high quality Stroke Services for the local population.
UHB hosts a Comprehensive Stroke Centre providing hyper-acute stroke care, acute stroke care, thrombectomy 24/7, thrombolysis 24/7, rehabilitation, outpatient/follow-up clinics inc. TIA and research. Our HASU/ASU is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham site, accompanied by our Acute Stroke Units at the Heartlands and Good Hope hospital sites covering most of Birmingham and the surrounding area. We are also closely aligned to the rehabilitation ward at Moseley Hall Hospital. The stroke service actively participates in the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP).
This post can be modified to suit the candidate's interest and parent specialty, but time in our Comprehensive Stroke Centre delivering a Thrombectomy service to the local area is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in this aspect of Stroke care. We also have the flexibility to provide a bespoke job plan that encompasses your academic, teaching or research interests.
UHB also hosts the Integrated Stroke Delivery Network for the West Midlands Region.
Main duties of the job
*Shared ward round duties of the HASU on ward 514 at QEHB (7 day working)
*Shared care of ASU patients in either QEHB or BHH
*Shared care of in-patients on Ward 8 Moseley Hall Hospital (depending on parent specialty interest)
*Weekly TIA clinic at base hospital
*Participation in the on call rota for thrombolysis / mechanical thrombectomy
*Associated clinical administration.
*Participation in audit and clinical governance activities including monthly Departmental Meeting.
*Educational supervision of junior staff. shared equitably with the other consultants.
*Participation in the running of the service.
*Supervision of the band 7 Stroke Nurse Specialists whilst On-Call
The post will be supported by a GP specialist trainee at Moseley Hall hospital & there are CMT / JSD & FY2/FY1 trainees attached to all the ASUs and HASU on both sites.
Stroke nurse specialists -- 2 on shift 07:00 to 19:00 and one on shift 19:00 to 07:00.
Junior staffing varies week-to-week on is determined weekly aiming for 3-4 junior members of staff on HASU/ASU at QEHB and 2/3 on the ASU at BHH. In addition, the post is supported by an equitable share of the Specialist Registrars working in the department, across all sites including a geriatric medicine SpR, Neurology SpR and often a stroke training (OOPE) SpR.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Details
Date posted
04 October 2023
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£88,364 to £119,133 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
6748
Job locations
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer's website
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