Stroke Consultant

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 Good Hope hospital's acute stroke unit and in 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 ASU patients in Good Hope or Heartland Hospital

*Participation in the on-call rota for thrombolysis / mechanical thrombectomy

*Shared care of in-patients on Ward 8 Moseley Hall Hospital (depending on parent specialty interest)

*Weekly TIA clinics at base hospital

* Review of TIA/Stroke referrals and outliers with support from Stroke ACPs and Junior Medical staff.

*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

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.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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