Job summary
Applications are invited for a replacement Consultant post (10PA) with the Stroke team in the Department of Medicine at Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to deliver stroke care across all areas of the stroke pathway.
Frimley Park Hospital has a 12 bed Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) and 16 bedded Acute Stroke Unit (ASU). Hyperacute Stroke, Acute Stroke and ambultatory High-Risk TIA care is all provided from a single location in Camberley. We run TIA, six weeks follow up and six months review clinics.
To this end we are seeking to recruit well trained and motivated applicant who is able to contribute energy, quality and ideas to this important clinical service as well as aiming to maintain and improve our current SSNAP rating and the postholder to participate in the Network rota.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900 000 people across Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, South Buckinghamshire. The Trusts main sites comprises Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey where this post is based, Wexham Park Hospital in Slough and Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot.
We have been recognised as providing one of the best stroke services in Surrey and South East Coast (SSNAP Clinical Audits rating A). Frimley Park Hospital is commissioned to provide Hyper Acute Stroke Care (HASU) to the communities Frimley Health serves in Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full Job description is attached to this vacancy. Please ensure you meet the essential criteria before applying for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full Job description is attached to this vacancy. Please ensure you meet the essential criteria before applying for this role.
Person Specification
Special Requirement
Essential
- Full driving licence and car owner
Qualifications
Essential
- CCT in Elderly care medicine, GIM, Neurology, or Acute Medicine (or within 6 months of achieving at the time of application)
- CCT in Stroke
- Full GMC registration
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES FOR ROLE
Essential
- Evidence of ability to evaluate own clinical practice
- Examples of ability to organise and develop service provision
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit.
Desirable
- Undertaken a Leadership programme.
PROFESSIONAL Specialist Experience
Essential
- Ability to deliver inpatient and outpatient Stroke medical care.
- Ability to deliver stroke thrombolysis.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Previous experience in participating in under graduate and post graduate teaching
- Understand principles and participated in audit activity
- Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery
- Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery
Desirable
- Interest in research with publications
Person Specification
Special Requirement
Essential
- Full driving licence and car owner
Qualifications
Essential
- CCT in Elderly care medicine, GIM, Neurology, or Acute Medicine (or within 6 months of achieving at the time of application)
- CCT in Stroke
- Full GMC registration
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES FOR ROLE
Essential
- Evidence of ability to evaluate own clinical practice
- Examples of ability to organise and develop service provision
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit.
Desirable
- Undertaken a Leadership programme.
PROFESSIONAL Specialist Experience
Essential
- Ability to deliver inpatient and outpatient Stroke medical care.
- Ability to deliver stroke thrombolysis.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Previous experience in participating in under graduate and post graduate teaching
- Understand principles and participated in audit activity
- Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery
- Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery
Desirable
- Interest in research with publications
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
