Job summary
We are looking to appoint dynamic and forward-thinking Trust Registrar with a special interest in Stroke Medicine to support the current medical team on the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU).
The successful candidate will work as part of an established multi-disciplinary team. This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which Clinicians are at the forefront of management.
The unit currently has 4 Stroke Consultants, 1 Rehabilitation Consultant and 1 Stroke Nurse Consultant. The junior medical team compromises 1 Trust Doctor, 1 Medical registrar, 2 ST and 4 FY1. Our multi-disciplinary team also includes 4 Stroke specialist ACPs, and specialist therapy support.
The successful candidate will also be required to participate in the Medical Registrar on-call rota.
Additional specialist interests in Elderly Care, Neurology, or other medical specialties.
The successful candidates will have the opportunity to be involved in teaching, clinical trials research and audit.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be joining a group of dynamic, friendly and collaborative multi-disciplinary team in developing and embedding high quality care for stroke patients.
Working as an integral part of the stroke medical team to support the continued development of the Trust's highly regarded Stroke Service and provide expertise and support to the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit and dedicated Stroke Rehabilitation Unit. To support the team of junior doctors and dedicated specialist nurses to be at the forefront of the development of stroke services to enable innovative service improvement in order to provide outstanding patient care.
The ideal candidate should have appropriate training as outlined in the job specification and a well-developed medical knowledge. Candidates should be hard-working, dependable, collegial, and professional in keeping with GMC good medical practice and also be able to support the Medical Registrar on-call requirement.
All patients in North Cumbria who have suffered a suspected stroke are transported by emergency ambulance to CIC. This will include any patient self-presenting at WCH or any other medical facility.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role of recruitment officer and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role of recruitment officer and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Person Specification
Eligibility
Essential
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- ALL sections of the application form are completed in FULL
attainments
Essential
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice at time of application
- Completed internal medicine stage 1 training
- IMT CiP or Full MRCP
Desirable
- Post-graduate teaching experience/qualification
- Presentation/publications Distinctions, prizes, awards, scholarships.
- Other degrees / higher degrees
Training
Essential
- Appropriate Foundation training and Core training experience
- ALS provider
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of both general and acute medicine and evidence of an understanding of their application
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
- Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
- Shows aptitude for practical skills required in the job
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job
Desirable
- Speciality interest
- An understanding of evidence based medicine
- Other relevant certified courses
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least 2 years full-time training after foundation years in CMT / IMT or equivalent medical specialties experience (or 18 months if MRCP diploma achieved)
- Must have participated in unselected acute medical take on ongoing basis within last 6-12 months
- Evidence of experience in teaching and feedback
- Involvement in audit project
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Experience in any medical speciality
- Evidence and be able to demonstrate improvement in care through audit
Managerial
Essential
- Able to lead a multi-disciplinary team
- Teaching is clear and articulate
- Basic keyboard skills
- Ability to work flexibly with colleagues including the night rota
- Ability to maintain accurate and legible records
Desirable
- IT skills
- Budget management
- Staff management
Leadership
Essential
- Ability to motivate and support multi-disciplinary teams
- High ethical and professional standards
- Promotes equality and values diversity
- Demonstrates experience of working effectively in a multi-professional team
- Capacity to work co-operatively with others and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Demonstrates skills needed for effective delegation within the team (360 degree feedback)
Personal Skills
Essential
- Capacity to use logical / lateral thinking to solve problems and make decisions
- Capacity to organise oneself and prioritise own work
- Demonstrates punctuality, preparation and self-discipline
- Understands the importance of information technology
- Able to adapt and work with the trust to deliver improved patient care
- Demonstrates a willingness to fully engage in appraisal and revalidation
- Self-awareness and ability to accept and learn from feedback
Communication
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be evidenced by: oApplicants having undertaken undergraduate training in English oApplicants having scores in the academic IELTS or equivalent, equal to those required for recruitment to MMC speciality training programmes oOther submitted evidence
- Capacity to listen and take in others perspectives
- Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options
- Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients and practices shared decision making
- Directs and supports patients to access the information they need to support decision making
- Ability to communicate relate well with other members of staff and patients
- Demonstrates experience of working in a team, values the input of other health professionals in the team and Trust
- Ability to deliver presentations
Desirable
- Patient survey feedback and reflections
- Evidence of presentations
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems
- Demonstrates awareness of good decision making
- Aware of own limitations
- Track record of engaging in clinical governance
- Reporting and learning from errors
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements relevant to medicine
Person Specification
Eligibility
Essential
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- ALL sections of the application form are completed in FULL
attainments
Essential
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice at time of application
- Completed internal medicine stage 1 training
- IMT CiP or Full MRCP
Desirable
- Post-graduate teaching experience/qualification
- Presentation/publications Distinctions, prizes, awards, scholarships.
- Other degrees / higher degrees
Training
Essential
- Appropriate Foundation training and Core training experience
- ALS provider
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of both general and acute medicine and evidence of an understanding of their application
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
- Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
- Shows aptitude for practical skills required in the job
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job
Desirable
- Speciality interest
- An understanding of evidence based medicine
- Other relevant certified courses
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least 2 years full-time training after foundation years in CMT / IMT or equivalent medical specialties experience (or 18 months if MRCP diploma achieved)
- Must have participated in unselected acute medical take on ongoing basis within last 6-12 months
- Evidence of experience in teaching and feedback
- Involvement in audit project
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Experience in any medical speciality
- Evidence and be able to demonstrate improvement in care through audit
Managerial
Essential
- Able to lead a multi-disciplinary team
- Teaching is clear and articulate
- Basic keyboard skills
- Ability to work flexibly with colleagues including the night rota
- Ability to maintain accurate and legible records
Desirable
- IT skills
- Budget management
- Staff management
Leadership
Essential
- Ability to motivate and support multi-disciplinary teams
- High ethical and professional standards
- Promotes equality and values diversity
- Demonstrates experience of working effectively in a multi-professional team
- Capacity to work co-operatively with others and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Demonstrates skills needed for effective delegation within the team (360 degree feedback)
Personal Skills
Essential
- Capacity to use logical / lateral thinking to solve problems and make decisions
- Capacity to organise oneself and prioritise own work
- Demonstrates punctuality, preparation and self-discipline
- Understands the importance of information technology
- Able to adapt and work with the trust to deliver improved patient care
- Demonstrates a willingness to fully engage in appraisal and revalidation
- Self-awareness and ability to accept and learn from feedback
Communication
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be evidenced by: oApplicants having undertaken undergraduate training in English oApplicants having scores in the academic IELTS or equivalent, equal to those required for recruitment to MMC speciality training programmes oOther submitted evidence
- Capacity to listen and take in others perspectives
- Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options
- Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients and practices shared decision making
- Directs and supports patients to access the information they need to support decision making
- Ability to communicate relate well with other members of staff and patients
- Demonstrates experience of working in a team, values the input of other health professionals in the team and Trust
- Ability to deliver presentations
Desirable
- Patient survey feedback and reflections
- Evidence of presentations
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems
- Demonstrates awareness of good decision making
- Aware of own limitations
- Track record of engaging in clinical governance
- Reporting and learning from errors
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements relevant to medicine
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).
