Consultant Stroke Medicine

Job summary

This post will be based at Worthing Hospital.

There is a reconfiguration of stroke services across West Sussex underway.

From 2027, St Richards Hospital will host the designated Acute Stroke Centre for West Sussex with work underway to create a new purpose-built unit on that hospital site. The stroke service at Worthing will move to St Richard's Hospital at that time and be hosted in the new purpose-built facility.

This post will be based at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester from then.

Alongside the build, the ICB / Trust is investing heavily in expanding the workforce across stroke services and the associated disciplines to deliver this expanded and redesigned service.

The Royal Sussex County Hospital is a Comprehensive Stroke Centre, with neurology, neurosurgery and neurophysiology on site. It provides the mechanical thrombectomy service to Sussex patients on weekdays. We also work with the University Hospital Southampton to provide a MT service at weekends for patients attending Worthing pending the expansion of our local service, planned for 2025,

We are keen to receive applications from enthusiastic and committed doctors eligible to apply for a consultant position in our team.

Stroke is a hyperacute speciality

Main duties of the job

o Daily work on HASU including attending stroke calls and assessing patients for thrombolysis/thrombectomyo Daily TIA clinicso OP stroke clinic (held weekly but shared between colleagues). There is potential to expand this service including virtual and face to face appointmentso Attendance at daily board rounds and MDTso Please note that all the above duties are shared between colleagues to ensure continuity of care for patients and to allow individuals to develop their own sub speciality interest

On Call Commitment: 1 in 7 weekends and 1 in 7 weekdays. Category A, 5% supplement. There is an expectation that patients will receive a consultant review as soon as possible - either on the day of admission or on the following morning.All stroke physicians have access to secretarial support, shared office space and IT equipment which includes a laptop to support telemedicine on call. The stroke team have access to CT and MR imaging.

Stroke medicine is a hyperacute speciality. The timetable is necessarily flexible and flexibility would be expected of any successful appointee. Expected weekday working hours are 8am to 5pm. The ward sessions are varied and may include hyperacute work at the 'front door', thrombectomy calls, ward rounds, regular MDTs and daily board rounds. The stroke team is supported by dedicated stroke nurse specialists and a therapy team.

Additional work includes phone triage of some TIA referrals,

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Worthing Hospital

Worthing

BN11 1XT

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Worthing Hospital

Worthing

BN11 1XT

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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