Job summary
This job is being advertised to help development of sustainable cross-site working, between the stroke service at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead and the tertiary service at Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust. You will be supported by Trust Executives' Board of both Trusts as well as the medical directorate to achieve service goals. Depending on the post holder's parent specialty, there is capacity for non- stroke clinical sessions, and additional activity within stroke.
Main duties of the job
Clinical:
- You will be expected to deliver hyperacute stroke care including systemic thrombolysis, triage of patients for complex interventions including regional referrals for mechanical clot retrieval and Hemicraniectomy.
- You will be working in the top performing hyperacute stroke research centre in the country and will be expected to help enhance integration of stroke research into clinical practice at both base units.
- You will be expected to cover stroke rehabilitation patients at QEH site.
- You will be expected to participate in Neuroradiolgy and Vascular MDT meetings on a rotational basis
- You will be expected to support outpatient service (Stroke clinic / TIA clinic) in one of the sites
Administrative:
- To help enhance integration of stroke services with Newcastle upon Tyne tertiary stroke services.
- To help develop liaison services with local ED and medical assessment suit.
- To oversee training and education for stroke specialist nursing staff and ED triage staff
Research:
- Participate in ongoing clinical research trials at Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust.
- Help achieving timely recruitment in NIHR portfolio trials.
About us
Closing Date: 2 October 2022
Interview Date: 2 November 2022
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Sofia Dima, consultant stroke physician on 01912824194, or via email at s.dima@nhs.net .
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team as a locum consultant stroke physician This is a great opportunity for someone who has recently completed training or someone who would like to work in an advanced, stroke research -active comprehensive stroke service with advanced neuroimaging capabilities.
Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant in Stroke Medicine (on a full-time or part-time basis) to its award-winning Stroke Service. This is a new post to join a team of existing 8 consultants with varying clinical input into stroke. We are one of the 11 prestigious hyperacute stroke research centers in the country and have been the lead recruiter is complex clinical trials for two years in a row.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team as a locum consultant stroke physician This is a great opportunity for someone who has recently completed training or someone who would like to work in an advanced, stroke research -active comprehensive stroke service with advanced neuroimaging capabilities.
Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant in Stroke Medicine (on a full-time or part-time basis) to its award-winning Stroke Service. This is a new post to join a team of existing 8 consultants with varying clinical input into stroke. We are one of the 11 prestigious hyperacute stroke research centers in the country and have been the lead recruiter is complex clinical trials for two years in a row.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC Registration.
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
Desirable
- Higher Degree.
- Specialist training in stroke medicine.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in the specialty including making decisions regarding systemic thrombolysis independently, and managing patients in TIA clinics.
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre including patient selection for hemicraniectomy and mechanical thrombectomy.
Desirable
- Experience of managing patients within a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation environment.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research/critical review of literature.
- Publications in the last five years.
Desirable
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in national SSNAP audit.
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Core & Professional Behaviours.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota.
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC Registration.
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
Desirable
- Higher Degree.
- Specialist training in stroke medicine.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in the specialty including making decisions regarding systemic thrombolysis independently, and managing patients in TIA clinics.
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre including patient selection for hemicraniectomy and mechanical thrombectomy.
Desirable
- Experience of managing patients within a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation environment.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research/critical review of literature.
- Publications in the last five years.
Desirable
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in national SSNAP audit.
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Core & Professional Behaviours.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota.
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
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).
