Clinical Fellow in Stroke Medicine

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a full-time doctor to join the Stroke service on a 1 year fixed term contract.

An opportunity has arisen in the department of Stroke Medicine for a Clinical Fellow (Registrar ST3-5 grade) in Stroke Medicine. The post is integral to the continuing delivery of a high quality stroke service in a busy comprehensive stroke centre based primarily at Hull Royal Infirmary.

Neuroscience services in Hull have developed rapidly over the last few years and there is an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement and transformation. Hull is a busy regional Neuroscience centre with Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, Neurophysiology, Stroke and Rehabilitation departments with access to Psychological services. You will join a team of 6 Stroke Consultants supported by a skilled MDT including Stroke Nurse Coordinators.

Main duties of the job

This is a full time post with no on-call commitments for Stroke and there may be opportunities for locum on-call within the Medical rota.

The interested candidate should have completed at least three years' full-time postgraduate training or its equivalent experienced on a part-time or flexible basis. Stroke and neurology experience at junior level is desirable. The successful applicant will be expected to have full registration with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise.

The post holder will participate in the care of stroke patients across the whole stroke pathway including assessment of TIA patients, assessment of patients for thrombolysis and thrombectomy, management of patients in the HASU and also Acute Stroke Unit. They will also support patients during rehabilitation preventing and managing medical complications alongside aiding patient and family decision making. Support for the out-patient follow up of patients following discharge will also form part of the role.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.