Job summary
We are looking for dynamic and innovative individuals to join our team and help to develop the delivery of high class stroke services across the Humber Health Partnership across the whole stroke pathway. They will be responsible for the assessment and management of patients and will participate in the middle grade on-call rota supporting all aspects of hyperacute stroke care including thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy and management of intracerebral haemorrhage. The appointees will also contribute to the recruitment of patients to clinical trials including hyperacute stroke trials. They will also contribute to the TIA service and support the prehospital stroke pathway with the assessment of patients using pre-hospital video triage.
Main duties of the job
They will work closely with our hyperacute stroke nursing team facilitating early assessment of patients in ED minimising delays to assessments and also hyperacute treatments where indicated ensuring also that these are delivered in a timely manner.
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. There are weekly educational sessions and also regular clinical governance and morbidity and mortality reviews. The stroke clinical fellows will be responsible for coordinating a weekly review of thrombolysis and thrombectomy decision making. They will also play an active part in the weekly MDT meeting.
Whilst the clinical fellow posts are not formally approved training posts, the post holder will have consultant-led education and supervision and will be supported in their professional development. Ideally applicants should have completed MRCP. Applicants should also be competent clinicians and have experience in general and geriatric medicine. Experience in stroke is also desirable but not essential.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For Further Details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Previous Applicants need not apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For Further Details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Previous Applicants need not apply.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- oFull registration with the GMC with license to practice
Desirable
Qualifications and training
Essential
- oExperience at Specialist trainee level/Registrar level in either stroke, acute medicine or internal medicine
- oMRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification
- oValid ALS certificate
Desirable
- oPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD.
Teaching, audit and research
Essential
- oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
- oCommitted to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- oEvidence of participation in audit
- oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care of individual patients.
Desirable
- oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- oExperience of teaching/training in clinical courses: e.g. IMPACT Course Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oDemonstrable commitment stroke medicine
- oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on a range of acute medical conditions
- oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- oExperience of stroke care including hyperacute care
- oExperience of delivering acute medical care in large, high throughput Assessment/ Admissions Units in the UK
- oExperience in Ambulatory Care
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- oAbility to manage and lead medical teams
- oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
- oAbility to contribute to change management agenda and take a leading role
Desirable
- oFamiliarity with issues of service organisation and development
Teamwork
Essential
- oWorks effectively with others towards shared goals, welcoming diverse perspectives
- oCo-operates with colleagues from all disciplines
- oAbility to work in a multi-disciplinary team
- oWillingness to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service.
Communication/Teamwork
Essential
- oCommunicates with and relates to others effectively
- oIs open to different ideas and is willing to learn and develop
- oSeeks new and better ways to do things
Work ethic
Essential
- oWorks diligently and efficiently to deliver high quality service
- oIs positive and well-motivated
- oTakes responsibility for delivering results
- oAdheres to high ethical standards
- oPersonal Time Management skills
- oContributes to improving patient's experience
- oInvolves patients in decisions about their care
- oAbility to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service
- oDemonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement
Organisational awareness
Essential
- oUnderstands the wider organisation and understands and values the need for efficient use of resources
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAble to work flexibly in a changing health service
- oDemonstrate a good manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears.
- oAbility to work in a multidisciplinary team.
- oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals
- oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- oFull registration with the GMC with license to practice
Desirable
Qualifications and training
Essential
- oExperience at Specialist trainee level/Registrar level in either stroke, acute medicine or internal medicine
- oMRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification
- oValid ALS certificate
Desirable
- oPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD.
Teaching, audit and research
Essential
- oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
- oCommitted to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- oEvidence of participation in audit
- oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care of individual patients.
Desirable
- oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- oExperience of teaching/training in clinical courses: e.g. IMPACT Course Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oDemonstrable commitment stroke medicine
- oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on a range of acute medical conditions
- oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- oExperience of stroke care including hyperacute care
- oExperience of delivering acute medical care in large, high throughput Assessment/ Admissions Units in the UK
- oExperience in Ambulatory Care
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- oAbility to manage and lead medical teams
- oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
- oAbility to contribute to change management agenda and take a leading role
Desirable
- oFamiliarity with issues of service organisation and development
Teamwork
Essential
- oWorks effectively with others towards shared goals, welcoming diverse perspectives
- oCo-operates with colleagues from all disciplines
- oAbility to work in a multi-disciplinary team
- oWillingness to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service.
Communication/Teamwork
Essential
- oCommunicates with and relates to others effectively
- oIs open to different ideas and is willing to learn and develop
- oSeeks new and better ways to do things
Work ethic
Essential
- oWorks diligently and efficiently to deliver high quality service
- oIs positive and well-motivated
- oTakes responsibility for delivering results
- oAdheres to high ethical standards
- oPersonal Time Management skills
- oContributes to improving patient's experience
- oInvolves patients in decisions about their care
- oAbility to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service
- oDemonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement
Organisational awareness
Essential
- oUnderstands the wider organisation and understands and values the need for efficient use of resources
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAble to work flexibly in a changing health service
- oDemonstrate a good manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears.
- oAbility to work in a multidisciplinary team.
- oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals
- oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines.
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).
