Consultant in Stroke Medicine

Job responsibilities

The role of the appointee will be primarily to support the ongoing development in the department of Stroke and to deliver Stroke services at East and North Herts NHS Trust at the Lister Hospital Stevenage.

• Maintenance of high quality patient centred care
• Shared responsibility for the day to day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
• Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
• Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
• Active participation in continuing medical education

Eligibility

Essential

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register

Qualifications

Essential

• College Membership (MRCP) or qualification of an equivalent level
• Advanced Life Support or demonstration of ability to achieve ALS immediately upon appointment

Desirable

• Postgraduate academic degree
• College Fellowship

Clinical Expertise in Speciality/Subspeciality

Essential

• Broad range of experience in Stroke Medicine in particular: Geriatric Medicine and Nuerology, Acute and Hyperacute Stroke

Clinical Governance

Essential

• Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
• Ability to teach clinical skills

Research

Essential

• Participation in research
• Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals

Fitness to Practice

Essential

• Up to date and fit to practice safely and aware of own training needs
• Evidences engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Clinical Expertise in Speciality/Subspeciality

Essential

• Fully competent in Stroke Thrombolysis
• Delivered thrombolysis to a minimum of 20 patients
• Ability to offer and be accountable for, full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty

Clinical Governance

Essential

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
• Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making

Teaching

Desirable

• Experience in organising educational activities

Audit

Essential

• Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives

Personal Skills

Desirable

• Computer literacy and general IT skills

Research

Essential

• Ability to critically appraise published evidence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).