Stroke Senior Clinical Fellow
The closing date is 19 May 2025
Job summary
Are you looking for a new exciting role?
Within this role you will have the opportunity to be a part in:
First class opportunity to undertake clinical assessment of a suspected stroke or TIA in an adult patient referred as an emergency to hospital or in an out-patient setting.
Supervised learning to arrange and interpret appropriate investigations, self- sufficiency in imaging like brain scan and carotid Doppler to support or exclude diagnosis of a suspected stroke or TIA and its cause.
Learning to manage hyper acute treatment for stroke including reperfusion treatments like thrombolysis and referring appropriate patients for Mechanical Thrombectomy to Thrombectomy centres. Ability to assess and manage TIA patients and recognize stroke mimics.
Learning to manage immediate post-acute care of stroke including end-of-life care for stroke patients.
Training to able to manage secondary prevention strategies following stroke or TIA.
Contribute to post-discharge medical care, rehabilitation, and longer term social and vocational integration.
Recruit in multicenter trials of stroke as an independent recruiter and able to design and help existing research projects.
Opportunities to contribute to the development of a stroke service and provide leadership to such a service.
Undertake teaching and training of stroke related topics formedical undergraduates, post-graduates and other healthcare professionals
Main duties of the job
The Job Role:
You will be expected to show qualities of leadership but also to know your limitations and call for help and advice appropriately.
You will begin to work independently.
Liaise between nurses, other junior doctors, patients, relatives and senior medical staff.
Attend to the day-to-day management of day cases, out-patients, and in-patients.
Attend and participate in ward rounds as timetabled.
Attend general and specialist outpatient and diagnostic clinics.
Teach medical students as directed.
Supervise, monitor, and assist the junior doctors.
Take part in rostered emergency work.
To keep up-to date with all administrative duties including letters, results and discharge summaries as required.
Attend weekly and or monthly educational and multidisciplinary sessions such as the Neurovascular radiology meeting; weekly Thrombolysis, Thrombectomy, Stroke unit breach meeting; Monthly Mortality and Morbidity meeting involving mortality reviews through SJRs; Monthly SSNAP performance review meetings; and bimonthly Stroke service meeting.
Comply with all local policies.
About us
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Details
Date posted
15 May 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£41,750 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
390-MR-DoM-BR-3722
Job locations
Broomfield
Chelmsford
CM1 7ET
Employer details
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Broomfield
Chelmsford
CM1 7ET
Employer's website
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