Locum Stroke Consultant

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for highly motivated Locum Consultant in Stroke Medicine to join our stroke team. This locum consultant post will support the step-down care for rehabilitation at local general hospital at Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed .

Aneurin Bevan Health Board is one of seven acute Local Health Boards in Wales.

It provides acute, community and mental healthcare services to more than 600,000 people living in Southeast Wales and is one of the largest and busiest NHS health boards/Trusts the UK. Currently, it is responsible for delivering services through its centre of specialist and critical care at the newly built Grange University Hospital and three other acute hospitals in Newport, Abergavenny and Ystrad Mynach, supported by community hospitals, health centres and extensive mental health and learning disabilities facilities.

The Grange University Hospital provides specialist and critical care including hyper acute stroke care. The three local General Hospitals provide care to patients who do not require surgery, specialist care or intensive care support.

You should be dynamic, enthusiastic consultant who will contribute to the provision and development of high-quality stroke care for our population.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Development and clinical delivery of a comprehensive stroke assessment
• Comprehensive assessment of stroke mimics
• Acute inpatient assessment and treatment of stroke and stroke mimics and non-stroke patients admitted to stroke ward
• TIA and stroke follow up outpatient clinics
• On call commitment for stroke Thrombolysis in hours and out of hours
• Supporting the training of medical staff, clinical specialist and ward nurses and other members of the MDT
• Providing effective leadership to multidisciplinary staff members
• Supporting and developing effective communications between all clinical stakeholders
• Supporting junior medical staff within the team to deliver a high standard of care
• Supporting staff members within the services to increase their knowledge and skills within their professional boundaries

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi- award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The health board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a wellbeing centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our clinical futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world class health service fit for the future.