Stroke Consultant

at  North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Our Medicine Division is happy to welcome a Consultant in Stroke Medicine with a passion in providing excellent inpatient and outpatient stroke services across our main acute hospitals. You will join a friendly and supportive team of five Stroke Consultants in the delivery of stroke services across Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
At North West Anglia, we are committed to fulfilling our vision in being the best at providing outstanding care to our local communities.
As our new Stroke Consultant, you will bring specialist knowledge and skills in managing stroke thrombolysis, thrombectomy referrals, TIA clinics, inpatient referrals, ward rounds and MDT as per an internal rota.
You must be member of the Royal College of Physicians or have equivalent experience, and be fully registered with the General Medical Council. We will ensure appropriate office accommodation, secretarial and IT.
We are passionate about research and innovation, and we work collaboratively with our NHS partners in the region. You will innovate our services in line with national targets and locally commissioned improvements, and participate in clinical governance and junior staff training.
We are committed to supporting your career in an environment where your skills and initiatives are valued. We respect your wellbeing and we are open to flexibility in your working patterns. We offer you a standard 10 PAs with 1:5 weekend work from 9-5pm, but we are open to negotiate the arrangement.
By joining our stroke consultant team, you will participate in the delivery of hyper-acute care including thrombolysis, acute care and rehabilitation services.
You will provide a stroke consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialties in the Trust potentially in other locations e.g., City Care Centre, Early Supported Discharge team.
In addition to the inpatient stroke services, you will support the delivery of outpatient care to Trust patients with stroke and TIA, and potentially to work with the established consultants to ensure equitable provision of stroke services across the whole of the Trust. This will include collaborative working and mutual cover for annual and study leave.
You will provide a medical input and work in conjunction with consultants and nursing colleagues to help develop stroke services for Peterborough & Southwest Lincolnshire. This should integrate multidisciplinary team working and ensuring adherence to principles of clinical governance.
In conjunction with the management and clinical colleagues, you will ensure appropriate contracting takes place with the commissioners in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust provides acute care to our local communities via two District General Hospitals in Peterborough and Huntingdon, and a community hospital in Stamford.
We are promoting flexible working and a health work/home life balance. Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.
Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
In-house Physiotherapy Services
Career development and training opportunities
Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
facilitate provision of stroke services to the population of Greater Peterborough & Southwest Lincolnshire in conjunction with the existing Consultants.
It is expected that the post holder will participate fully in future service developments in line with national targets and locally commissioned improvements.
To contribute to inpatient stroke service delivery by participation with colleagues in:
Hyper-acute care including thrombolysis.
Acute care
Rehabilitation
Provide a stroke consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialties in the Trust potentially in other locations e.g., City Care Centre, Early Supported Discharge team.
Outpatient care of patients in the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust with stroke and TIA and potentially to work with the established consultants to ensure equitable provision of stroke services across the whole of the Trust. This will include collaborative working and mutual cover for annual and study leave.
Provide a medical input and work in conjunction with consultants and nursing colleagues to help develop stroke services for Peterborough & Southwest Lincolnshire. This should integrate multidisciplinary team working and ensuring adherence to principles of clinical governance.
To participate actively in both Stroke Service and Trust clinical governance and audit.
Undertake continuing medical education.
Supervise and train junior medical staff as appropriate.
Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching as appropriate.
Participate in the management of the stroke service.
Ensure clinical governance arrangements are sound in respect of the above.
In conjunction with the management and clinical colleagues, work to ensure appropriate contracting takes place with the commissioners in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire

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