Stroke Specialist Doctor

at  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

ABOUT US

The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital.
We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do.
The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward.
The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU.
In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

We are currently seeking a flexible and dynamic Specialist Doctor in Stroke Medicine to support our existing team of Consultants within the Clinical Service Centre of Medicine for Older People, Rehabilitation and Stroke. The Stroke Service provides a comprehensive range of services to adult stroke patients (all ages) and is one of the largest units in the country. The service encompasses hyper acute stroke, acute stroke, rehabilitation and TIA clinic services. Early supported discharge and on-going stroke rehabilitation is also delivered by our nationally recognised Community Stroke Rehab Team.
This post will be based at Queen Alexandra Hospital and is available on a full time basis, initially for a one year fixed term contract, between the hours of 9am and 5pm (actual hours are negotiable.) Whilst initially supporting the hyper acute and thrombolysis pathway, depending on experience and personal interests, there will also be the opportunity to contribute to stroke service developments, such as pathway improvements and developing new pathways for the future.
Medicine for Older People, Rehabilitation and Stroke provides a very comprehensive range of specialist services including acute geriatrics, stroke care, specialist rehabilitation and palliative care. Our clinicians are encouraged to develop their special interests, striving for high quality care and innovative development of services, in line with local and national agendas and targets.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• 6 Years minimum of Stroke Experience and training.

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical delivery and experience of Stroke Medicine.
• Fully competent and independent in delivering diagnostic and therapeutic care in acute stroke. CT, CTA, CT perfusion, and MRI is essential.
• Understanding the current developments within the field of Stroke Medicine and Rehabilitation, and being able to apply with best evidence based practice.
• Have obtained or willing to undertake training in the following: Good Clinical Practice training, Clinical Supervision training, and Teach the Teacher training.
• Regular teaching and education of medical and non-medical teams.
• Quality improvement or audit relevant to the field.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the NHS leadership and management framework.
• Drive practice and culture change within the department leading the service at consultant level.
• Work effectively with your peers and other colleagues across the breadth of specialties.
• Understand and mange personal workload.
• Participate and lead other teams at consultant level; managing, leading, and inspiring junior colleagues.
• Comprehensive IT skills.
• Excellent communication skills in English in both written and oral.
• Self-awareness of ones own impact on others
• Be a good role model and ambassador for the trust and department, leading by example, ensuring good moral and ethical integrity.

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical delivery and experience of Stroke Medicine.
• Fully competent and independent in delivering diagnostic and therapeutic care in acute stroke. CT, CTA, CT perfusion, and MRI is essential.
• Understanding the current developments within the field of Stroke Medicine and Rehabilitation, and being able to apply with best evidence based practice.
• Have obtained or willing to undertake training in the following: Good Clinical Practice training, Clinical Supervision training, and Teach the Teacher training.

Additional Information
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Specialist Grade Doctor in Stroke Medicine to work alongside 6 other Consultants (some locum) in a well-motivated team. There is ample opportunity and encouragement to pursue research, improvement projects, teaching, and supervision.
The post holder will be doing a 1 in 7 on call rota alongside working with the MDT daily in the Stroke Unit to provide high quality care for our broad patient demographic. The post holder will be expected to contribute to education and supervision of our medical team. The Post holder will need to triage and review patients in the TIA clinic through the week alongside the ward-based responsibilities. Whilst on call, the post holder will need to review and support our Stroke Nurse Specialists in the Emergency Department, and then remotely out of hours. While the current plan is for this post to be done solely in Portsmouth there will be scope, if desired, to spend time at our partner site in the Isle of Wight.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The Specialist Doctor in Stroke Medicine will be responsible for the management of Stroke patients along our care pathways. They will be part of a team of Stroke Consultants (some of whom are currently locum) managing hyper-acute & acute Stroke patients, TIA clinics, and regular Multidisciplinary team meetings. They will be required to contribute to a 1 in 7 on-call rota.

• Responsibility for the ongoing management, diagnosis, and treatment of illness for a number of inpatients with Stroke or Stroke mimic symptoms.
• Provision of and responsibility for a comprehensive Acute Stroke and Stroke Rehabilitation Service with Consultant colleagues.
• Attend and contribute actively to departmental thrombolysis meetings, taking responsibility for actions where appropriate.
• Take responsibility for the associated administration related to the management of patients.
• Senior clinicians are expected to demonstrate Trust values throughout their day-to-day work being respectful and civil to colleagues.
• Out-of-hours responsibilities through participation in Acute Stroke and Thrombolysis on-call rota (1 in 7).
• Cover for colleagues annual leave and other authorised absences.
• Clinical supervision of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures.
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education activity, both locally and nationally.
• Participating in medical audit and the Trusts Clinical Governance processes.
• Ensuring to remain updated with regular education and CPD.
• The post holder must always carry out his/her duties with due regard to the Trusts Diversity and Inclusion Policies.
• It is the responsibility of all employees to comply with Trust Health and Safety policies and maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
• All employees have an individual responsibility to have knowledge of and employ the basic principles of infection control practice.
• In line with GMCs Good Medical Practice, it is the responsibility of the post holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work.
• All staff who have access to or transfer data are responsible for this data and must respect confidentiality and comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998, in line with the Trusts policies.

Job Description
Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a full medical licence to practice.
• Primary medical degree recognised by the GMC.
• Full MRCP.

Desirable

• Post graduate Certificate or higher for Medical Education.
• Specialty Certificate examination.