Consultant in Stroke Medicine

NHS; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Barnsley Hospital is seeking a Consultant in Acute Stroke Medicine to deliver high-quality care and leadership in stroke services. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient management and contribute to teaching and research. Candidates must be on the specialist register and demonstrate clinical expertise, innovation, and collaboration across various departments.

Qualifications

• Must be on the specialist register for stroke medicine.
• Experience in teaching postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
• Evidence of continual learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Strengthening delivery of high-quality acute stroke medicine services.
• Liaising with hospital departments and General Practitioners.
• Providing a 7-day service with colleagues.

Skills

Expert clinical opinions

Clinical teaching

Audit participation

Research methods

Management and leadership

Education

MRCP or equivalent

Licence to Practise

Job description

The Care of the Elderly department at BarnsleyHospital NHS FT provides outstanding geriatric services to 4 medical wardsincluding our Acute Stroke Unit and Acute Frailty areas.

We have a very innovative and proactive frailtyteam who have developed an Electronic Geriatric Assessment tool, as well as aFrailty SDEC area and front door frailty service in the Emergency departmentand CDU.

The department has an outpatient area(Assessment and Rehabilitation Unit) with a long tradition of providingmultidisciplinary care for patients with falls, incontinence and Parkinsonsdisease. Besides Parkinsons and Fallsclinics. We also run tilt table,syncope, continence, general internal medicine and geriatric medicine clinics.

We have a specialist continence team, fallsprevention team, dementia nurse specialist, dementia and delirium lead, andthere will be a scope for cooperation with the successful candidate to improvethose services.

The department also has a vibrant anddeveloping Integrated Care Service which provides a Virtual Frailty Wardservice (step up from community and step down from hospital) in conjunctionwith community nursing colleagues, as well as thirty intermediate care andrehabilitation beds in the Acorn Unit.

Main duties of the job

Strengthening the delivery of a high-qualityacute stroke medicine service across Barnsley.

Maintaining high quality stroke services with acommitment to the ICS.

Providing leadership and expertise in themanagement of acute stroke in the emergency pathway.

Developing new, high quality, patient centredstroke services.

Liaising and developing working policies withrelevant hospital departments, local General Practitioners, nurses andparamedical staff.

Developing innovative practices in clinicalpatient management, focusing on high quality care and emphasis on communitymanagement where appropriate.

Maintaining close links with colleagues on allsites.

Providing a 7-day service with colleagues

Teaching and training undergraduates as well aspostgraduate doctors

Quality assurance of the service and individualpractice

Developing with colleagues, an integrated strokeservice across the Barnsley health economy.

About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close aposition early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performingTrust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission(CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of ourstrategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring astrong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued byour local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. Itis moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through theorganisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part ofthe journey to sustainability and growth.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promotingequality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race,nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physicaldisability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check)for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s)through salary deduction.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Forindividuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health& care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility Checkif you need a UK visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), band2 and 3 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification for this post can be found under the supporting documents section.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MRCP or equivalent.
• You must be on the specialist register for stroke medicine as well as either general internal medicine or acute medicine or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of Doctors must be eligible to be on the GMC specialist register (evidence required prior to commencement) to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee.
• Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise

Teaching, Training, Audit and Research

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects and the implementation of outcomes.
• Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications.
• Training in clinical and educational supervision.
• Attendance at a teaching course.
• Formal qualification in teaching/education.
• Critical Appraisal skills.
• Evidence of knowledge of research methodology.

Experience

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Acute Medicine.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinions on range of problems within the specialty.
• Wide based experience in general internal medicine.
• Attendance at a recognised management course.
• Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions.
• Evidence of continual learning and development.
• Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others.
• Evidence of innovation.

General

• Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.

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.