Consultant in Stroke Medicine

NHS; Hereford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative and dynamic opportunity awaits as a Consultant in Stroke Medicine, focusing on the delivery and development of stroke services across Herefordshire. You will play a key role in enhancing patient care, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to implement an integrated service model. This position not only offers the chance to impact the community significantly but also provides a supportive environment for professional growth and development. Join a progressive trust that values its staff and is committed to delivering high-quality care in a beautiful rural setting.

Benefits

Relocation Package

Great work-life balance

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Proven skills and up-to-date experience in stroke medicine.
• Ability to effectively lead and develop the service.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision of the Stroke Service.
• Contribute to the development of services and staff.
• Provide professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.

Skills

Stroke Medicine

General Internal Medicine (GIM)

Leadership

Teaching

Clinical Audit

Education

MRCP or equivalent

Full GMC registration

Job description

Recruitment incentive: £20K Relocation Package: Up to £8K

We are seeking to appoint an innovative and dynamic Consultant in Stroke Medicine to be involved in the delivery and development of stroke and TIA services across Herefordshire.

Stroke and TIA services in Herefordshire and Worcestershire have changed significantly over the last 10 years, with centralisation of Hyper Acute and Acute stroke services in Worcestershire at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital site in 2013 and the integration of hyper acute (6-bedded HASU), acute, and rehabilitation stroke services at the Hereford Hospital site. These changes have resulted in improvements to stroke services across the Integrated Care System. Hereford Hospital has consistently achieved a SSNAP A or B rating.

The post will be key to delivering the ICS vision for stroke and TIA services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The individual will work with senior colleagues and executives in developing an integrated service model for stroke and TIA across the ICS.

Wye Valley NHS Trust, on behalf of the ICS, is seeking to recruit a Consultant in Stroke Medicine to contribute energy, quality, and ideas to the delivery and development of this critical clinical service, working closely with the clinical, nursing, and therapy teams in Hereford to deliver face-to-face and remote clinical and consultant expertise.

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

• Assist in the provision of the Stroke Service.
• Take responsibility for own actions and decisions within the empowerment limits agreed by the consultant team lead and Clinical Director.
• Contribute to the development of services and staff, participating in teaching of medical undergraduates and doctors in training.
• Contribute to departmental audit, research, and patient safety and quality agenda.
• Perform any other duties necessary for the efficient working of the service and mutually agreed to be relevant to the post as the pattern of service evolves.
• Cover for colleagues during normal periods of leave.
• Provide professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
• The remainder of the appointee's professional time will be deployed flexibly on other clinical duties, administration, teaching, research, clinical audit, etc.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys, including Hereford County Hospital and community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster, and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward-looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaboration with our partners to deliver high-quality care.

More than 3,500 staff work for the Trust, which is considered a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural county like Herefordshire.

We offer a great work-life balance and have a tradition of supporting staff to achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career, and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time... all the time.

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and responsibilities in full, please view the supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MRCP or equivalent
• Full GMC registration, and on the specialist register with proven skills and up-to-date experience in stroke medicine and GIM

Experience

• Ability to effectively lead and develop the service
• Experience in managing a Stroke Medicine caseload and appropriate subspecialty training
• Willingness and ability to fulfill the key elements of the job description including the shift pattern required
• Ability to develop effective working relationships across all levels of staff
• Current ALS Certificate
• Evidence of involvement in at least 2 medical audits in the last 18 months
• Training in leadership, planning, and change management is desirable

Teaching

• Evidence of effective teaching of medical students, doctors in training, and multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to present effectively using various methods

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure check will be required.