Consultant in Stroke Medicine

Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment & Retention premium

Job summary

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) invites applications for two substantive, full-time Stroke Physician posts based at Lincoln County Hospital. The roles include a Recruitment and Retention premium of 30% of basic salary on a fixed-term basis for two years, with opportunities to develop sub-specialisations and support for research interests.

You will join a busy, energetic Stroke team committed to delivering high-quality care from prevention through rehabilitation, in a largely

Responsibilities

• Provide in-patient and outpatient care for patients with stroke, TIA and suspected cerebrovascular disease
• Contribute to the provision of acute stroke specialist service delivering thrombolysis and other specialist treatments
• Take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
• Participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the existing Stroke team in Lincolnshire, who are a motivated, energetic team of Physicians who are committed to providing high quality services to a largely rural population. We have two substantive, full time Stroke Physician posts based at Lincoln County Hospital. The purpose of these posts is to ensure the highest quality of care is provided to the Lincolnshire population from prevention of hyper-acute treatment and all aspects of rehabilitation. The appointees will join a busy, enthusiastic and hardworking team.

This post is eligible for a Recruitment and Retention premia based at 30% of basic salary on a fixed term basis for two years as well as opportunities for developing sub-specialisations and every support being given to research interests.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-patient and outpatient care for patients with stroke, TIA and suspected cerebrovascular disease
• Contribute to the provision of acute stroke specialist service delivering thrombolysis and other specialist treatments. Acute stroke for the Trust are currently under review in line with the Midlands and East strategic health authority Stroke review. We have functional telemedicine equipment which is used with various aspects of stroke care. Work with the rest of the clinical and managerial team to support and deliver quality improvements on the Stroke Unit and in the community
• Take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
• Participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals and four additional hospitals where we provide some services, we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.

We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 7,800 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.

For more information on what it’s like to live and work in Lincolnshire please see the link below. https://www.beinlincolnshire.com/

Direct links to the new £21 million Lincoln Medical School via Lincoln University.

We offer the following unique only to Lincolnshire

• 2 x 120 capacity lecture theatres
• Seminar space
• Café and social learning space
• Library, Science Library and Project Library
• Anatomy Suite and Clinical Skills Suite
• The entire building is designed to meet BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method)

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Abdul Elmarimi Job title: Stroke Consultant and Lead Clinician Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01522 582147