Consultant Stroke

Integrated Care System; Dartford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is seeking a motivated Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team. The role involves leading patient care in a state-of-the-art stroke unit, focusing on acute stroke management and education. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively within an inclusive environment committed to high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• Wide experience in Stroke Medicine.
• Full and independent management of clinical patient workload.
• Experience of teaching doctors-in-training and undergraduates.

Responsibilities

• Manage stroke referrals from ED & AMU with a team of CNS and SHO.
• Conduct HASU ward rounds and oversee new and acute stroke patients.
• Participate in ASU ward rounds with handover processes.

Skills

Clinical Governance principles

Teaching experience

Clinical audit

Collaborative clinical or laboratory research

Education

Full GMC Registration

MBBS or equivalent

MRCP (UK) or equivalent

CCT or equivalent

MSc, MD, PhD

Job description

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious, dynamic individual to join our committed and well integrated multidisciplinary team, providing high standard care to the local community as a Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine.

Main duties of the job

Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust hosts one of the 2 acute stroke centres in West Kent.

Darent Valley hospital has a 40 bed combined stroke unit. The Hyper-acute stroke unit (HASU) is located on Spruce ward with 14 monitored beds. There 26 additional beds on both Spruce & Ebony ward which form the acute stroke unit (ASU). DVH opened its combined HASU & ASU on 27 September 2024.

We have introduced a new model of working for stroke consultants from January 2025. There is a dedicated stroke consultant to cover front door referrals along with another covering HASU.

They will also be expected to do a ward round on the HASU on a 1:7 rotation between 0900-1600 on Saturday and Sunday. The weekend ward rounds are separate from the weekend regional OOH weekend rota to make it less onerous.

About us

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will join a team of 7 stroke consultants. They will take part in

a) Front door responsibility- they would be working for 4 days, with an off day in between, when they would be seeing stroke referrals from ED & AMU. They would be supported by 2 stroke CNS and an allocated stroke SHO.

b) HASU Ward rounds: we have a 14-bedded HASU with centralised physiological monitoring, experienced stroke nurses and 7 day access to physiotherapy and OT assessments.They will be working on the HASU for a week supported by a registrar grade doctor and several trainee grade & locally employed resident doctors. The HASU consultant would reviewing all new patients and acute stroke patients for first 72 hours. There is full team handover at the start of each day (Board Round) and dedicated consultant handover to the nurse in charge & therapists at the end of each HASU ward round.

c) ASU Ward rounds: ASU is co-located with the HASU on a ward with 26 beds. There is a daily ASU ward rounds (2 consultants) with a full team handover at the start of each day and dedicated consultant handover to the nurse in charge at the end of each ward round.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oFull GMC Registration
• oMBBS or equivalent
• oMRCP (uk) or equivalent
• oHolds CCT or equivalent or will obtain within 6 months of interview date
• MSc, MD, PhD..

Knowledge

• oClinical Governance principles
• oAssessment against the Trust values: Caring with Compassion; Respect and Dignity; Striving to Excel; Professional Standards; Working Together

Experience

• oWide experience in Stroke Medicine
• oFull and independent management of clinical patient workload
• oExperience of teaching doctors-in training and undergraduates
• oExperience of clinical audit
• oExperience of collaborative clinical or laboratory research.

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.