Consultant Stroke Geriatrician

Croydon Health Services NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parking

Gym

Active health and wellbeing programme

On-site nursery

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Croydon Health Services NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a substantive Stroke Physician to join the elderly care department at Croydon University Hospital. The role includes stroke consultations with support from a team of two consultants, with potential HASU on-call involvement and flexible locations within the Trust.

You will deliver expertise, participate in research, and contribute to teaching while maintaining a balance with clinical service delivery and weekend on-call commitments.

Qualifications

• GMC registration is essential.
• Experience as a Stroke Consultant.

Responsibilities

• Provide stroke consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in the Trust and potentially in other locations.
• Lead TIA clinics and support inpatient referrals, ward rounds and MDT under consultant supervision.
• Share specialist expertise with autonomous work and participate in research and service developments.
• Rotate to cover TIA clinic and stroke reviews from referrals elsewhere; contribute to teaching and training of junior staff.

Education

GMC

Stroke Consultant

Job description

Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.

Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people's homes all across the borough.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action - our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.

Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon

Job overview

This is a substantive post replacing a colleague who is retiring. The successful applicant will work as a stroke physician embedded within the elderly care department, which forms part of the London stroke model. The post will be based at Croydon University Hospital; other work locations including off site working may be agreed within the job plan where appropriate. In addition to weekend on-call commitments within elderly care, there is the option to hold an honorary contract with the HASU at St George's Hospital to be part of the on-call HASU rota. There is some flexibility around this, and it can be discussed as part of negotiations prior to contract signing.

You will enjoy a high level of autonomy and support from your team, and you will share your specialist expertise while provide a stroke consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialties in the Trust, potentially in other locations.

Main duties of the job

The job plan is anticipated to contain 10 programmed activities per week. We are prepared to negotiate any changes on the job plan for the benefit of clinical service delivery and the department as a whole.

Supported by a team of 2 stroke consultants and a multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for TIA clinics, and support inpatient referrals, ward rounds and MDT under consultant supervision as per an internal rota.

As part of your professional development, you will participate in current and future research programmes as well as in service developments in line with national targets and locally commissioned improvements.

The stroke physician will be responsible for half of the stroke unit and provide prospective cover to their colleagues for leave. They will rotate to cover the TIA clinic and perform and advise on stroke reviews from referrals elsewhere in the hospital. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.

CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough's only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home birthing team.

Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.

Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after for people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where every one of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for further details or contact to have an informal chat

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GMC

Experience

Essential criteria

• Stroke Consultant

We particularly welcome applications from black, asian and minority ethnic candidates as there is an under-representation at senior level within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

We offer many flexible and part-time working opportunities and all of our substantive & Fixed Term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, including parking, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme. We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity.

DETAILS ON APPLICATION PROCESS

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