Consultant - Stroke Medicine

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Manchester; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Fairfield Hospital in Manchester, is seeking a Stroke Consultant to deliver in-patient and outpatient stroke care and contribute to acute stroke services.

Join a diverse team of consultants and junior colleagues, participate in on-call rotas, and help maintain high standards of care across Fairfield and Salford sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in Stroke Medicine from GIM, CoE, Stroke or Neurology backgrounds.
• Ability to provide in-patient and outpatient stroke care and participate in on‑call rota.

Responsibilities

• Support and deputise for lead consultant in all departmental activities.
• Take responsibility for both in-patient and out-patient work.
• Undertake and lead junior team on ward rounds.
• Assist the Group in achieving outpatient and in-patient waiting list targets and quality standards.
• Opportunities to undertake projects.
• Participate in on call and emergency stroke service cover.
• Duties located at Fairfield, may work across Fairfield and Salford sites.
• Extensive knowledge of Stroke Medicine and related specialties.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Skills

Stroke Medicine

On-call duties

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Are you looking to start your career as a Consultant in a supportive and caring Stroke Service, or are you an existing Consultant looking for a new and exciting change where you can really make a difference? We are a supportive team focused on giving the very best care to our patients at all times and we would love to have you on board. We welcome applicants from consultants who have experience in Stroke Medicine, either from a GIM, CoE, Stroke or Neurology backgrounds. This post is located at Fairfield Hospital, part of the Northerncare Alliance. The service is a national leading provider for stroke care and is part of the Manchester clinical neurosciences centre. You would be joining a team of 24 other consultants (8 located at Fairfield) supported by a team of specialty doctors, middle grades and juniors., The appointee will contribute to the acute stroke services located at Fairfield Hospital, joining colleagues in a diverse Stroke Consultant team comprising of consultant in Stroke Medicine, Neurology and Acute Medicine. The post holder will be required to provide in-patient and outpatient stroke care whilst exercising considerable autonomy, while remaining responsible to the clinical leads and responsive to the varying needs of the department and its staff. You will contribute to the provision of acute stroke specialist service delivering thrombolysis, thrombectomy and other specialist treatments. This will involve joining the stroke oncall rota.

• Support and deputise for lead consultant in all departmental activities
• Take responsibility for both in-patient and out-patient work
• Undertake and lead junior team on ward rounds
• Assist the Group in the achievement of all outpatient and in-patient waiting list targets and quality standards
• Opportunities to undertake projects
• Participate in on call and emergency stroke service cover
• Duties are located at Fairfield, but these may be requirement or opportunity to work across sites (Fairfield and Salford)
• Extensive knowledge of Stroke Medicine, including other medical specialities
• Excellent interpersonal skills

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.

The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.