Locum Consultant in Stroke Medicine

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Carlisle is seeking Consultant Physicians with a special interest in Stroke Medicine. The successful candidates will join an established team and help further enhance a high-quality stroke service. This role involves providing a 7-day service model for stroke/TIA clinics, ensuring efficient patient care and rapid diagnosis. Ideal candidates should have Full Registration with the GMC and a passion for improving stroke services across North Cumbria. Excellent benefits and a supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme

Flexible working scheme

NHS discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS pension scheme

Qualifications

• High level of clinical experience in Stroke medicine.
• Excellent communication skills with various stakeholders.
• Ability to organise workload efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of Consultant Physicians focused on Stroke Medicine.
• Provide a 7 day stroke/TIA clinic service.
• Contribute to the establishment of a high quality stroke service.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical experience in Stroke medicine

Workload organization

Empathy and sensitivity

Education

Full Registration with the General Medical Council

Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification

Job description

The Trust’s Stroke Department in the Directorate of Elderly Care, Stroke and Rehabilitation falls under the remit of the Speciality Medicine Collaborative. Approximately 700 patients for North Cumbria each year with a discharge diagnosis of stroke. 20 patients per week are seen in the Neurovascular clinic at Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. The Trust has a Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) at the Cumberland Infirmary site, comprising a 10 bedded HAS unit at CIC, with 25 acute and rehabilitation beds and a further 15 acute and rehabilitation beds at WCH.

Successful candidates will join the established team and have the opportunity to contribute to the further establishment of a high quality stroke service across North Cumbria. A 7 day service model allows the delivery of 7 day stroke/TIA clinics which rapidly speed up diagnosis and therapeutic intervention, and provide an integrated pathway into community services.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to appoint dynamic and forward‑thinking Consultant Physicians with a special interest in Stroke Medicine to complete a team of six (including new appointments) within the Trust covering North Cumbria. The Directorate would equally welcome applications from existing and newly trained Consultants (on a full or part‑time basis).

Additional specialist interests in Elderly Care, Neurology, Pharmacology or Acute Medicine can be accommodated. Appraisal and Job Planning is carried out at regular intervals and forwarded to the specialty lead.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout North Cumbria and beyond. We employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

Job description – responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Valid Full Registration with the General Medical Council,
• Membership of the Royal College Physicians or equivalent
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following:
  1. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) – the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview
  2. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
  3. European Community Rights

Person Specification – essential qualifications

• High level of clinical experience and competence in Stroke medicine
• Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
• Ability to organise workload efficiently
• Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Person Specification – desirable qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification
• Business planning
• A commitment to, and experience of teaching
• An interest in developing links with Acute Medicine or Primary Care
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Teaching of non‑medical health professionals
• Educational qualification

Research and Training Experience – essential

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Experience of teaching to undergraduates and postgraduates
• Commitment to continuing medical education, appraisal and clinical governance

Research and Training Experience – desirable

• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Teaching of non‑medical health professionals
• Educational qualification

Skills/Knowledge – essential

• Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
• Ability to organise workload efficiently
• Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Proven track record in undertaking research projects

Personality and Disposition – essential

• Approachable and effective
• Multidisciplinary team member with excellent/highly effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to influence and negotiate
• Positive approach to lessons learnt

Personality and Disposition – desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels

Personal Circumstances – essential

• Able to be based within 30 minutes of the base hospital
• Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post
• Participation in on call and emergency cover

Benefits

• 27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working scheme
• NHS discounts*
• Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and cycle to work*
• Excellent opportunities for development*
• Competitive NHS pension scheme
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Application process

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Eligibility and Sponsorship

Due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for prior to completing an application for employment. Applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service

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. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows:

• Standard Check: £21.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one‑off payment.
• Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one‑off payment.

Closing date

Please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered. The post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date if sufficient response is received.

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