Locum Consultant in Stroke Medicine

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Locum Consultant with a special interest in Stroke Medicine. This role involves providing leadership in the Hyperacute Stroke Unit and requires a strong background in Geriatrics or Acute Internal Medicine. Candidates must be GMC registered and demonstrate high clinical competence, as well as a commitment to patient care and team collaboration. Opportunities for professional development and flexible work arrangements are available.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
• Must hold a current licence to practice.
• Must be up to date and fit to practice safely.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant supervision and leadership to the Hyperacute Stroke Unit.
• Work cooperatively with staff delivering hyperacute treatments.
• Contribute to the education and training of staff caring for stroke patients.

Skills

Clinical experience and competence in Geriatric Medicine

Higher speciality training in complex stroke techniques

Ability to carry out medical research

Education

MRCP or equivalent qualification

CCT in Stroke

CCT in Geriatrics/AIM

Job description

Locum Consultant with special interest in Stroke Medicine

Applicationsare invited for a consultant post within the Regional Neuroscience Centre. Thepost is designed for a Consultant Geriatrician with an interest in strokemedicine however applications from candidates with a background in acuteinternal medicine(AIM)/general internal medicine(GIM) as well as an interest instroke medicine would be considered. This post is to compliment the growing anddynamic Stroke and Neurology Service. For candidates with AIM/GIM accreditationthere will be a requirement to contribute to GIM services In the trust to amaximum of 1.19 programmed activities, The post is for 10 ProgrammedActivities, however part time applications or job shares will be considered.

Main duties of the job

Mainduties of the job

Toprovide consultant supervision and leadership to the Hyperacute Stroke Unit(HASU) and Acute Stroke Units at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) andrehabilitation unit at chapel Allerton hospital (c6)

Towork flexibly in a team assessing and treating all ages of patients with TIAand acute stroke.

Towork cooperatively with the team of staff delivering hyperacute treatments,including thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy, to ensure effective jointworking and highest quality care.

Tosupport the IT infrastructure which underpins the stroke service and facilitateimproved clinical governance and SSNAP data collection

Tocontribute to education and training of staff from a variety of disciplinescaring for stroke patients.

Tobe an active participant in all Clinical Governance, Service Improvement andPatient Safety work in stroke medicine.

Toprovide patients and carers with information and support.

Towork collaboratively with the stroke multi-disciplinary team to improve patientflow and facilitate decision making for our stroke inpatients.

Toensure high quality and safe care of stroke patients resulting in excellentclinical outcomes.

To contribute to the care of general medical/elderlypatients as per the agreed job plan (for AIM/GIM accredited candidates).

About us

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, withaccess to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for peoplefrom all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. TheTrust has a budget of £1.1 billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year wesee and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings,comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A&E visits and1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites alllinked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialistand integrated care. Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clearstatement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working thatwere put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be: Patient-centred, Fair,Collaborative, Accountable, Empowered.The Trust is part of WYATT.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you doexperience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, pleasebear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact ifyou have any questions.

Job responsibilities

This is a post for 4 x locum stroke consultants,based at Leeds General Infirmary, 40 hours per week and 1:13 on call rota forhyperacute stroke including thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy. For thosecandidates with GIM/AIM accreditation there will also be a session in GIM/AIMlikely at our other site, St. James University Hospital. Out of hours remote oncall cover is also provided for the stroke rehabilitation unit at ChapelAllerton hospital. Please see attachedjob description and Person Specification for full details and requirements ofthese posts.

Person Specification

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Is up to date and fit to practise safely

Qualifications

• MRCP or equivalent qualification/demonstration of equivalent experience
• Sub speciality CCT in Stroke
• CCT in Geriatrics/AIM

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.

Experience

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Geriatric and Stroke Medicine
• Must demonstrate higher speciality training in more complex techniques in stroke medicine
• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances

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.