Specialty Doctor - Stroke Medicine

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated clinician to work within the Stroke Unit. The post offers development in stroke management with supervision by Consultant Stroke Physicians, covering hyperacute, acute and rehabilitation care, TIA clinics and follow-ups.

You will work with specialist stroke nurses, therapists and junior medical staff to deliver high-quality care, participate in CPD and contribute to national and local quality targets.

Qualifications

• Medical qualification and license to practise in the UK (GM/MRCP).
• Completion of specialty training in stroke or neurology or equivalent.
• Ability to work in a high-activity Stroke unit with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide acute assessment of stroke on presentation and inpatient care.
• Ward-based care under supervision of specialty consultants.
• Provide clinical supervision of junior doctors on wards/on-call.
• Support hyper-acute stroke care including thrombolysis decisions and referrals.

Skills

Teamwork

Clinical supervision

Stroke management

Multidisciplinary team

Education

Medical degree

Specialty training in stroke

Tools

EPR systems

Job description

Working within the Stroke Unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. This post will give the suitable candidate an opportunity to develop clinical skills in stroke management, in an environment guaranteeing educational and clinical supervision by Consultant Stroke Physicians. The Stroke service covers hyperacute stroke care, acute care, rehabilitation, TIA and stroke follow up clinics. The successful candidate will collaborate with specialist stroke nurses, therapists and junior medical staff to ensure a purposeful and guidance directed delivery of high quality care.

Clinical

• To be a key member of the Stroke team with a clear role in ensuring comprehensive care for inpatients and providing acute assessment on presentation.
• Ward based care of stroke inpatients, under the supervision of specialty consultants.
• Provide clinical supervision of junior doctors on wards and/or in the on-call team.
• Supporting consultants in the delivery of hyper acute stroke care including stroke reperfusion management thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy decision making and treatment, referrals for neurovascular interventions, the running of TIA and stroke follow up clinics.
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.

Organisational

• To provide support for the effective development of the relevant medical service.
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• To carry out responsibilities with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
• To be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff and attend all relevant health and safety training.
• To participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trust’s appraisal process.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-??. We’re also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond. At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships. We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Raj Shekhar Job title: Consultant in Stroke Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01553 613 613