Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 252-2024-046
- Employer
- Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Darent Valley Hospital
- Town
- Dartford
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Stroke
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine
Permanent
Full time- 10PA's
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious, dynamic individual to join our committed and well integrated multidisciplinary team, providing high standard care to the local community as a Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine.
Main duties of the job
The stroke unit is currently a combined stroke unit and we will be an Acute Stroke Centre (ASC) from July 2024. The current unit is located on Ebony ward. There are 2 Consultant Stroke physician posts advertised.
There is a team of Junior Doctors and two SpR/ Registrars who form part of the medical workforce.
The post holders will join a team of 6 WTE stroke consultants one of whom is a long term locum.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
These 2 posts will take the substantive consultants to WTE of 7. They will take part in
a) Ward rounds: HASU and ASU. They will work alongside 2 other consultants in reviewing new patients, HASU patients for first 72 hours and the ASU patients. They will be involved in daily board rounds and support the Multidisciplinary team with discharge planning
b) Clinics: They will do one stroke clinic every other week. They will do one TIA clinic per week and supervise CNS in TIA clinic. The Clinics usually have the following format- 2 new patients and 4 follow-ups. Daily TIA clinic slots averages 3 new patients. Dedicated CT and MRI slots, and Carotid imaging are available on the same day.
c) MDT: Weekly stroke ward MDT that they will chair in turn.
d) On Calls: They will take part in Regional out of hours on call which is shared with consultants at Maidstone Hospital. This on call is done using Telemedicine. This will be a 1:12 rota and include weekdays and weekends. They will do weekend ward rounds in the stroke unit on a 1:6 rota between 0900-1600 on Saturday and Sunday. The weekend ward rounds are combined with the regional out of hours weekend rota to make it less onerous. There is agreement post week-end combined on-call, that the post holder will have the Monday afternoon free of clinical commitments.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC Registration
- • MBBS or equivalent
- • MRCP (uk) or equivalent
- • Holds CCT or equivalent or will obtain within 6 months of interview date
Desirable criteria
- MSc, MD, PhD..
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Clinical Governance principles
- • Clinical Governance principles
Attitude
Essential criteria
- • Assessment against the Trust values: Caring with Compassion; Respect and Dignity; Striving to Excel; Professional Standards; Working Together
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Wide experience in Stroke Medicine
- • Full and independent management of clinical patient workload
- • Experience of teaching doctors-in training and undergraduates
- • Experience of clinical audit
- • Experience of collaborative clinical or laboratory research.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Prasanna Aghoram
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Lead for Stroke
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01322 428100
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