Main area Stroke Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (1 in 6 weekend on call) Job ref 357-CLN-1647-24-A
Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Lincoln County Hospital Town Lincoln Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/02/2025 23:59 Interview date 25/03/2025
Consultant in Stroke Medicine
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
* Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
* Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
* Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
* Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
* Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties.
Job overview
Applications are welcomed for a Consultant Physician with an interest in Stroke Medicine post.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the existing Stroke team in Lincolnshire, who are a motivated, energetic team of Physicians who are committed to providing high quality services to a largely rural population. We have two substantive, full time Stroke Physician posts based at Lincoln County Hospital. The purpose of these posts is to ensure the highest quality of care is provided to the Lincolnshire population from prevention of hyper-acute treatment and all aspects of rehabilitation. The appointees will join a busy, enthusiastic and hardworking team.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities:
* Provide in-patient and outpatient care for patients with stroke, TIA and suspected cerebrovascular disease.
* Contribute to the provision of acute stroke specialist service delivering thrombolysis and other specialist treatments.
* Take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
* Participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.
Person specification
Qualifications & Certification
* MRCP or equivalent.
* Certificate of completion of specialist training (CCT) or equivalent in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric medicine, Neurology or Stroke medicine.
* Advanced Life Support certificate.
* Higher research qualification.
Clinical Experience
* Clinical experience in stroke medicine, including acute, TIA, rehabilitation and prevention.
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
* Expertise in stroke thrombolysis.
* Experience of telemedicine.
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies.
Teaching & Training
* Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training for doctors and other disciplines.
* Teaching qualification.
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer.
As a responsible employer ULTH would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable.
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