The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
The appointee will be a key member of the Stroke and TIA team, ensuring the continued delivery of high-quality care to patients within the trust and contributing to the further development of the services. The appointee will join a multidisciplinary team to deliver Stroke and TIA outpatient services and will have a weekly Stroke and TIA clinic. The appointee will participate in the Stroke in-reach service and will liaise with the multidisciplinary team.
Main Duties of the Job
The appointed consultant would be expected to contribute to the ongoing service improvement programme developing:
* Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)
* Implementing evidence-based new ways of working when necessary
Job Responsibilities
Clinical
* To provide, to a high standard, the full range of specialist diagnosis, treatment, and care to patients.
* Out-of-hours responsibilities, including participation in Consultant stroke on-call rota.
* To provide seamless Acute and Community Stroke Care, with allied professionals including fast-track services.
* To provide care in new and follow-up Stroke and TIA outpatient clinics.
* Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorized absences on a reciprocal basis.
* To take part in the weekend General Medical on-call rota with colleagues, currently 1 in 18, as first on-call 8:30 till 20:30 and a second on-call covers the wards from 9:00 till 14:30 at weekends.
Organisational
* Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students, and other healthcare professionals.
* To act as clinical/educational supervisor to locally employed doctors and doctors in training programmes of a variety of grades and experience as appropriate.
* To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
* To provide leadership and support for the effective development of the service.
* To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
* To further develop clinical protocols, guidelines, and concise care bundles.
* 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 ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard.
* To carry out annual performance reviews with each member of their staff.
* To agree annual personal development plans with their staff and support them with any training or development requirements to fulfill their role.
* To attend all relevant management training in health and safety, risk assessment, etc.
* To participate in personal objective setting and review, including the creation of a personal development plan and the Trust's appraisal process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
* MRCP Part 1 and Part 2 or equivalent experience.
Experience
* Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview.
* Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Internal Medicine or Stroke.
* Evidence in specific and broad training in General Medicine and/or Stroke.
* Meets the criteria set out in the Specialist generic capabilities framework.
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.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
£105,504 to £139,882 a year plus on-call allowances.
#J-18808-Ljbffr