Please read the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details of the post.
Applications are invited for a consultant for the stroke service at West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust.
The Trust is very proud of the Stroke services we provide to our patients. We would like to hear from forward-thinking applicants who want to help us in continuing to provide excellent care and develop the services we offer.
The service has an excellent reputation with consistently high Sentinel Stroke National Programme (SSNAP) score with a consistent 'A' rating over five years.
This is an opportunity for the right candidate, with an inspirational and visible leadership style, to help us drive and deliver excellent, evolving Stroke services at West Suffolk.
We provide a 24/7 thrombolysis service, stroke ward rounds, TIA service, stroke follow-up clinics and refer to Addenbrookes for mechanical thrombectomy. We have close and excellent working relationships with colleagues in the emergency and radiology departments.
Responsibilities:
1. Be part of the Stroke team in the assessment and management of all possible stroke and TIA patients.
2. Contribute to stroke service delivery by participation with colleagues in:
1. Emergency care including Thrombolysis
2. TIA clinics
3. Inpatient care
4. Outpatient care
3. Provide clinical leadership with the other stroke consultants to ensure the continuous development of stroke services.
4. Contribute to the implementation of the National initiatives to improve stroke care.
5. Teach and train:
1. multi-disciplinary professionals
2. stroke team
3. medical students
6. Participate actively in both stroke service and trust clinical governance, audit, and research.
7. Ensure active participation in continuing medical education (CME), appraisal, and revalidation.
8. Maintain the highest clinical standards in the management of patients with stroke.
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home, and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit, and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety, and teamwork guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
WSFT currently provides hyper acute stroke services in a dedicated combined specialist Hyper Acute Stroke, Acute Stroke, and Stroke Rehabilitation Unit. We have a 24-bedded stroke unit and operate a 24-hour-a-day stroke thrombolysis service and daily TIA assessment service supported by stroke specialist nurses.
Approximately 524 patients with diagnosed strokes were admitted to WSFT in the previous financial year from a catchment population of about 285,000.
Within the current model, the Emergency Stroke Outreach Team (ESOT) provides an immediate response to all patients attending WSFT with suspected stroke. These patients receive immediate structured assessment to determine likely diagnosis and suitability for thrombolysis.
ESOT currently includes Stroke Clinical Nurse Specialists, Stroke Specialty Doctor, and Stroke Consultant during working hours. In addition to the ESOT, the Trust uses the Stroke Telemedicine Service (Stakeholder Partnership across the East of England) to support thrombolysis out of hours. The service also provides assessment and referral for thrombectomy to Addenbrookes hospital or the Royal London Hospital out of hours 24/7. However, it is planned that Addenbrookes will soon provide a 24/7 service. This is supported by an onsite team consisting of Stroke Telemedicine Nurse and Medical Registrar. Through this partnership, thrombolysis is provided 24/7 to confirmed stroke patients.
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