Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is delighted 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 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.
About us
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. 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.
Job responsibilities
These 2 posts will take the substantive consultants to WTE of 7. They will take part in:
1. Ward rounds: HASU and ASU. They will work alongside 2 other consultants in reviewing new patients, HASU patients for the first 72 hours, and ASU patients. They will be involved in daily board rounds and support the Multidisciplinary team with discharge planning.
2. Clinics: They will do one stroke clinic every other week, 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 average 3 new patients. Dedicated CT and MRI slots, and Carotid imaging are available on the same day.
3. MDT: Weekly stroke ward MDT that they will chair in turn.
4. 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 an agreement post weekend combined on-call, that the post holder will have the Monday afternoon free of clinical commitments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration
* MBBS or equivalent
* MRCP (UK) or equivalent
* Holds CCT or equivalent or will obtain within 6 months of interview date
* MSc, MD, PhD.
Knowledge
* Clinical Governance principles
* Assessment against the Trust values: Caring with Compassion; Respect and Dignity; Striving to Excel; Professional Standards; Working Together
Experience
* 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.
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.
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