Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
We are looking to recruit an ambitious Consultant clinician who is passionate about the delivery of quality stroke care and who enjoys working with like-minded clinicians who share in this vision.
Whether you are looking for your first Consultant post or you are an experienced stroke physician, we have much to offer, with ample opportunity and encouragement to pursue research, improvement projects, teaching, and supervision.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join 4 other Consultants and 3 Stroke Specialist doctors and will be responsible for the management of Stroke patients along our care pathways and will be part of a team managing hyper-acute & acute Stroke patients, TIA clinics, and regular Multidisciplinary team meetings.
They will be required to contribute to a 1 in 7 on-call rota and provide stroke expertise support to the Isle of Wight stroke team.
Job responsibilities
The Stroke Unit of Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust is one of the busiest centres in the UK. We had over 5,000 acute stroke referrals between 2022 - 2023, 1,100 stroke admissions and thrombolysed over 200 patients, with nearly 15% of them going for mechanical thrombectomy at the regional specialist centre in Southampton.
Our reach and ability to open the revascularisation window has now been extended with our CT perfusion systems being online. We have a 34-bed stroke unit in which there are 12 designated HASU beds, as well as a newly purpose-built 30-bed rehab unit with 2 dedicated neuro-gymnasiums, and a 7-day outpatient TIA service.
We work in partnership with the Isle of Wight NHS Trust providing consultant and senior support on a daily basis for thrombolysis on-call cover, out of hours and weekends. We achieved SSNAP A in Portsmouth for 3 consecutive quarters in 2020 and 2021 and we are regularly hitting SSNAP A in the Thrombolysis domain.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC registration and GMC registration in Stroke Speciality with a full medical licence to practice.
* Full MRCP or equivalent.
* Post-graduate Certificate or higher for Medical Education.
* Competencies in brain CT perfusion interpretation and ability to act upon accordingly.
* PhD or higher degree or diploma.
Experience
* Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical delivery and experience of Stroke Medicine.
* Fully competent and independent in delivering diagnostic and therapeutic care in acute stroke. CT, CTA, CT perfusion, and MRI is essential.
* Understanding the current developments within the field of Stroke Medicine and Rehabilitation, and being able to apply best evidence-based practice.
* Willing to undertake training in Good Clinical Practice, Clinical Supervision, and Teach the Teacher training.
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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