Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Mid Cheshire Hospital Foundation Trust
Town: Crewe
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join our existing team in the Neurosciences Directorate at UHNM, this position will be primarily based at Mid Cheshire Hospital Foundation Trust. Stroke services based at UHNM participate in a stronger together partnership with Mid Cheshire Hospital Foundation Trust collaborating on patients' treatment.
Main duties of the job
This exciting opportunity will involve working primarily at Mid Cheshire Hospital Foundation Trust with an opportunity to work at the University Hospital of North Midlands. The post will cover all areas of stroke care, including hyper-acute stroke care, post-stroke care, and stroke rehabilitation.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands has two sites: Royal Stoke University Hospital, located in Stoke-on-Trent, and County Hospital, located in Stafford. From these hospitals, we provide a full range of general acute hospital services for people living in and around Staffordshire and beyond. Our stroke services participate in a stronger together partnership with Mid Cheshire Hospital Foundation Trust collaborating on the care of stroke patients.
Flexible working requests will be considered.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will find a detailed description of the role and the job plan in the job pack, which is attached within supporting documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration
* MRCP (or equivalent)
* Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for stroke unit care.
* Experience of working in a stroke unit in the UK.
* On the Specialist Register
Clinical Experience & Training
* Sub-speciality training in Stroke medicine
* Experience in assessing patients for thrombolysis/thrombectomy in Hyper Acute Ischaemic Stroke
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
* Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within specialty
* Good writing and presentation skills
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
* Comprehensive training appropriate to this post
* Experience of undergraduate teaching
Academic Achievements, Research, Publications
* Experience of conducting clinical audit.
* Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision making.
* Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Management and Administrative Experience
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
* Ability to organise research and work within research governance procedures.
* Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
* Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.
Personal Attributes
* Good leadership skills, communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to adapt and work flexibly
* An enquiring and critical approach to work
* Caring attitude to patients
* Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies
* Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
* Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post
* Residence within 20 miles of base (return to base within 30 minutes if required)
* Willingness to undertake a leadership role
* Calm under pressure
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.
Address: 2nd Floor, Springfield Building
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 6QG
Telephone: 01782 674595
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