Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is looking for an outstanding Clinical Lead to drive, innovate and deliver on strategic development, clinical expertise and quality in a fast-paced, hyper-acute Stroke service.
The development of three Hyper-Acute Stroke Units across Kent and Medway has created a new and exciting opportunity here at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust for a senior clinician who is aspirational, driven and comes with a proven ability to strategically lead on delivering evidence-based care.
The successful post holder will be a senior clinician from a nursing, therapies or medical background. They will work with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and the Kent and Medway Stroke Network to provide operational and strategic leadership in the development of stroke services to achieve a sustainable high-quality patient service.
In addition, the successful candidate will coordinate the 6 strands of the Integrated Service Delivery Network (ISDN) for Stroke to ensure effective pathways for patients, consistent care and efficient and appropriate use of resources.
A key focus of this role will be delivering the Kent and Medway stroke strategy, and is accountable for delivering key results in clinical quality and governance assurance, audit and research, recruitment and retention and service development.
This post is predominantly based at Maidstone with occasional visits to other sites within the trust., The Clinical Lead will provide support, coaching, and mentorship for all professionals working within Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust stroke services.
The role will input clinical expertise into the education needs and development across the whole stroke pathway from prevention to life after stroke and four pillars of practice for staff and work with the Integrated Services Digital Network to explore workforce redesign to ensure ongoing recruitment and retention within in line with the Trust's strategic workforce plan and across the region.
The clinical lead for stroke is responsible for development, stroke strategy internally and externally. The post holder will be responsible for:
· The evaluation of key stroke clinical priorities via the clinical services workstreams.
· To ensure key stroke deliverables national performance indicators are achieved
· Strategy development as stroke medicine and rehabilitation develop and change over time.
The clinical lead for stoke will collaborate with key stakeholders, utilising end to end centralised stroke data to forecast, analyse and aggregate future stroke developments. The post holder will promote Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust stroke services innovations and developments at regional and national levels at appropriate stroke forums., At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in West Kent and East Sussex.
We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre. Fordcombe Hospital is near Tunbridge Wells and became part of the Trust in October 2024. It focusses on planned care and has two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day care beds, diagnostic services including X-ray, MRI, CT and endoscopy, and a number of consultation and treatment rooms.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
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