Locum Consultant in Stroke

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A Locum Stroke Consultant is required to join the Hyper Acute Stroke Team at Queens & King George Hospital. Candidates must have full GMC registration and be on the Specialist Register or be eligible for inclusion within six months of the interview date.This job offers an unrivalled opportunity to work with a group of friendly, dynamic and motivated colleagues. You can expect close contact with local GPs and their CCGs and BHRUT University Hospitals NHS Trust. Stroke services will work ‘cross-site in accordance with your agreed job plan.BHRUT provides Hyper-acute stroke Services which include Neurosurgery, Neurology, Neurophysiology and Neuro interventional Radiology Services. You would be expected to develop and maintain your interest in research and development and take part in regular clinical governance.Locum Consultant in StrokeTo provide consultant level clinical leadership to junior staff members for the stroke service at BHRUT and ensure that the current vision is maintained within the context of national, regional and local policy with clinical lead. We expect the right candidate to be a role model, able to lead a multidisciplinary team through effective communication and influencing skills and to have strong teaching skills. The post holder will work collaboratively to deliver the clinical care strategy to ensure the highest quality of care for patients and families in all settings and building key internal and external relationships whilst providing clinical expertise in the daily running of the units and clinical care delivered to all patients.Applicants will be expected to have suitable experience in Stroke, Elderly Care/General Internal Medicine (GIM)/Acute Medicine.The new appointee will share the caseload, facilities and trainee grade support with the existing Stroke Consultants and the other Consultants in Neurosciences. The post holder will require a CCT in an appropriate field. The post is the whole time and offers 10 PAs.In collaboration with the existing Consultants, the appointee will support developments in Stroke.The post holder during their sessions in HASU will carry out prompt comprehensive Stroke assessments and thrombolysis care and will determine a care plan. There will be close links with nursing, therapy staff and other specialities.We take PRIDE in everything we do, our five core values reflect that PRIDE. These values were developed together with our staff. We work hard to provide outstanding care to our community, delivered with PRIDE.Our PRIDE values of Passion; Responsibility; Innovation; Drive and Empowerment inspire us and keep our patients at the heart of everything we do.Our vision and values have been in place for seven years. Within our recovery plan we are keen to refresh our approach to making sure they more fully reflect the values of partners acrossNorth East London so that the way we work is ever more conscious of how our work contributes to local lives and is reliant on local partners.All new staff appointed to posts at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the culture and working environment of the Trust.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amanda Martin Job title: Co Clinical Lead for Stroke Services Email address: amanda.martin1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01708 43500001708 435000 ext 6909