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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Liaison sessions: immediate response to new patient referrals from the Emergency Department (ED) or from other hospitals, and review of other patients referred from within the hospital, supporting the ACPs and consultants on the stroke on call.
• HASU sessions: review of new patients admitted to the unit (from 8pm the day before) and of patients already on the unit who are under the care of that consultant.
• F8 sessions: review of patients who are on the main stroke unit. This includes acute stroke management as well as multidisciplinary rehabilitation.
• TIA clinic
• Weekly MDT meeting and patient / relative reviews
• Monthly regional mechanical thrombectomy meetings
• Neuro-radiology MDT: review of key imaging once per week
• Potential for cross site working at the Western Hospital where we are planning to build a new stroke rehabilitation unit which will be mostly therapy and nurse led but will require medical input.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Previous experience in acting at specialty registrar / IMT3 level.
• Experience in general medicine at CMT or above level
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English).
• Good clinical and interpersonal skills

Involves some evening, weekend and overnight on call working

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Appointment will be made under local contractual terms and conditions of service for Trust appointed (non-training fellow doctors and dentists).

Successful candidates will have an educational framework equivalent to training grade doctors, and there will be a named educational supervisor assigned at the start of the post. The opportunity for Continued Professional Development (CPD) is highly supported and encouraged by the Trust, with options available to take study leave. All licensed doctors must meet the GMC requirements for revalidation and there will be an annual appraisal to support this process.

Grades for Trust appointed (non-training) fellows will be paid a basic salary at a nodal pay point linked to the grade, at the rate set out in the National Medical and Dental pay circular. Basic salary detailed below plus any additional remuneration (as applicable) for hours set out in the doctors work schedule (e.g. additional hours, weekend allowance, and any hours which attract enhanced pay)

Basic Salary -  MT04  £55,329       Basic Salary – MT05             £63,152

Salary will be assessed based on experience and skills. Eligibility criteria for appointment to a Nodal Point 5;

• Have a minimum of 6 years of Specialty training
• Hold relevant higher specialty exam (e.g FRCP, FRCA, FRCS)
• A portfolio of evidence that demonstrates they meet the criteria for progression (in line with the Curriculum for the speciality similar to deanery trainee

Travelling expenses will not be paid for attending interview

Please note that GMC registration (with a licence to practice) and right to work in the UK are essential for this role.  Successful applicants will already have GMC registration or will be able to demonstrate they are eligible.  Applicants requiring Tier 2 sponsorship should ensure they meet the Home Office application criteria prior to submitting an application. 

Interviews will be held on TBC

Job Reference: MT1161 - This vacancy closes on or before: 6^th May 2024