Clinical Fellow in Stroke Medicine

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For Further Details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Previous Applicants need not apply.

Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential criteria

• Full registration with the GMC with license to practice

Desirable criteria

• GIM/AIM

Qualifications and training

Essential criteria

• Experience at Specialist trainee level/Registrar level in either stroke, acute medicine or internal medicine
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification
• Valid ALS certificate

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD.

Teaching, audit and research

Essential criteria

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Committed to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care of individual patients.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
• Experience of teaching/training in clinical courses: e.g. IMPACT Course Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
• Original peer-reviewed research publications

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable commitment stroke medicine
• Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on a range of acute medical conditions
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable criteria

• Experience of stroke care including hyperacute care
• Experience of delivering acute medical care in large, high throughput Assessment/ Admissions Units in the UK
• Experience in Ambulatory Care

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential criteria

• Ability to manage and lead medical teams
• Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
• Ability to contribute to change management agenda and take a leading role

Desirable criteria

• Familiarity with issues of service organisation and development

Teamwork

Essential criteria

• Works effectively with others towards shared goals, welcoming diverse perspectives
• Co-operates with colleagues from all disciplines
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Willingness to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service.

Communication/Teamwork

Essential criteria

• Communicates with and relates to others effectively
• Is open to different ideas and is willing to learn and develop
• Seeks new and better ways to do things

Work ethic

Essential criteria

• Works diligently and efficiently to deliver high quality service
• Is positive and well-motivated
• Takes responsibility for delivering results
• Adheres to high ethical standards
• Personal Time Management skills
• Contributes to improving patient's experience
• Involves patients in decisions about their care
• Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service
• Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement

Organisational awareness

Essential criteria

• Understands the wider organisation and understands and values the need for efficient use of resources

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Demonstrate a good manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels

Desirable criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 369.3KB)