Senior Clinical Fellow - Stroke & General Medicine

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

Due to extensive growth within our medical directorate we have a wonderful opportunity to join Mid and South Essex Hospitals as a Senior Clinical Fellow.

You will have the opportunity to join the highly performing Stroke Unit in Basildon University Hospital, and be responsible for delivering Acute Stroke services to population in the Basildon and Thurrock area.

Our Stroke department is recognised as a regional centre of excellence and provides a caring and comprehensive service for all aspects of stroke treatment for the population of Basildon and Essex.

Main duties of the job

1. First class opportunity to undertake clinical assessment of a suspected stroke or TIA in an adult patient referred as an emergency to hospital or in an out-patient setting.
2. Supervised learning to:
   
   1. Arrange and interpret appropriate investigations, self-sufficiency in imaging like brain scan and carotid Doppler to support or exclude diagnosis of a suspected stroke or TIA and its cause.
   2. Manage hyper acute treatment for stroke TIA and common stroke mimics with current and emerging interventional management of patients undergoing cerebral reperfusion therapies in acute ischaemic stroke.
   3. Manage immediate post-acute care of stroke including end-of-life care for stroke patients.
   4. Able to manage secondary prevention strategies following stroke or TIA.
3. You will contribute to post-discharge medical care, rehabilitation, and longer term social and vocational integration, recruit in multi centre trials of stroke as an independent recruiter and able to design and help existing research projects and have opportunities to contribute to the development of a Stroke service and provide leadership to such a service.

Working for our organisation

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an opportunity to rotate and gain experience in our General Medicine and Stroke areas, then we want to hear from you.

Person specification

Communications

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, patients and relatives

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of undertaking presentations

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 3 years experience in stroke
• Previous experience at SpR ST2 or equivalent level
• Delivery of good Acute clinical care

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in an NHS setting
• Ability to develop and maintain a sub-specialty interest
• Evidence of audit participation

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MRCP PACES
• MBBS

Desirable criteria

• PLAB 2
• ALS
• FRCS or equivalent

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

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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.