Job summary
Employer heading
Stroke Consultant Physician
Consultant
Job overview
The post is a full time (10 Programmed Activities) Consultant Stroke Physician role, at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, working across all parts of the stroke service. The Stroke service provides 24/7 cover and currently has seven dedicated Stroke consultants , one clinical Academic, contribution from consultant Neurologists and an Acute Medicine consultant.
NUH is the fourth largest acute Trust within the UK, with a busy emergency department at Queens Medical Centre, which is a level 1 Trauma Centre. NUH provide s services to 2.5 million residents of Nottingham and surrounding communities, and specialist services to a further 3-4 million across the region and nationally.
The successful applicant will join an enthusiastic and committed team. The Trust is committed to further development of the Stroke service to maintain its long standing position in the forefront of stroke care provision nationally. The post holder will play a key part in developing the existing stroke pathway, providing consultant input to hyper acute stroke, acute stroke, intensive rehabilitation and continuing stroke rehabilitation.
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Main duties of the job
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached.Ìý
You will be joining a dedicated, diverse and dynamic team of professionals providing outstanding stroke care and internationally recognised Stroke research within the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, a partnership between NUH and the University of Nottingham.
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Working for our organisation
The Head of Service is Dr Senthil Raghunathan and the specialty sits within the Division of Medicine.Ìý
- Ìý Ìý16 bedded hyper acute stroke unit on the ÌýQMC campus
- Ìý Ìý28 bedded acute rehabilitation stroke unit on the QMC campus
- Ìý Ìý18 bedded long-term rehabilitation stroke unit on the City Campus (with Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý4 winter pressure beds) and 6 community bedsÌý
- Ìý ÌýA fast track TIA clinic (7 days per week)Ìý
- Ìý ÌýStroke outpatient clinics
- Ìý Ìý24/7 thrombolysis service
- Ìý ÌýA regional Mechanical Thrombectomy serviceÌý
The stroke service is well supported by 10.5 WTE Stroke registrars who provide stroke cover in a dedicated 24/7 rota. The pool consists of an academic fellow, Stroke clinical fellow, Neurology registrar, Geriatric registrar and Trust Grade registrars.Ìý
SpR’s take part in the integrated GIM on call rota for when they are responsible to the duty general medical consultant.
Junior medical support is provided by 4 x F1, 2 x F2, 3 x Trust Grade F2, 9 x Trust Grade CT1, 1 x ST (1MT1), 4 x VTS-ST2. All junior staff spend four months attached to the stroke unit and rotate across the stroke wards to ensure they experience all elements of the service. Ìý
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full range of Stroke emergency and elective patients are admitted to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients admitted under their care.
The following draft Job Plan reflects our best assessment of what the final plan will be, based on 10 PAs. For all new consultants to NUH, we offer 8PA’s DCC and 2 SPA’s for the first year.Ìý
PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES:Ìý
Direct Clinical Care:Ìý
Emergency duties - predictable |
2 |
Emergency duties - unpredictable |
1 |
Operating session (including pre/post op) |
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Ward rounds |
1 |
Out-patient or other clinics |
1 |
Clinical Diagnostic Work |
1 |
Other patient treatment / consultation |
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Multi-disciplinary meetings |
1 |
Patient administration |
1 |
Travelling time between sites |
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Other |
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Sub Total |
8 |
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ÌýSupporting Professional Activities
Training (Postgraduate) |
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Medical Education (Undergraduate) |
0.50 |
CPD, Appraisal, Job Planning |
1.50 |
Audit |
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Research |
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Clinical Management |
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Other |
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Sub Total |
2 |
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TOTAL PAs |
10 |
ÌýÌýON-CALL SUPPLEMENT:Ìý
Rota Frequency: |
1:7.5 |
Category: |
A |
On-call Supplement: |
3% |
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This service provided by the Stroke Specialty is provided across both campuses, but the primary base for this post is Queens Medical Centre.
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Person specification
Attainments
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
- CCT expected within 6 months of interview date OR via CESR route, must have confirmation of RCP approval to be entered onto the Specialist Register
- Eligible to be included on the specialist registrar
Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP
Desirable criteria
- Higher professional degree
Teaching, Audit & Research
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
- Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
Desirable criteria
- Original Research Publications Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
Personal Skills/Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Able to use the Trust’s IT support systems
Clinical Skills/Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in Stroke Medicine
- Experience in hyper acute stroke care and trained and experienced in thrombolysis
- Comprehensive knowledge of current issues in general internal medicine.
- Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
Desirable criteria
- Specific training in communication skills
- Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
Management Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
- Able to delegate appropriately.
- Able to work in a team.
- Proven leadership skills, able to lead a team effectively.
Desirable criteria
- Higher management degree or qualification or training
- Experience of change management
Practical Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen’s Medical Centre campus
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Senthil Raghunathan
- Job title
- Consultant Stroke Physician and Head of Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01159691169
- Additional information
Candidates are encouraged to make arrangements to visit the Trust, and should contact the following Consultants in the first instance if they wish to do so:
Dr Senthil Raghunathan Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý[email protected] Ìý
Prof Nikola SpriggÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý[email protected]ÌýÌý
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