Locum Consultant special interest in Stroke Medicine

Applications are invited for a consultant post within the Regional Neuroscience Centre. Thepost is designed for a Consultant Geriatrician with an interest in stroke medicine however applications from candidates with a background in acute internal medicine(AIM)/general internal medicine(GIM) as well as an interest instroke medicine would be considered. This post is to compliment the growing and dynamic Stroke and Neurology Service. For candidates with AIM/GIM accreditation there will be a requirement to contribute to GIM services In the trust to amaximum of 1.19 programmed activities, The post is for 10 Programmed Activities, however part time applications or job shares will be considered.

Main duties of the job

Toprovide consultant supervision and leadership to the Hyperacute Stroke Unit(HASU) and Acute Stroke Units at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) and rehabilitation unit at chapel Allerton hospital (c6)

Towork flexibly in a team assessing and treating all ages of patients with TIAand acute stroke.

Towork cooperatively with the team of staff delivering hyperacute treatments,including thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy, to ensure effective joint working and highest quality care.

Tosupport the IT infrastructure which underpins the stroke service and facilitate improved clinical governance and SSNAP data collection

To contribute to education and training of staff from a variety of discipline scaring for stroke patients.

Tobe an active participant in all Clinical Governance, Service Improvement and Patient Safety work in stroke medicine.

Toprovide patients and carers with information and support.

Towork collaboratively with the stroke multi-disciplinary team to improve patient flow and facilitate decision making for our stroke inpatients.

Toensure high quality and safe care of stroke patients resulting in excellent clinical outcomes.

To contribute to the care of general medical/elderly patients as per the agreed job plan (for AIM/GIM accredited candidates).

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1 billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year wesee and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings,comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A&E visits and1,050,000 out-patient appointments.

We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites alllinked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care. Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working thatwere put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:
Patient-centred, Fair,Collaborative, Accountable, Empowered.

The Trust is part of WYATT.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact ifyou have any questions.

This is a post for 4 x locum stroke consultants,based at Leeds General Infirmary, 40 hours per week and 1:13 on call rota for hyperacute stroke including thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy. For those candidates with GIM/AIM accreditation there will also be a session in GIM/AIMlikely at our other site, St. James University Hospital. Out of hours remote oncall cover is also provided for the stroke rehabilitation unit at Chapel Allerton hospital.

Please see attached job description and Person Specification for full details and requirements ofthese posts.

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Is up to date and fit to practise safely

• MRCP or equivalent qualification/demonstration of equivalent experience
• Sub speciality CCT in Stroke
• CCT in Geriatrics/AIM

• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Geriatric and Stroke Medicine
• Must demonstrate higher speciality training in more complex techniques in stroke medicine
• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances

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