Trust Doctor; eqv ST+ in Stroke Medicine

Trust Doctor (eqv ST3+) in Stroke Medicine

Applications are invited for a trust-grade Stroke Medicine registrar to join the team at the Royal London Hospital. This post is available immediately. This is a middle-grade post providing medical cover to the 26-bedded stroke unit at the Royal London Hospital. These comprise 12 hyperacute (HASU) beds serving the inner north east sector of London (one of the 8 London HASUs) plus 14 acute stroke unit (ASU) beds for Tower Hamlets.

For further details, please see main job description. Informal enquiries are welcome. Please contact:

There is a resident out of hours oncall commitment working a 1:9 rota covering thrombolysis and thrombectomy calls, stroke referrals and stroke inpatients. This post attracts an oncall banding supplement as per the new contract.

You will be joining the department at a particularly exciting time, having been commissioned as one of the 5 thrombectomy centres in London. You will be working as part of a highly committed team in one of the largest hospitals in Europe with state of the art facilities for stroke.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description and the person specification provide an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, outlining the qualification, skills, experience, and knowledge required.

Please view the attachment below.

Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

• The applicant must have achieved a primary medical qualification as recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC) and have current Full Registration with the GMC
• MRCP UK or equivalent
• Research Experience

• The applicant must be familiar with and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the major principles of the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2006) including:
• Good clinical care
• Maintaining good medical practice
• Teaching and training, appraising and assessing
• Relationships with patients, and can apply this understanding
• Working with colleagues, and can apply this understanding
• Probity and Health
• Current ALS certification

• The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in paragraph 22 of the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2006).

• The applicant must demonstrate: an understanding of the importance of the patient as the central focus of care
• the ability to prioritise tasks and information appropriately
• an understanding of the importance of working effectively with others
• the ability to communicate effectively with both colleagues and patients
• initiative and the ability to deal effectively with pressure and/or challenge
• an understanding of the principles of equality and diversity

• The applicant must demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour, i.e. integrity, honesty, confidentiality as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2006).
• The applicant must have criminal records clearance at the appropriate level subject to prevailing UK legislation

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£50,175 to £67,610 a year per annum pro rata