Consultant in Stroke Medicine

The role

This person will provide routine and emergency stroke services at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. They will collaborate to maintain stroke services and provide consultation to medical colleagues in other specialties.

What you will do

• Maintain Stroke services in line with strategic requirement
• Provide routine and emergency stroke services with other Consultants
• Operate a system of mutual out-of-hours cover
• Provide a consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialties
• Develop a special interest to complement existing Consultants
• Participate in the education and training of junior doctors, medical students, nurses, paramedics and general practitioners
• Liaise with medical staff in other specialties and participate in clinical meetings and postgraduate activities
• Contribute to service development and renewal of treatment guidelines
• Promote knowledge of management of stroke and cardiovascular multimorbidity in the community
• Demonstrate a commitment to the principles of clinical governance

Required qualifications

• MRCP Qualified
• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice
• Entry on the Specialist Register in Geriatrics, Acute Medicine or Neurology (or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Stroke Medicine
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
• Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
• Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
• Ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff

Benefits

• Flexible working opportunities
• Development opportunities with the first UK Clinical skills lab
• Access to state of the art equipment
• Annual personal development review
• 1:1 support
• External and Internal courses
• Services to support health and wellbeing
• Sanctuary
• Free access to onsite gym
• NHS pension scheme offering

About the company

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has a brand new, state of the art hospital called the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH).