Locum Consultant Stroke Physician

Job summary

We are delighted to invite applications to join our innovative, leading stroke department based in Winchester. We have two posts full time posts available, however less than full-time and flexible working applications will be considered.

We are a progressive forward thinking department with a strong ethos of learning, collaboration and quality improvement. The Hampshire Hospitals Stroke team has been commended on various aspects of the service in recent years, especially the hyperacute pathway with some of the fastest scanning times in the country, and a thrombolysis rate that has improved to above 20% following participation in the national TASC initiative - greater than regional and national averages.

Main duties of the job

The Role

Key features of the role include participation in:

a. 24/7 stroke on-call rota including thrombolysis and thrombectomy cases (1:6 may reduce to 1:7)b. HASU, Acute stroke unit and rehabilitation inpatient ward cover (Twyford ward 24 beds and Clarke ward 12 beds).c. Ad hoc cover of general medical patients on rehab wardd. Daily TIA clinice. Daily front door consultant presence working with an established advanced stroke practitioner teamf. Support for extended non-medical practitioners roles including supervision and mentoring.g. Weekly neuroradiology MDT meetingsh. Weekly stroke education programmei. Monthly Stroke M&Mj. Support for our dedicated stroke research nurse teamk. Regional ISDN representation and participation in regional thrombectomy meetings

The role will involve close collaboration with the advanced clinical stroke practitioner team, the SCAS paramedics, and the emergency department staff to enable rapid assessment and management of stroke patients, plus collaborative working with neuroradiology and neurology colleagues to facilitate shared management of complex cases. Consultants also provide support to the wider rehabilitation MDT, the Early Supported Discharge team and the stroke research team.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.