Job summary
This post delivers stroke care across the Regional Hyperacute Stroke Unit (HASU) - Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) model for Southwest London based at Kingston Hospital and participating in the weekend on call rota at the St George's Hospital HASU.
Therefore, we are looking for enthusiastic and able stroke physicians. The successful applicant will join the current one substantive stroke physician at Kingston Hospital, running the Stroke and TIA services there. The successful applicant is encouraged to take on the role of Clinical Lead for Stroke at the Trust.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to the delivery of a high-quality stroke service, by providing daily consultant-led and consultant-delivered care to patients and support to the staff on the stroke unit (in conjunction with the other stroke Consultant) as per Healthcare for London Stroke standards
To lead and support the multi-disciplinary team with complex discharge planning. To contribute to the delivery of the clinical governance and risk management strategy to our services. To provide teaching, educational and clinical supervision for the junior medical team.
To contribute to the development and delivery of the Kingston Hospital Geriatric Medicine Medical Student teaching programme as well as providing specialist stroke care assessment and advice.
About us
Kingston Hospital has a 20 bedded Acute Stroke Unit serving a population of 320,000 and rapid access TIA service. The service has been consistently highly rated in the SSNAP benchmarking until recently, demonstrating the impact of the recent Covid-19 pandemic on many services across the country.
St. George's is one of the leading stroke services in the UK with a strong history of clinical stroke research. Following the London stroke reorganisation 2010, it was designated as the single Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) serving the 1.6M population of Southwest London, as well as providing a Stroke Unit and rapid access TIA service for local patients. St. George's provides a comprehensive stroke service within the Regional Neurosciences centre and has a 24/7 thrombectomy service since April 2016. There is a strong academic track record and ethos with hyperacute, acute and secondary prevention and rehabilitation studies on our portfolio.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will rotate onto the St. Georges HASU rota covering weekends on call with the expectation of daily ward round on the 20-bed HASU (and outliers if appropriate) and being the senior on call stroke specialist for thrombolysis and thrombectomy (both of which are provided on a 24/7 basis).
For further detailed information about the post, please refer to the Job description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will rotate onto the St. Georges HASU rota covering weekends on call with the expectation of daily ward round on the 20-bed HASU (and outliers if appropriate) and being the senior on call stroke specialist for thrombolysis and thrombectomy (both of which are provided on a 24/7 basis).
For further detailed information about the post, please refer to the Job description attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCP or equivalent
- CCT in Stroke & General Medicine and on GMC's Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of the interview or have confirmed eligibility for Specialist Registration
Desirable
Clinical Experiene
Essential
- Current wide range of general and acute medicine experience.
- Training and experience in all aspects of Stroke Medicine including hyper acute management, thrombolysis and thrombectomy, TIA clinics, rehabilitation, MDT working
Specific Additional Skills
Essential
- Evidence of Clinical Supervision
Desirable
- Educational supervisors' course and/or accreditation
Management Skills
Essential
- Evidence of effective leadership e.g. quality improvement projects, service improvement
Desirable
- Attended management training course.
- Knowledge of finance / budgets
Experience in Training, Audit and Research
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment, enthusiasm, and ability to teach and train effective teaching and presentation skills to undergraduates and junior doctors.
- Experience of clinical audit
- Relevant research articles in peer-reviewed journals
Desirable
- Formal teaching certificate or qualification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Commitment to providing compassionate patient care and excellent patient experience
- Effective leadership within multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to motivate staff, to facilitate appropriate changes in clinical practice and to work as part of a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Relational ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of individuals from many agencies
- Commitment to continuing professional development and clinical governance
- Innovative, positive attitude
- Enthusiasm
- Good record of attendance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCP or equivalent
- CCT in Stroke & General Medicine and on GMC's Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of the interview or have confirmed eligibility for Specialist Registration
Desirable
Clinical Experiene
Essential
- Current wide range of general and acute medicine experience.
- Training and experience in all aspects of Stroke Medicine including hyper acute management, thrombolysis and thrombectomy, TIA clinics, rehabilitation, MDT working
Specific Additional Skills
Essential
- Evidence of Clinical Supervision
Desirable
- Educational supervisors' course and/or accreditation
Management Skills
Essential
- Evidence of effective leadership e.g. quality improvement projects, service improvement
Desirable
- Attended management training course.
- Knowledge of finance / budgets
Experience in Training, Audit and Research
Essential
- Demonstrable commitment, enthusiasm, and ability to teach and train effective teaching and presentation skills to undergraduates and junior doctors.
- Experience of clinical audit
- Relevant research articles in peer-reviewed journals
Desirable
- Formal teaching certificate or qualification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Commitment to providing compassionate patient care and excellent patient experience
- Effective leadership within multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to motivate staff, to facilitate appropriate changes in clinical practice and to work as part of a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Relational ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of individuals from many agencies
- Commitment to continuing professional development and clinical governance
- Innovative, positive attitude
- Enthusiasm
- Good record of attendance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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