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Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- APTITUDE & ABILITIES
Demonstrates clarity in written / spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
- APTITUDE & ABILITIES
Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
- APTITUDE & ABILITIES
Capacity to use logical / lateral thinking to solve problems / make decisions, indicating an analytical / scientific approach
- APTITUDE & ABILITIES
Capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding; sees patients as people
- APTITUDE & ABILITIES
Demonstrates respect for all
- KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
At least 5 years of experience working as a doctor after graduation: this is a post for doctors of ST4 level and above
- KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Evidence of experience in a range of medical specialties, with at least 3 years spent working in medical specialties
- KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Previous experience delivering intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke
- Managing Others & Team Involvement
Able to work in multi-professional teams & supervise junior medical staff
- Managing Others & Team Involvement
Ability to show leadership, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members for the benefit of patients through, for example, audit and quality improvement projects
- Managing Others & Team Involvement
Capacity to work effectively with others
- DISPOSITION / ATTITUDE / MOTIVATION
Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
- DISPOSITION / ATTITUDE / MOTIVATION
Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training
- DISPOSITION / ATTITUDE / MOTIVATION
At least 24 months experience in medicine or an ACCS program or equivalent (not including Foundation modules) by the time of commencement.
- Education, qualifications & special training
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practic
- Education, qualifications & special training
Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice
- Education, qualifications & special training
Evidence of achievement of IMT3 level competencies CT/ST1 competences by the commencement date supported by evidence from work-based assessments of clinical performance (DOPS, Mini-CEX, CBD, ACAT) and Multi-Source Feedback or equivalent, ARCP or Equivalent
- Education, qualifications & special training
Eligibility to work in the UK
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- APTITUDE & ABILITIES
Demonstrates information technology skills
- APTITUDE & ABILITIES
Evidence of achievement outside medicine
- APTITUDE & ABILITIES
Evidence of altruistic behaviour eg voluntary work
- KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Ability to interpret neuroimaging in the context of acute stroke, including CT angiography, CT perfusion and MRI
- Managing Others & Team Involvement
Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine
- Managing Others & Team Involvement
Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working and leadership supported by multi-source feedback or other workplace-based assessments
- Managing Others & Team Involvement
Demonstrates an understanding of NHS management and resources.
- Managing Others & Team Involvement
Evidence of involvement in management commensurate with experience
- Education, qualifications & special training
MRCP full diploma OR Certification of Completion of training (CCT) in Neurology/ Stroke equivalent from non-UK country
Job overview
At University Hospitals Plymouth we have a Comprehensive Stroke Centre and provide the Mechanical Thrombectomy Service for the Southwest Peninsula. This currently runs 7 days a week but not overnight. We are expanding the service to 24/7 service to the South West Peninsula over the coming months and seeking to expand our workforce to be part of this development. The Senior Clinical Fellow post in Stroke is based in Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. This is a new post which, whilst not a training post, will work with the SpRs in the Peninsula Training Programme and your duties will be similar. Whatever your career aims, this job will enable you to gain specialist experience in Hyper Acute, Acute and Rehab services for stroke.
Main duties of the job
Assessing and initiating treatment, including IV thrombolysis for patients presenting with suspected acute stroke (under consultant supervision)
- Providing medical input for patients requiring treatment with mechanical thrombectomy (including receiving referrals from other hospitals)
- Involvement on HASU and ASU, directly working with the stroke consultant in the running of the ward
- There will also be non-stroke clinical work, comprising approximately 20% of clinical work. This will vary based on the applicant’s medical background and the needs of the hospital. This will involve a proportion of the clinical work being within other departments, including Geriatrics, Neurology, Acute Medicine and Rehabilitation medicine.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
On call : At present the registrars work a 1 in 7 partial shift. There is a requirement to work a 24/7 resident rota to carry the stroke bleep and make thrombolysis and thrombectomy decisions (supported by an on-call Consultant) on a 1:13 basis. When you work weekends and nights you will be rostered with appropriate compensatory rest. In addition to 9-5 ‘day shifts’, there are long day shifts (9am-9pm, which include weekends) and night shifts 9pm-9am.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Clinical Fellowship in Stroke (StR Higher) with University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust in Plymouth, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Stroke Medicine role. The advertised salary is £67,325 - £76,582 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (With possibility for extension). The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.
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