Locum Consultant in Stroke Medicine

Job overview

Locum Consultant in Stroke Medicine

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking to appoint into a substantive post in the Department of Stroke Medicine at London North West based at Northwick Park Hospital.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the LNWH NHS trust for a new consultant to work in our expanding stroke service. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic colleague to join our well-established stroke service for the continuing delivery of high-quality patient care and to work towards ongoing service improvement.

Main duties of the job

• To provide in-patient and out-patient care for patients referred with suspected stroke or TIA
• To contribute to the provision of a 24 hour acute stroke specialist service delivering thrombolysis and other specialist treatments. Currently this involves being on call from home with CTs available by telemedicine and occasional out of hours visits to the hospital, including the thrombolysis rota.
• To contribute a full share to the consultant ward rounds every weekend day and public holiday. This currently works out as 1:7 weekends.
• To work with the rest of the clinical and managerial team to support and deliver quality improvements on the Stroke Unit and in the community.
• To provide clinical input into the early supported discharge service, specialist stroke community initiatives and stroke follow up.
• To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
• To participate in clinical and other service activities such as medical and service audit with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care
• To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development
• To contribute to the development of clinical quality and effectiveness in other clinical areas where these overlap with developments in stroke
• To advance the Unit’s research programme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a 10 PA post (7.5 DCC, 2.5 SPA) in the Comprehensive Stroke Service. The calibre of the applicant is more important than their base specialty and we are looking for someone comprehensively trained in stroke medicine.

There is the potential for a clinical leadership role within the department for a suitable candidate with appropriate skills, support and training.

The Stroke Unit was set up under the London reorganisation of stroke in 2009 and operates to very strict audit and quality standards. We provide 24/7 thrombolysis and comprehensive rehabilitation with an early supported discharge team. Particular strengths of our service are our multi-disciplinary working and our commitment to research, recruiting to studies covering all stages of stroke.

The Unit has been consistently highly rated on the SSNAP audit and has won awards for its clinical leadership and research.

The appointee will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and post graduate teaching and be involved in the departmental audit and research.

Northwick Park is a large district teaching hospital in North West London. Transport links to the West End and the shires are excellent with local facilities and both private and public schooling among the best in the country.

Applicants should have full GMC registration and experience, evidence of specialist stroke training.

Applications are welcomed from Doctors within 6 months of their CCT, or CESR in Stroke medicine, and existing consultants looking to relocate.

For more information contact Dr Raj Bathula, Clinical Lead on email [email protected]

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Dr Raj Bathula