Neurosciences SHO

Job overview

Applications are invited for a clinical fellow to join other Stroke and Neurology SHOs in our service located at Charing Cross (CXH) hospital. Applicants from the UK are welcomed from different base specialties including acute medicine, neurology, general internal medicine/geriatric medicine, and rehabilitation medicine.

The Imperial Stroke Centre is a regional tertiary comprehensive hyper-acute stroke service, which is one of the leading and largest stroke services in the UK, consisting of a 23-bedded Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) and a 22-bedded Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) for early stroke rehabilitation. The Imperial Stroke Centre offers all current hyperacute stroke interventions in close collaboration with Imperial Interventional Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery departments. The service also supports and links in with the Neurology service as well.

Our IV thrombolysis rate is 20-25% and 200-250 mechanical thrombectomy procedures are performed by the Interventional Neuroradiologists per year. Thrombectomy is available 24/7 and we provide a service for several other regional HASUs. Protocols for extended time windows for mechanical thrombectomy (up to 24 hours) using advanced perfusion imaging protocols are in place.

Main duties of the job

This post is a highly valuable and clinically enriching post at Charing Cross Hospital. The doctor will have the opportunity to rotate into different aspects of the stroke service under supervision and gain experience in not only stroke medicine but also general medicine, including neurology. There will be an opportunity to work with the general medical team out of hours, led by a medical consultant and registrar.

There is strong Consultant support to aid career progression with many learning opportunities available at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. These include dedicated teaching, quality improvement projects and audits as well as participate in active research trials. The postholder will be encouraged to undertake small projects and present at conferences as appropriate for career progression.

Regular teaching at the Charing Cross site includes Grand round, medical Grand round, and stroke specialty interdepartmental teaching at least twice a week.  Attendance and participation are actively encouraged.  The post holder will be allocated a clinical supervisor, who will support them with their professional progression as well as yearly appraisals and revalidation. The junior clinical fellow joins a cohort of 6 Sprs, 9 other SHOs, 1 F1 and consultants as below.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Example timetables are in the attached Job Description, and subject to discussion upon interview. This may include Board Rounds, HASU or ASU cover and MDT attendance. Junior fellows may particular in follow up clinics on an ad hoc basis (including TIA and stroke follow up).