Job overview
Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine
Permanent
Full time- 10PA's
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious, dynamic individual to join our committed and well integrated multidisciplinary team, providing high standard care to the local community as a Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine.
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Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust hosts one of the 2 acute stroke centres in West Kent.
Darent Valley hospital has a 40 bed combined stroke unit. The Hyper-acute stroke unit (HASU) is located on Spruce ward with 14 monitored beds. There 26 additional beds on both Spruce & Ebony ward which form the acute stroke unit (ASU). DVH opened its combined HASU & ASU on 27 September 2024.
We have introduced a new model of working for stroke consultants from January 2025. There is a dedicated stroke consultant to cover front door referrals along with another covering HASU.
They will also be expected to do a ward round on the HASU on a 1:7 rotation between on Saturday and Sunday. The weekend ward rounds are separate from the weekend regional OOH weekend rota to make it less onerous.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will join a team of 7 stroke consultants. They will take part in
a Front door responsibility- they would be working for 4 days, with an off day in between, when they would be seeing stroke referrals from ED & AMU. They would be supported by 2 stroke CNS and an allocated stroke SHO.
b) HASU Ward rounds: we have a 14-bedded HASU with centralised physiological monitoring, experienced stroke nurses and 7 day access to physiotherapy and OT assessments.They will be working on the HASU for a week supported by a registrar grade doctor and several trainee grade & locally employed resident doctors. The HASU consultant would reviewing all new patients and acute stroke patients for first 72 hours. There is full team handover at the start of each day (Board Round) and dedicated consultant handover to the nurse in charge & therapists at the end of each HASU ward round.
c ASU Ward rounds: ASU is co-located with the HASU on a ward with 26 beds. There is a daily ASU ward rounds (2 consultants) with a full team handover at the start of each day and dedicated consultant handover to the nurse in charge at the end of each ward round.
Our staff are our most valuable asset. We are committed to making staff feel appreciated, supported and included in the Trust's successes. Our mission is to be an outstanding place to work providing the very best care for our patients and excellent career opportunities for our staff. Everything we do is guided by our core values and behaviours, identified by our staff and embedded throughout the organisation.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement
We have the highest CQC rating of all Acute NHS Trusts in Kent and Medway (Good). The CQC highlighted that managers promoted a positive culture that supported, valued staff and created a sense of common purpose based upon shared values.
The Trust is a great place to work, stay, develop a career and enjoy a healthy work life balance. We have made and are delivering on a wide range of commitments to staff; health and wellbeing; equality; diversity and inclusion; access to education and career development. During 2020 we sett up quality councils, driven by our staff to create a culture of shared governance and quality improvement.
We have a strong focus on innovation and improvement. Part of Guy's and St Thomas' (GSTT) 'Healthcare Alliance' we are introducing new models of care to improve clinical outcomes for patients. Our association with GSTT also gives staff wishing to develop their skills excellent opportunities to work across numerous specialities.
As our local population increases, our services and skills are expanding and adapting to meet demand. We are continuously looking at best practice models to enhance and improve the services we offer.
The Trust provides services at Darent Valley Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital, for a local population of over 500,000 people.
If you would like to be part of our innovative and forward thinking team putting patients at the centre of all we do, we invite you to #joinourfamily.
The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note this vacancy may close earlier than stated to aid efficient processing of applications. To ensure your application will be considered please submit it at your earliest convenience. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
Please note, that due to the limited number of car parking spaces, car parking permits will be allocated subject to compliance with the Trusts eligibility criteria and availability of spaces. Permit holders are not guaranteed a car parking space.
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is a smoke free organisation. To improve public health smoking or vaping is not permitted anywhere on the hospital site.