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.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
* Providing in-patient and out-patient care for patients referred with suspected stroke or TIA
* Contributing to the provision of a 24 hour acute stroke specialist service delivering thrombolysis and other specialist treatments.
* Contributing a full share to the consultant ward rounds every weekend day and public holiday.
* Working with the rest of the clinical and managerial team to support and deliver quality improvements on the Stroke Unit and in the community.
* Providing clinical input into the early supported discharge service, specialist stroke community initiatives and stroke follow up.
* Taking an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
* Participating in clinical and other service activities such as medical and service audit with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care
* Contributing to the management of the clinical service and service development
* Contributing to the development of clinical quality and effectiveness in other clinical areas where these overlap with developments in stroke
* Advancing the Unit’s research programme
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We Run Major Acute Services At:
* Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including a highly rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
* St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
* Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
* Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Raj Bathula Job title: Lead Stroke Consultant Email address: r.bathula@nhs.net
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