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Consultant Stroke Physician
The closing date is 28 May 2025
This is an exciting opportunity to join our existing team in the Neurosciences Directorate at UHNM, this position will be primarily based at Mid Cheshire Hospital Foundation Trust. Stroke services based at UHNM participate in a stronger together partnership with Mid Cheshire Hospital Foundation Trust collaborating on patients treatment.
Main duties of the job
This exciting opportunity will involve working primarily at Mid Cheshire Hospital Foundation Trust with an opportunity to work at the University Hospital of North Midlands. The post will cover all areas of stroke care, including hyper-acute stroke care, post stroke care and stroke rehabilitation.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands has two sites: Royal Stoke University Hospital, located in Stoke-on-Trent, and County Hospital, located in Stafford. From these hospitals we provide a full range of general acute hospital services for people living in and around Staffordshire and beyond. The Trust also provides specialised services for three million people in a wider area, including neighbouring counties and North Wales. Our stroke services participate in a stronger together partnership with Mid Cheshire Hospital Foundation Trust collaborating on the care of stroke patients.
Our specialised services include cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, renal and dialysis services, neonatal intensive care and paediatric intensive care. We are recognised for our particular expertise in trauma, respiratory conditions, spinal surgery, upper gastro-intestinal surgery, complex orthopaedic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and the management of liver conditions. The Trust has some of the most modern operating theatres in Europe.
Flexible working requests will be considered.
Job responsibilities
You will find a detailed description of the role and the job plan in the job pack, which is attached within supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration
* linical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) b. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c. European Community Rights
* MRCP UK or Equivalent
* Experience of working in a stroke unit in the UK.
* CCT in Stroke Medicine
* MD, PhD
Clinical Experience & Training
* Sub-speciality training in Stroke medicine
* Experience in assessing patients for thrombolysis/thrombectomy in Hyper Acute Ischaemic Stroke
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
* Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within specialty
* Good writing and presentation skills
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
* Comprehensive training appropriate to this post
* Willingness to develop an area of special interest to fit in with current establishment and service needs
* Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
* Experience of undergraduate teaching
* Recognized teaching skills course/ medical education qualification
* Exposure to a variety of working environments
Academic Achievements, Research, Publications
* Experience of conducting clinical audit.
* Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decisionmaking.
* Publications in peer reviewed journals
Management and Administrative Experience:
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
* Ability to organise research and work within research governance procedures.
* Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
* Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.
Personal Attributes
* Good leadership skills, communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to adapt and work flexibly
* An enquiring and critical approach to work
* Caring attitude to patients
* Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies
* Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
* Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post
* Residence within 20 miles of base (return to base within 30 minutes if required)
* Willingness to undertake a leadership role
* Calm under pressure
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
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