[ref. f57779822] Trust Doctor in Stroke Medicine - NHS
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
Cheltenham General Hospital is seeking dedicated resident doctors to join our stroke unit team. As a resident doctor on the stroke unit, you will play a crucial role in providing high-quality care to patients suffering from strokes and related conditions
These posts offer excellent experience in all aspects of stroke medicine and plenty of general medicine care.
These posts are ideal for resident doctors who have completed their foundation training and are considering or have already taken a career break (e.g. to work abroad) before joining a specialist training programme.
The stroke unit in Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is currently located in Cheltenham General Hospital. We are a busy unit with a great team of doctors, nurses and therapists with lots of opportunities for learning.
We have a 21-bedded hyperacute stroke unit (HASU), with a direct admission pathway for patients, avoiding the need for patients to attend the emergency department. We provide thrombolysis onsite and assessment and onward referral for thrombectomy at Southmead Hospital in Bristol.This pathway is highly performing with one of the best door-to-needle times in the country.
We also have a 32-bedded acute stroke unit providing onward care and rehabilitation for stroke patients.
Main duties of the job- Assessment and diagnosis: You will conduct thorough assessments of patients presenting with stroke symptoms, including neurological examinations and diagnostic tests to determine the type and severity of stroke.
- You will gain skills in Stroke and neurology assessment and management, other general medical conditions as well as complex decision making, advanced care planning and palliative care.
- Treatment planning: You will collaborate with senior medical staff to develop comprehensive treatment plans tailored to each patient's needs, including medication management, rehabilitation programs, and lifestyle modifications.
- Patient management: You will monitor patients' progress throughout their hospital stay, adjusting treatment plans tailored to each patient's needs, including medication management, rehabilitation programs and lifestyle modifications.
- Education and support: You will learn how to educate patients and their families about stroke prevention strategies, rehabilitation techniques, and community resources available for ongoing support post-discharge.
Working for our organisation
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one or both of our innovative hospitals.
As well as generous annual leave allowance, you will have access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities/Key Responsibilities- Assessment and diagnosis: You will conduct thorough assessments of patients presenting with stroke symptoms, including neurological examinations and diagnostic tests to determine the type and severity of stroke.
- You will gain skills in Stroke and neurology assessment and management, other general medical conditions as well as complex decision making, advanced care planning and palliative care.
- Treatment planning: You will collaborate with senior medical staff to develop comprehensive treatment plans tailored to each patient's needs, including medication management, rehabilitation programs, and lifestyle modifications.
- Patient management: You will monitor patients' progress throughout their hospital stay, adjusting treatment plans tailored to each patient's needs, including medication management, rehabilitation programs and lifestyle modifications.
- Education and support: You will learn how to educate patients and their families about stroke prevention strategies, rehabilitation techniques, and community resources available for ongoing support post-discharge.
- The stroke unit staff contribute to weekly Stroke X-ray meetings and weekly in-house lunchtime teaching sessions including journal club, case presentations and morbidity and mortality meetings. You will have opportunities to prepare and present cases to help build your CV.
- There is a weekly medical Grand Round in which all specialties can attend and contribute.
- The Stroke team run Stroke Sim training, and you can access lots of other educational opportunities across the trust.
- Links with the University of Bristol medical students and the Three Counties medical school in Worcester provide you with the opportunity to teach regular sessions to the medical students during their placements.
- We have a well-established team contributing to Research and Quality Improvement projects. You will be encouraged to contribute to these, and complete QI projects. You can join Quality Improvement training courses.
- Multidisciplinary collaboration: You will work closely with nurses, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated care delivery and optimal patient outcomes.
- In the Stroke department we have monthly directorate, audit and Morbidity & Mortality meetings. Our Trust has a well-established framework for clinical governance that incorporates our clinical audit program.
- All stroke units in the country contribute to The Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) -your role helps us deliver against the targets and we regularly review our performance against the measures, which helps us drive improvements to the service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- GMC
- Completion of F1/F2
- MRCP part 1
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria- Applicant’s knowledge is up to date and fit to practice safely
- To have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in teaching.
- Leadership skills: demonstrates good leadership skills. Demonstrates skills needed for effective delegation within the team.
Experience
Essential criteria- Previous experience of working in a relevant medical specialty
- Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
- Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Aware of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors.
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.
Committed to safeguarding our community
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary.Please contact [email protected] for further information.
The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance.As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
Committed to supporting service personnel
As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel.To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
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