Consultant Stroke Physician
British Medical Journal
- Swansea
- £91,722-119,079 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Job responsibilitiesYou will participate in providing care for a 24 bed Stroke unit along with the existing consultantworkforce. In addition, you will support all aspects of stroke care. Morriston provides mostly acute stroke service for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot area. The inpatient sub-acute stroke care andrehabilitation is provided in N& PT Hospital. All acute stroke patients from Swansea and most of thosefrom the Neath Port Talbot area are admitted to Morriston Hospital via ambulance protocols or self presentation to ED.There were approximately 700 new acute stroke admissions to Morriston in 2016. Morriston is the most active thrombolysis centre in Wales with average thrombolysis rate around 22%. A full multidisciplinary team and therapy area are based on the acute stroke unit where daily multidisciplinary team meetings are held. Stroke Physicians and senior staff in each discipline takeactive role in delivering the best possible care to their stroke patients including thrombolysis delivery. They also work very closely with the families to make sure they are better supported and discharge planning successfully arranged.In addition to inpatient work as above, Morriston provided rapid access TIA clinics for swift assessment, investigation, and management of those presenting with TIAs. This service managed approximately 750 patients in 2016. The workload is distributed evenly between all the colleagues in the department with an average of 4 new patients per TIA clinic. The new appointee is expected to cover one TIA clinic (4-5 patients per clinic) along with a stroke follow up clinic (approximately 8 patients per clinic, 2 news/6 follow ups).Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and License to Practice
- MRCP or equivalent
- Licensed to practice
- On the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) as a specialist in Medicine/Neurology and Stroke or will have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview
- Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD PhD MSc
- Teaching qualification / Higher qualification in medical education
Essential
- Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff (Working Together)
- Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service (Always Improving)
- Values partnership with other agencies (Working Together)
- Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit
- Experience of research in Medicine
Essential
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
- Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance
- Effective leadership ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
- Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people receptive to appropriate change (Working Together)
- Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare (Caring for each other)
- Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly (Caring for each other)
- Understands information systems and technology
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
- A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude, seeks out learning, and continually develops skills and the service (Always Improving)
- Enthusiasm to take a lead role in clinical development
- Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people see people as individuals