Locum Consultant Stroke Medicine: Sponsorship Available
Job Title: Locum Consultant Stroke Medicine
Employer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 113,565 to 150,569 £ / Year
UK Visa Sponsorship: Available
Description
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Job title: Locum Consultant Stroke Medicine.
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Contract: 12-month fixed-term locum appointment.
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Salary: £113,565–£150,569 per annum, pro rata for part-time work.
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Working hours: Full-time, 10 programmed activities (sessions) per week.
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Location: Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex.
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Join a consultant team providing acute stroke care, rehabilitation and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) services.
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Contribute to improving patient outcomes through specialist treatment and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Responsibilities
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Provide specialist assessment, treatment and management for patients with stroke and TIA.
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Deliver and support stroke thrombolysis and thrombectomy services.
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Participate in rapid assessment clinics for patients with suspected TIA or minor stroke.
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Lead consultant-led ward rounds and review patients admitted to the stroke unit.
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Develop individualised treatment and rehabilitation plans with multidisciplinary teams.
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Support stroke rehabilitation and communicate with patients’ relatives.
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Conduct outpatient clinics for new referrals and follow-up patients.
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Collaborate with diagnostic imaging, vascular surgery, cardiology and neurology teams.
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Participate in the stroke on-call rota, including one in six weekdays and one in five weekends.
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Contribute to staff education, professional development and teaching for GPs and other healthcare professionals.
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Help improve stroke services in line with regional clinical standards.
Requirements
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MBBS or an equivalent medical qualification.
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Entry on the GMC Specialist Register, eligibility for entry, or anticipated receipt of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) within six months at the time of interview.
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Completed specialist training or equivalent experience in stroke medicine.
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Broad and substantial clinical training and experience in the specialty.
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Comprehensive knowledge of stroke medicine and the ability to provide expert clinical opinions.
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Understanding of NHS structures, multidisciplinary teams and professional responsibilities.
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Ability to work independently and take full responsibility for delivering clinical services.
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Desirable: Stroke medicine CCT qualification.
Benefits
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Competitive consultant-level salary.
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Opportunity to work within a major NHS foundation trust.
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Experience in comprehensive acute stroke, TIA and rehabilitation services.
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Opportunities to collaborate with specialists across several medical disciplines.
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Professional development through departmental education and teaching activities.
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Opportunity to contribute to service improvement and clinical practice development.
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Exposure to specialist stroke interventions and multidisciplinary rehabilitation.
How to Apply;
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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