Consultant in General Internal Medicine and Stroke MedicineinDoncasterinDoncasterPUBLISHED FRI 20 SEP 2024
Additionally, the consultant is expected to commit to a 7-day service, engage in teaching and training for undergraduate and postgraduate doctors, and ensure quality assurance in practice. The role emphasises collaboration with various clinical and operational groups to continually improve patient care pathways across a diverse catchment area.
Stroke Medicine is an expanding team of 6 consultants. We run a high quality regional Hyper-acute Stroke service, with daily HASU ward rounds; a local TIA service; and acute and rehab stroke services across 3 sites. We contribute to a regional overnight thrombolysis service via telemedicine.
The stroke leadership team are members of the various ISDN clinical, operational and network groups and continue to engage and work with partners to improve pathways of care for our patients
We accept hyperacute stroke patients from a catchment area including Doncaster, Bassetlaw, and parts of the Rotherham, Barnsley, and North Lincs CCGs. Hyperacute Stroke care is highly consultant delivered, supported by ACPs and a team of junior doctors. The Stroke consultant of the day sees patients acutely (including delivering thrombolysis and assessing for thrombectomy) as well as new patients from overnight. This is delivered with fixed HASU days and a rotating weekend (Fri-Sun) rota.
We run daily weekday TIA clinics, with access to same day carotid duplex, MRI, and CT angiography. Urgent patients are seen ad-hoc at weekends by Stroke consultants supported by ACPs.
A nascent Stroke spasticity management service is being piloted.
Main Duties of the Post:
- Strengthen delivery of high-quality stroke medicine services across the hospital and community
- Commitment to HASU and TIA clinics
- Contribute to the regional Stroke thrombolysis rota
- Provide leadership and expertise in the management of stroke medicine across the emergency pathway
- Develop high quality, patient centred stroke services and innovative practices in clinical patient management, focusing on high quality care and emphasis on community management where appropriate
- Develop the use of nurse practitioners and paramedical staff.
- Provide a 7-day service with colleagues
- Teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate doctors
- Quality assurance of the service and individual practice
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Main responsibilities:
- Strengthen delivery of high-quality stroke medicine services across the hospital and community
- Commitment to HASU and TIA clinics
- Contribute to the regional Stroke thrombolysis rota
- Provide leadership and expertise in the management of stroke medicine across the emergency pathway
- Develop high quality, patient centred stroke services and innovative practices in clinical patient management, focusing on high quality care and emphasis on community management where appropriate
- Develop the use of nurse practitioners and paramedical staff.
- Provide a 7-day service with colleagues
- Teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate doctors
- Quality assurance of the service and individual practice
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