We are looking to appoint dynamic and forward-thinking Trust Registrar with a special interest in Stroke Medicine to support the current medical team on the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU).
The successful candidate will work as part of an established multi-disciplinary team. This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which Clinicians are at the forefront of management.
The unit currently has 4 Stroke Consultants, 1 Rehabilitation Consultant and 1 Stroke Nurse Consultant. The junior medical team compromises 1 Trust Doctor, 1 Medical registrar, 2 ST and 4 FY1. Our multi-disciplinary team also includes 4 Stroke specialist ACPs, and specialist therapy support.
The successful candidate will also be required to participate in the Medical Registrar on-call rota.
Additional specialist interests in Elderly Care, Neurology, or other medical specialties.
The successful candidates will have the opportunity to be involved in teaching, clinical trials research and audit.
The post holder will be joining a group of dynamic, friendly and collaborative multi-disciplinary team in developing and embedding high quality care for stroke patients.
Working as an integral part of the stroke medical team to support the continued development of the Trust's highly regarded Stroke Service and provide expertise and support to the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit and dedicated Stroke Rehabilitation Unit. To support the team of junior doctors and dedicated specialist nurses to be at the forefront of the development of stroke services to enable innovative service improvement in order to provide outstanding patient care.
The ideal candidate should have appropriate training as outlined in the job specification and a well-developed medical knowledge. Candidates should be hard-working, dependable, collegial, and professional in keeping with GMC good medical practice and also be able to support the Medical Registrar on-call requirement.
All patients in North Cumbria who have suffered a suspected stroke are transported by emergency ambulance to CIC. This will include any patient self-presenting at WCH or any other medical facility.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role of recruitment officer and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.