Job responsibilities

The Job Plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out the consultants duties, responsibilities & objectives for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of the consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education & managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal & external. In addition, it will include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives, & details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan & the objectives.

We offer bespoke job plans within the specialty with a view to accommodating individual interests.

As a Trust we also champion the health and well-being of our staff through initiatives such as flexible working requests from all employees, regardless of their personal responsibilities and circumstances (subject to managers approval).

Examples of flexible working include: Part-time working Compressed hours Employment breaks

Provisional assessment of Programmed Activities in Job Plan:For a full-time contract: Direct Clinical Care: 10 PAs on average per week(includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable & unpredictable emergency work) Supporting Professional Activities: 1.5 PAs on average per week(includes CPD, audit, teaching & research)

There is a 1 in 10 on-call commitment including weekends (0.826 PA) for providing an out-of-hours emergency service, on a shared basis with other Consultants within the Department.

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS / MBChB or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent higher qualification
• Full GMC Registration with a license to practise
• Life Support Qualifications (ALS)

Desirable

• GMC Specialist Register for Geriatrics, Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine or Acute Medicine Specialty OR within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview OR If applying for Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice simultaneously with a Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) application, supporting documentary evidence must be provided at interview, to confirm an application has been submitted and is under consideration by the GMC.
• Training Qualification
• Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) certification
• Additional higher medical/scientific degree relevant to the specialty

Managerial

Essential

• Evidence of ability to advise on efficient & smooth running of the Stroke & TIA service
• Experience of audit & management

Desirable

• Attended a management/leadership course

Teaching Experience, Audit and Research

Essential

• Evidence and experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students
• Experience of and commitment to clinical audit and/or Quality Improvement Projects (QIP)
• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements relevant to the specialty
• Experience of teaching clinical skills
• Evidence and ability to assess and apply evidence-based research into every day clinical practice
• Evidence of ability to supervise audit

Desirable

• Specific teaching qualification
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Postgraduate research degree, PhD, MD etc.
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to under-graduates
• Experience of enrolling & consenting patients into trials; ICH-GCP qualification
• Attended a recognised teaching training course
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to under-graduates
• Evidence of ability to supervise research
• Evidence of ability to supervise postgraduate research

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Evidence of independent clinical practice
• Experienced in making clinical decisions and managing risk.
• Evidence of ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team & share clinical responsibilities.

Desirable

• 1 year NHS experience
• Comprehensive technical competence and experience in Stroke & TIA service delivery
• Interest in an area of the specialty complimentary to existing consultants

Language and Communication Skills

Essential

• Experience of formal presentations
• Evidence of ability to work as part of an MDT, sharing administrative duties

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).