Job responsibilities

The stroke patient pathway is an integral part of the Barts Healths policy to deliver high quality modern stroke care is delivered on 3 sites: Royal London Hospital (RLH), Whipps Cross University Hospital (WXUH) and Newham Hospital. At the RLH site there is a Hyperacute Stroke Unit (HASU) with 12 monitored beds for acute Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy and 14 acute stroke unit beds. The Newham ASU has 14 beds and the ASU at Whipps has 19 beds. There are specialist Stroke MDTs and TIA clinics on all three sites and early supported discharge teams.

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCP or Equivalent Specialist qualification
• Full GMC Registration with license to practice

Desirable

• Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)

Experience

Essential

• Stroke experience (at equivalent level to Stroke CCST)
• Experience in Thrombolysis

Desirable

• Experience of Multidisciplinary Stroke services
• Ability to organize and deliver a teaching programme

Knowledge

Essential

• Detailed knowledge of Geriatrics - G(I)M and stroke of the specialist skills required for this post
• Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit and demonstrable commitment to improving quality of care to patients
• Understanding of modern medical curricula and commitment to life-long learning

Desirable

• Interest in research, with evidence of peer-reviewed publications
• Peer reviewed original research publications

Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs nurses and other agencies
• Ability to manage staff and resources effectively
• Ability to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of supervising medical staff

Desirable

• Ability to motivate busy clinicians to engage in teaching
• Ability to develop research projects and supervise trainees in their research

Other

Essential

• Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
• Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
• Flexible and co-operative approach to colleagues
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level

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

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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).