Consultant in Stroke Medicine

The post holder will be joining a group of dynamic and friendly consultants in delivering high quality care for stroke patients. The successful applicant will work within the stroke medical team to support the continued development of the Trusts highly regarded Stroke Service and provide expertise and support to the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit and dedicated Stroke Rehabilitation Unit., You will support the team of junior doctors and dedicated specialist nurses and work within the wider MDT to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The role will involve participation in our reperfusion on-call service including thrombolysis and selecting patients for mechanical thrombectomy at our local neurosciences centre. As a well-respected centre for collaborative stroke research there is the opportunity to be at the forefront of stroke research delivery in all domains and 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, allowing the ability and confidence to function decisively and autonomously. Candidates should be hard-working, dependable, collegial, and professional in keeping with GMC good medical practice.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

£105,504 to £139,882 a year YC72 Pay Scale per annum pro rata