Locum Consultant in Stroke

We are looking for 1 enthusiastic Locum Stroke Consultant who will:

• Provide effective and compassionate care for our Stroke patients across bed base of 48 beds
• Develop their own area of specialist interest and provide sub-specialty expertise.
• Develop and expand the current Stroke service locally and regionally.
• As a core member of the West Yorkshire Associate of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), collaborate closely with the Tertiary service team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
• Work with the Clinical Director and General Manager to review current working practices and drive forward innovative changes to develop new models of care.
• Get involved in clinical research, teaching and development.
• Provide expert advice and support regarding complex cases to clinical colleagues in primary and secondary care.
There is a full-time post providing 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), but applicants wishing to work part- time are also encouraged to apply.Main duties of the job Post holder will be providing assessment of patients suspected to have acute stroke when holding the hot phone including suitability for thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy. Post holder will be doing a TIA clinic for stroke prevention. Postholder will be looking after patients on HASU and ASU ie daily morning ward round during 1 week in 5 weeks by rotation with the other 4 Consultants. The post holder will also be responsible for ongoing rehabilitation of stroke patients in stroke rehab ward. The post holder will be following patients from TIA clinic and discharged patients from ASU and Stroke Rehab ward in a follow-up clinic once week., Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care, which means that we look after ourselves and our colleagues in the same way that we care for our patients. If you are kind, compassionate, dynamic, enthusiastic and effective we want to support you through the next stage of your career at consultant level.

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is an exceptional place to work with many amazing teams of hard working and dedicated staff, delivering high standards of patient care. We have made significant changes in the way we work to meet the challenges of the changing NHS, and we were rated by the Care Quality Commission as "Good" in June 2018. With goals to attain a rating of "Outstanding" from the CQC and to have Teaching Hospital status.

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum (dependant on experience)