Locum Consultant Stroke Medicine Physician

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Stroke Medicine team at Barts Health NHS Trust. The Stroke Department at the Royal London Hospital comprises 4 full time stroke physicians with the HASU and on-call rota supported by consultants from the neurology department as well as external Trusts. There are regular audit and team meetings for the entire consultant team, led by the clinical lead, Dr Alexandra Andrews. There is a full junior team comprising of registrars, clinical fellows and FY2 / Core Medical Trainees supporting ward based and hyperacute thrombolysis and thrombectomy work. Depending on the successful candidate's specialty interest and training, they will have the opportunity to support either the Care of the Elderly Service or the Neurology Service through dedicated clinical sessions., Specific Duties:

• To provide a Consultant-led comprehensive hyper acute and acute stroke service in partnership with the rest of the Consultant team.
• To participate in the Stroke & Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy Consultant on call rota at The Royal London.
• To share in the provision of outpatient TIA services together with other members of the consultant team.
• To support the Stroke Clinical Lead and Clinical Director in advancing service developments and improvements.
• To aid and facilitate the rapid transfer of stroke patients from Barts Health to other Acute Stroke Units along the relevant pathway.
• To be actively involved in stroke research by enrolling patients in currently opened trials (national and international research studies as part of the National Stroke Research Network and the NIHR portfolio) as well as promoting new studies on site.
  
  The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.