Clinical Fellowship in Stroke (StR Higher)

Clinical Fellowship in Stroke (StR Higher)

Employer University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Location

Plymouth

Salary

£67,325 to £76,582 per annum

Advert expiry date 22 Oct 2026

Profession Specialist doctor, Neurology, Stroke medicine

Grade Fellow

Contract Type Fixed Contract

Hours Full Time

Setting Hospital

Job Details

At University Hospitals Plymouth we have a Comprehensive Stroke Centre and provide the Mechanical Thrombectomy Service for the Southwest Peninsula. This currently runs 7 days a week but not overnight. We are expanding the service to 24/7 service to the South West Peninsula over the coming months and seeking to expand our workforce to be part of this development. The Senior Clinical Fellow post in Stroke is based in Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. This is a new post which, whilst not a training post, will work with the SpRs in the Peninsula Training Programme and your duties will be similar. Whatever your career aims, this job will enable you to gain specialist experience in Hyper Acute, Acute and Rehab services for stroke.

Main duties of the job Assessing and initiating treatment, including IV thrombolysis for patients presenting with suspected acute stroke (under consultant supervision) Providing medical input for patients requiring treatment with mechanical thrombectomy (including receiving referrals from other hospitals) Involvement on HASU and ASU, directly working with the stroke consultant in the running of the ward There will also be non-stroke clinical work, comprising approximately 20% of clinical work. This will vary based on the applicant's medical background and the needs of the hospital. This will involve a proportion of the clinical work being within other departments, including Geriatrics, Neurology, Acute Medicine and Rehabilitation medicine.

About us We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. Please note that all communication will be electronic, please check your email account regularly. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Job description Job responsibilities Assessing and initiating treatment, including IV thrombolysis for patients presenting with suspected acute stroke (under consultant supervision) Providing medical input for patients requiring treatment with mechanical thrombectomy (including receiving referrals from other hospitals) Involvement on HASU and ASU, directly working with the stroke consultant in the running of the ward There will also be non-stroke clinical work, comprising approximately 20% of clinical work. This will vary based on the applicants medical background and the needs of the hospital. This will involve a proportion of the clinical work being within other departments, including Geriatrics, Neurology, Acute Medicine and Rehabilitation medicine.

On call At present the registrars work a 1 in 7 partial shift. There is a requirement to work a 24/7 resident rota to carry the stroke bleep and make thrombolysis and thrombectomy decisions (supported by an on-call Consultant) on a 1:13 basis. When you work weekends and nights you will be rostered with appropriate compensatory rest. In addition to 9-5 day shifts, there are long day shifts (9am-9pm, which include weekends) and night shifts 9pm-9am.

Person Specification

• Education, qualifications & special training

• Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise

• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice

• Evidence of achievement of IMT3 level competencies CT/ST1 competences by the commencement date supported by evidence from work-based assessments of clinical performance (DOPS, Mini-CEX, CBD, ACAT) and Multi-Source Feedback or equivalent, ARCP or Equivalent

• Eligibility to work in the UK

• Desirable

• MRCP full diploma OR Certification of Completion of training (CCT) in Neurology/ Stroke equivalent from non-UK country

• KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Essential

• At least 5 years of experience working as a doctor after graduation: this is a post for doctors of ST4 level and above

• Evidence of experience in a range of medical specialties, with at least 3 years spent working in medical specialties

• Previous experience delivering intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke

• Desirable

• Ability to interpret neuroimaging in the context of acute stroke, including CT angiography, CT perfusion and MRI

• APTITUDE & ABILITIES

• Essential

• Demonstrates clarity in written / spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation

• Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate

• Capacity to use logical / lateral thinking to solve problems / make decisions, indicating an analytical / scientific approach

• Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding sees patients as people

• Demonstrates respect for all

• Desirable

• Demonstrates information technology skills

• Evidence of achievement outside medicine

• Evidence of altruistic behaviour eg voluntary work

• Managing Others & Team Involvement

• Essential

• Able to work in multi-professional teams & supervise junior medical staff

• Ability to show leadership, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members for the benefit of patients through, for example, audit and quality improvement projects

• Capacity to work effectively with others

• Desirable

• Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine

• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working and leadership supported by multi-source feedback or other workplace-based assessments

• Demonstrates an understanding of NHS management and resources.

• Evidence of involvement in management commensurate with experience

• DISPOSITION / ATTITUDE / MOTIVATION

• Essential

• Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances

• Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training

• At least 24 months experience in medicine or an ACCS program or equivalent (not including Foundation modules) by the time of commencement.

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