Senior Clinical Fellow in Stroke

• Better outcomes for ourPatients
• More opportunities for ourPeople
• Fairer more consistent care for ourPopulation
• Best Value forPublic Purse

• Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.
• We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.
• More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.
• Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.
• Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.
• We will be known as a place where people enjoy working, training and building a career.
• Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.
• We will contribute to system financial balance

Essential

• Able to assess, resuscitate and stabilise acutely sick patients
• Good clinical judgement
• Understand Audit/governance processes
• Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent)
• Completed pre-registration year (or equivalent outside UK).
• Minimum of 3 years' experience as an SHO in an approved training post, or equivalent. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential.
• Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career
• 4 months experience in geriatrics/COTE/ neurology/stroke.
• Experience in thrombolysis

Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Good communication skills
• Honesty and reliability
• Ability to work effectively within an MDT environment
• Flexibility
• Critical approach to work
• Demonstrates initiative
• Ability to gain confidence of both staff and patients
• Willing to undertake additional clinical duties when necessary, including cover for colleagues on leave

Desirable

• Interest in medical management
• Willingness to undertake further research
• Ability to teach effectively.
• Demonstration of involvement in clinical directorate management

Essential

• IT skills on all Microsoft packages
• Fluent English speaker
• Experience in audit project and written up
• Demonstrate interest in research
• Demonstrate experience in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
• Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues
• Proven teaching ability.
• Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates & postgraduates