Stroke Medicine Consultant - fixed term or permanent

Full Job Description

Client Name: Swansea Bay University Health Board

Role: Stroke Medicine Consultant - 12 month fixed term or permanent. Visa sponsorship is available

Salary: 93,666 to 126, 281 per annum, dependant on experience. Plus access to the NHS Pension scheme and other employee benefits

Shifts: Full time Monday-Friday + on calls. Job plan available on request. Mixture of clinics, ward rounds and SPA time. Approximately 1:8 on calls

Location: Swansea, South Wales

Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications

Essential

• MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) or equivalent.
• Full GMC Registration, or your GMC application must be in the final stages.
• Relevant experience at Consultant-level.

Benefits of working with Medacs Healthcare:

• First sight of jobs across multiple NHS trusts
• A dedicated Recruitment Consultant to see you through the job application process
• Free CPD courses and career support with Medacs Academy
• Hundreds of new locum shifts available every day
• Long term jobs and short shifts available
• Lucrative referral scheme
• Revalidation support
• 24/7/365 support - we're here when you need us

New Vacancy - Stroke Medicine Consultant.

The prestigious Swansea Bay University Health Board is recruiting a skilled Doctor of stroke medicine holding a Certificate Completion of Training (CCT) for an exciting Consultancy post that will provide unrivalled opportunities for practice, academia and research.

As a Consultant in stroke medicine, your skills, knowledge, and experience are critical to the successful acute care and rehabilitation provision at Swansea Bay University Health Board . Here you will be utilising a range of clinical skills including; cardiovascular disease, general and geriatric medicine, rehabilitation and palliative care, while being a pillar of clinical and educational support for junior doctors.

Working flexible shifts as a locum Consultant at Swansea Bay University Health Board , you will work to help patients adapt to the impact of their health problems following stroke and to manage their condition. You will be working closely with vascular surgeons and neurosurgeons, referring patients for surgery and increasingly with interventional neuroradiologists, referring patients for clot retrieval therapy.

The Swansea Bay University Health Board takes their contribution to medical development and advancement seriously, especially as stroke results in a range of debilitating symptoms and is the most common cause of death and disability in the UK, accounting for over 5% of NHS resources. As a result, you will have access to some of the most advanced medical equipment in the country and unparalleled opportunities for specialism, research and academia throughout your consultancy.

As a locum Stroke Medicine Consultant, you will be dedicated to imparting complex knowledge and championing skill enhancement throughout the departments, theatres and clinics. Leading by example, you will encourage uptake for the wide range of development and support packages available, supporting and mentoring your fellow healthcare professionals in their continuous professional development.

General key skills

In addition to your qualifications, as a Stroke Medicine Consultant, you will have:

• Quick thinking abilities
• Patience and the ability to teach, coach and mentor
• Excellent attention to detail
• A systematic approach to tasks and delegation
• Excellent timekeeping
• A pro-active approach to research and academia
• Empathy and understanding
• A flexible attitude
• A dedication to improving and developing knowledge and skills
• Active listening skills

Main Duties/Responsibilities

As a locum Stroke Medicine Consultant with Swansea Bay University Health Board you will:

• Actively support patients and their families, communicating clinical information to explain a diagnosis and treatment options using various methods to ensure practical understanding.
• Coordinate treatment plans and prescribe various types of treatment.
• Provide constant monitoring and care for patients.
• Communicate with patients and the wider multidisciplinary team on shared patient decision making.
• Work in and where appropriate, lead a multidisciplinary team.
• Assess and prioritise patient/client requirements, delegating effectively to others.
• Recognise, review, and report a patient's condition and any changes to the patient and the multidisciplinary team.
• Performing basic administrative and clerical tasks, such as keeping records of test results, writing prescriptions, providing information to patients, and monitoring treatment plans.
• Help teach and train other junior doctors and medical students and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

If you are looking for a locum consultancy role within a Trust that continuously strives to achieve excellence, apply today and be a critical part of their comprehensive trauma and orthopaedic surgery service.