Consultant in Stroke Medicine

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Nhs Trust, St Giles, Lincoln

Consultant in Stroke Medicine

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United Lincolnshire Hospitals Nhs Trust, St Giles, Lincoln

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 4 days ago, 26 Sep | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 097998a68a6c4abeb1a3ccf6b6337eb9

Location ref: St Giles, Lincoln

Full Job Description

  • Provide in-patient and outpatient care for patients with stroke, TIA and suspected cerebrovascular disease
  • Contribute to the provision of acute stroke specialist service delivering thrombolysis and other specialist treatments. Acute stroke for the Trust are currently under review in line with the Midlands and East strategic health authority Stroke review. We have functional telemedicine equipment which is used with various aspects of stroke care. Work with the rest of the clinical and managerial team to support and deliver quality improvements on the StrokeUnit and in the community
  • Take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
  • Participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care

    An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the existing Stroke team in Lincolnshire, who are a motivated, energetic team of Physicians who are committed to providing high quality services to a largely rural population. We have two substantive, full time Stroke Physician posts based at Lincoln County Hospital. The purpose of these posts is to ensure the highest quality of care is provided to the Lincolnshire population from prevention of hyper-acute treatment and all aspects of rehabilitation. The appointees will join a busy, enthusiastic and hardworking team.

    The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals and four additional hospitals where we provide some services, we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.
  • We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 7,800 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients. For more information on what it's like to live and work in Lincolnshire please see the link below. https://www.beinlincolnshire.com/ We offer the following unique only to Lincolnshire Direct links to the new £21 million Lincoln Medical School via Lincoln University

    o 2 x 120 capacity lecture theatres o Seminar space o Caf and social learning space o Library, Science Library and Project Library o Anatomy Suite and Clinical Skills Suite o The entire building is designed to meet BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method)

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/consultant-in-stroke-medicine-127470529