Senior Clinical Fellow in Stroke

Contribute as a middle grade in the running of the Stroke unit at Whiston Providing registrar level care for the hypreracute and stroke patient Leading audit and QIP and active role in teaching Active role in clinical governance Liaise with other members of the clinical team and other specialties Advise FY1's, CT Trainees and ANPs about management of patients Develop skills in managing the wards to avoid unnecessary patient delays and maintain good clinical care to all patients. Support the development of the service, including national bench marking and ensure clinical data entry for the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme. The SCF will also run their own TIA clinic under direct supervision of the responsible consultant.

The successful candidate must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme