Job description
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please note previous applicants need not applyThis is a service post so does not have educational approval, but successful applicants will be provided with training and educational opportunities, tailored to meet individual needs. Where service provision allows, successful applicants are encouraged to attend educational teaching sessions.
Post holders will be expected to keep themselves up to date with current knowledge and practice, to attend clinical meetings within departments and to participate in audit and in service training of other professionals. Mutually acceptable arrangements will be put into place to ensure that the individual is able to attend meetings and training as required / appropriate. The successful candidates will be expected to maintain an educational portfolio and will have named Educational and Clinical Supervision.
Post holders can expect:
- To build upon postgraduate clinical experience (or equivalent)
- To develop further expertise in the identification and management of acute stroke (e.g. thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy, assessment for decompressive hemicraniectomy) and its complications
- To gain experience and familiarity in identifying and managing a wide variety of other medical conditions (e.g. stroke mimics), including making appropriate decisions regarding the need for admission, the development of strategies which might provide an alternative to admission and identifying where early discharge would be safe and appropriate
- To further develop skills of history taking, physical examination, appropriate investigation and rational prescribing
- To increasingly work towards independent practice at Registrar level, leading ward rounds, assessing patients, making decisions etc. with Consultant support and supervision available at all times
Person specificationTraining & Qualifications Essential criteria - GMC Registration with licence to practice
- Full ALS Certification
- Full MRCP
- MBBS or equivalent
- IELTS core minimum 7.5 with no individual area going under 7.5 OR minimum grade B in all four sub tests of the OET
Experience Essential criteria - Good and wide ranging recent experience of clinical medicine in acute inpatient setting in a large acute hospital
- Evidence of completion of key competencies equivalent to at least ST3 level.
- Experience of working out of hours with limited support
Desirable criteria - NHS experience at ST3/CT3 level
Communication and Relationship Skills Essential criteria - Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
Planning and organisational skills Essential criteria - Evidence of active involvement in design and running of relevant clinical audit
- Experience of presenting case reports, audit or research results
- Experience of supervising junior colleagues
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
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