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Locum Consultant Stroke Medicine | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	24 June 2024
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	24 July 2024
Location:	Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
Company:	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	6421070/317-LCON-24-160

Summary

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team as a locum consultant stroke physician This is a great opportunity for someone who would like to work in a research -active comprehensive stroke service with advanced neuroimaging capabilities.



Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant in Stroke Medicine (on a full-time or part-time basis) to its award-winning Stroke Service. This is a new post to join a team of existing 8 consultants with varying clinical input into stroke. We are one of the 11 prestigious hyperacute stroke research centers in the country and have been the lead recruiter is complex clinical trials for two years in a row.





Clinical:

· You will be expected to deliver hyperacute stroke care including systemic thrombolysis, triage of patients for complex interventions including regional referrals for mechanical thrombectomy and Hemicraniectomy.

· You will be working in the top performing hyperacute stroke research centre in the country and will be expected to help enhance integration of stroke research into clinical practice at both base units.

· You will be expected to cover stroke rehabilitation patients at QEH site.

· You will be expected to participate in Neuroradiolgy and Vascular MDT meetings on a rotational basis

· You will be expected to support outpatient service (Stroke clinic / TIA clinic) in one of the sites

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Sofia Dima, consultant stroke physician on 01912824194, or via email ats.dima@nhs.net



Closing Date: 28 June 2024

Interview Date: TBC

This job is being advertised to help development of sustainable cross-site working, between the stroke service at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead and the tertiary service at Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust. You will be supported by Trust Executives’ Board of both Trusts as well as the medical directorate to achieve service goals. Depending on the post holder’s parent specialty, there is capacity for non- stroke clinical sessions, and additional


This advert closes on Friday 28 Jun 2024

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