Consultant Stroke Specialist

Doctors Direct have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant to work with us at East & North Herts NHS Foundation Trust on their Stroke specialist team.

 

Key responsibilities

  • Provide in-patient and outpatient care for patients with stroke, TIA and suspected cerebrovascular disease
  • Contribute to the provision of the acute stroke specialist service delivering thrombolysis and other specialist treatments.
  • Development and clinical delivery of a comprehensive stroke assessment
  • Comprehensive assessment of stroke mimics
  • Acute inpatient assessment and treatment of stroke and stroke mimics and non-stroke patients admitted to stroke ward
  • TIA and stroke follow up outpatient clinics
  • On call commitment for stroke Thrombolysis in hours and out of hours
  • Supporting the training of medical staff, clinical specialist and ward nurses and other members of the MDT
  • Providing effective leadership to multidisciplinary staff members

Role details

  • Speciality: Stroke Medicine
  • Location: Hertfordshire
  • Shift patterns: 9:00-17:00 Mon-Fri on-going, part-time hours also available (client will accept candidates 2-3 days per week)
  • Hours per week: 20-50 hours available
  • Start date: ASAP- no end date, this is on-going, client will accept short term contracts
  • Rates: £110-£175 per hour

 

This is a great opportunity to join our National Bank, which enables you to work in multiple Stroke departments across the country full/part time and be paid great rates of pay.

Doctors Direct recruit to the highest of NHS standards and all candidates applying for this role must have the following:

  • Valid GMC
  • Right to work in the UK
  • Clinical attachment complete
  • Minimum of 3 months paid experience in the NHS/UK

About the Trust

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is made up of four hospitals: Hertford County Hospital in Hertford, the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood and the New QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City.

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust have a team of over 5,000 dedicated staff, delivering high quality, safe and effective care. Together the sites deliver a range of services including emergency, inpatient, outpatient, maternity and diagnostic care. The Trust also offers specialist services such as cardiology, urology, renal medicine and radiotherapy.

 

Apply

To find out more about this opportunity and others please call 03330 143 652 to speak to one of our dedicated recruitment consultants. If you’d like to apply, please email your CV to doctorsjobs@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk.

 

As an equal opportunities organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.