Senior Clinical Fellow in Stroke MedicineNHS
Job summary
Senior Clinical Fellow for Stroke Services
This is a full time one-year fixed term appointment to a Senior Clinical Fellow (STR3+ Equivalent) within the Stroke Service.
Stroke Medicine is a vibrant Specialty at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. There have been significant developments over the last few years. Patients are now admitted directly to the Hyperacute Stroke Unit (Heydon Ward). Urgent CT is available, and 24/7 thrombolysis is supported by a rota of Band 6 Nurses. Applicants with a variety of experience are welcome to apply. Examples may include:
- General Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- Neurology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- General (Internal) Medicine/Acute Medicine
- Cardiology
- Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Main duties of the job
The appointment is to the Trust, not to specific hospitals.
All doctors, including the appointee, will be expected to be involved in implementing the Trust's Clinical Governance programmer. This includes active participation in clinical audit, quality, clinical guidelines/pathways, professional development, appraisal and risk management
Every encouragement will be given to the candidate to get through his/her exams and also expand his/her experience in all aspects of Stroke Medicine and General Medicine. Intensive training for the MRCP exams and PACES is available in the NNUHFT.
The post will be based at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Norwich Community Hospital Trust. Features of the Stroke Service:
- High volume service - upto 1200 strokes per year, 1000+ people assessed in the rapid access TIA Clinic
- Active stroke thrombolysis service 24/7
- TIA clinics providing same day service to most patients
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Academic Department - Active participation in multi-centre + local studies. Excellent opportunity to become involved in research and clinical audits.
- Members of Consultant Staff include Dr Nav Shinh (Clinical Lead), Dr Kneale Metcalf, Dr Chit Hmu, Dr Rajesh Rajakunjaram and Dr Paddy Sutton. The Neurology Consultants also jointly run the TIA clinic.
- Active participation in the regional stroke teleconference held monthly
Job description
Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification. Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.
About us
The Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) is one of the busiest teaching trusts in England. We serve over 900,000 people across Norfolk, North Suffolk and surrounding areas for specialist services. In 2016/17 our 7,500 members of staff delivered 816,000 outpatient appointments, 90,000 day cases and 90,000 inpatient admissions from our two hospitals.
- The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is located on the Norwich Research Park and serves the population of Norfolk and Norfolk Suffolk and further afield for specialist services. It opened in 2001 and is a 1,200 bed teaching hospital with state-of-the-art facilities. We provide a wide range of secondary and tertiary services, including Accident and Emergency. The trust will be commemorating 250 years of a hospital in Norwich in 2021.
- Cromer and District Hospital is located in Cromer on the North Norfolk coast and serves the North Norfolk population. It was redeveloped in 2012 to replace the 1930s-founded hospital. We provide a wide range of consultant-led outpatient services, day case operations and a Minor Injuries Unit (MIU). The trust is commemorating 150 years of a hospital in Cromer in 2017/18.
Our vision is to 'provide every patient with the care we want for those we love the most', Our PRIDE values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do.