I am delighted to announce that a vacancy for a Consultant in Stroke Medicine has become available at a district general hospital based within the Lincolnshire area. The Trust provides a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 7,800 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide, and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities, and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients, and almost 100,000 inpatients. There is a separate 1:6 Stroke On-Call rota on the Lincoln Site and the Stroke Physicians do not have any commitment to the acute medicine on call rota. There is no in-patient stroke service at the Pilgrim hospital site. The medical team is supported by up to 5 registrar-level specialty doctors, as well as a minimum of 3 resident trainees. 24/7 thrombolysis is provided on Site backed by a full hyper-acute Stroke Unit. The Trust has consolidated down to a single Hyper-Acute Unit as part of wider service reconfiguration following a public consultation of the Acute Services Review. There are excellent established links with the region. Main duties of the job Responsibilities: Provide in-patient and outpatient care for patients with stroke, TIA and suspected cerebrovascular disease Contribute to the provision of acute stroke specialist service delivering thrombolysis and other specialist treatments. Acute stroke for the Trust is currently under review in line with the Midlands and East strategic health authority Stroke review. We have functional telemedicine equipment, which is used in various aspects of stroke care. Work with the rest of the clinical and managerial team to support and deliver quality improvements on the Stroke Unit and in the community Take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training Participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care Person Specification Essential Current valid GMC registration MRCP or equivalent If you are passionate about improving care for elderly patients and keen to work within a dynamic and supportive team. For further details or an informal discussion about the role, please contact me via email: simon@kaizenrecruitment.co.uk or 07460 630 884.

I am delighted to announce that a vacancy for a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine has become available at a district general hospital based within the Lincolnshire area. The hospital is in is a large and modern complex, catering for the majority of major specialties, and has 557 acute beds. There are 172 beds for acute general medical and elderly care, including coronary care and renal care, as well as a 51-bed medical emergency admission unit and an 18-bed surgical admissions unit. Additionally, there is a 19-bed Frailty Unit. The 10 side-room Respiratory Support Unit (4 negative pressure rooms) opened in summer 2021. A sizable, well-staffed Accident and Emergency Department is available. At the moment, the hospital has 108 general surgical beds, a 20-bed critical care unit (levels 2 and 3), a ten theatre operating suite, and three orthopaedic wards. The Hospital employs five respiratory physicians on a full-time basis, with an additional three locum physicians supporting. Outpatient Clinics are held at the Hospital. The Respiratory Medicine Service annually sees in excess of 900 non-elective admissions, 300-day cases, and 2000 first outpatient appointments. The Department of Respiratory Medicine is part of the Specialty Medicine Clinical Business Unit. Main duties of the job The post holder will be expected to: Take part in a consultant rota for Trust wide Respiratory cover. The current on-call rota is 1:8 including weekends, with one day on each site. Consultants have Monday as a time off in lieu of the on-call weekend. Carry out teaching duties as required and take an active part in the Postgraduate Medical Education programme and in the teaching of junior medical staff. To be involved in the education of nursing staff, General Practitioners, and other clinical professionals. To attend regularly the monthly departmental and team meetings. Have continuing responsibility for patients and for the proper functioning of the department. Take part in team, department, regional, and national audits. Be involved in research where appropriate. Participate in the management of the Respiratory Medicine Service. Undertake such other duties as may be identified to meet the needs of the service. Person Specification Essential MRCP-SCE Respiratory Current GMC If you are passionate about improving care for elderly patients and keen to work within a dynamic and supportive team. For further details or an informal discussion about the role, please contact me via email: simon@kaizenrecruitment.co.uk or 07460 630 884.

I am delighted to announce that a vacancy for a substantive stroke consultant has become available within a district general hospital based in the Surrey area. The job is 10 PA with an extra 1.1PA for participating in the GIM Rota, and 1.3PA for participating in the Telemedicine for Stroke Service. There is also the option of combining the stroke role with General Internal Medicine, and a perspective rota is included in this pack. We have a talented team of dedicated consultants working in a friendly, flexible, and cohesive group. The trust is supported by a team of 2 on call trust-grade doctors and 6 stroke specialist nurses to help with acute admission, facilitating thrombolysis, and transferring potential thrombectomy patients to a tertiary centre. They also assist with referrals from other specialties. We have a regular weekly neuro-radiology MDT. The trust is enthusiastic, welcoming, and proactive in supporting special interests. Our ward has a bed capacity of up to 32 beds, including 8 HASU, along with acute and other therapy beds. Person Specification Essential Full GMC Registration Experience of Statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS) If you are passionate about improving care for elderly patients and keen to work within a dynamic and supportive team. For further details or an informal discussion about the role, please contact me via email: simon@kaizenrecruitment.co.uk or 07460 630 884.  

Good morning Dr I am currently working with a district general hospital based within the Midlands, seeking a Consultant Geriatrician role within a well-organized and collaborative department. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated team committed to providing high-quality care for frail, elderly patients across their organization. The Trust is committed to the provision of a modern high quality, Consultant-led elderly care service, and the successful candidate will be expected to work alongside the 6 Consultants in Elderly Care currently in post. There are daily consultant ward rounds with the expectation that every patient will have a daily senior medical review. There are efforts to develop enhanced care for frail older people and alternatives to hospital admission, such as virtual Frailty ward. Job Plan Total: DCC 8.5 (DCC) SPA 1.5 (SPA) On Call 1.4 worked PA’s (DCC) in addition to 10PA Job Plan The ward has 28 patients, you will usually be responsible for 14 patients. Sometimes, if the other consultant is on leave, you will be responsible for the 28 patients (not all of them need your review, mainly new and sick) with a registrar to support. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Entered onto the GMC register NHS Experience If you are passionate about improving care for elderly patients and keen to work within a dynamic and supportive team. For further details or an informal discussion about the role, please contact me via email: simon@kaizenrecruitment.co.uk or 07460 630 884.