Job vacancy: Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury

Job summary

Main area: Stroke Medicine
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent / 1 year fixed term Locum positions will be considered
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 Sessions/Week)
Job ref: 269-MD896

Employer: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Salisbury District Hospital
Town: Salisbury
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/05/2025 23:59
Interview date: 02/07/2025

Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine

Consultant

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or be within six months of doing so at the time of interview.

Applications from those wishing to work part-time, job-share, locum for one year are welcomed.

* There is a relocation package available to candidates applying for a substantive position, of up to a maximum of £8,000 (terms and conditions apply) There is also a generous welcome payment of £22,000 applied to this post for those applicants applying for substantive positions. Terms and conditions apply as well as repayment clauses.

There is a strong commitment to service improvement, particularly in relation to emergency and inpatient medicine with now being a good opportunity for anyone joining the team to get involved with service design and improvement.

Please see attached person specification and our candidate information pack for full details of roles and responsibilities. Candidate information pack Consultant Physician Stroke Medicine

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a CCT in General Medicine or Neurology leading to entry onto GMC Specialist Register
Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in stroke medicine
Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems: demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach
Knowledge and application of up to date evidence based practice

Management Experience

Essential criteria

Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff
Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets
Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department/Directorate
Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors

Communication Skills

Essential criteria

Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication.
Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options

Teaching

Essential criteria

Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching
Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others.

Audit and Research

Essential criteria

Experience in, and commitment to clinical audit
Experience of hosting or recruiting patients to NIHR CRN portfolio research and understanding of GCP in Clinical Research
Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical problems

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
Cycle to work scheme
Uniform provided (where required)
On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
On site health and fitness club
On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Dr Toby Black

Job title

Consultant Physician and Lead for Stroke

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

01722336262

Additional information

Dr Toby Black, Consultant Physician and Lead for Stroke
[email protected]
01722 336262 Extn. 4141

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Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine

Consultant

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Management Experience

Essential criteria

Communication Skills

Essential criteria

Teaching

Essential criteria

Audit and Research

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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