Senior Clinical Fellow - Stroke & General Medicine

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Due to extensive growth within our medical directorate we have a wonderful opportunity to join Mid and South Essex Hospitals as a Senior Clinical Fellow.

You will have the opportunity to join the highly performing Stroke Unit in Basildon University Hospital, and be responsible for delivering Acute Stroke services to population in the Basildon and Thurrock area.

Our Stroke department is recognised as a regional centre of excellence and provides a caring and comprehensive service for all aspects of stroke treatment for the population of Basildon and Essex.

Main duties of the job

First class opportunity to undertake clinical assessment of a suspected stroke or TIA in an adult patient referred as an emergency to hospital or in an out-patient setting.

Supervised learning to:

• Arrange and interpret appropriate investigations, self-sufficiency in imaging like brain scan and carotid Doppler to support or exclude diagnosis of a suspected stroke or TIA and its cause.
• Manage hyper acute treatment for stroke TIA and common stroke mimics with current and emerging interventional management of patients undergoing cerebral reperfusion therapies in acute ischaemic stroke.
• Manage immediate post-acute care of stroke including end-of-life care for stroke patients.
• Able to manage secondary prevention strategies following stroke or TIA.

You will contribute to post-discharge medical care, rehabilitation, and longer term social and vocational integration, recruit in multi centre trials of stroke as an independent recruiter and able to design and help existing research projects and have opportunities to contribute to the development of a Stroke service and provide leadership to such a service.

Working for our organisation

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an opportunity to rotate and gain experience in our General Medicine and Stroke areas, then we want to hear from you.

Please see the attached JD for details of this exciting role.

Person specification

Communications

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, patients and relatives

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of undertaking presentations

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 3 years experience in stroke
• Previous experience at SpR ST2 or equivalent level
• Delivery of good Acute clinical care

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in an NHS setting
• Ability to develop and maintain a sub-specialty interest
• Evidence of audit participation

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MRCP PACES
• MBBS

Desirable criteria

• PLAB 2
• ALS
• FRCS or equivilent

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• JD and PS (PDF, 536.9KB)
• Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
• AFC Pay Poster 25/26 (PDF, 32.3KB)
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
• Medical Payscales 2/2025 (PDF, 187.5KB)
• Applicant MS Teams Checklist (PDF, 560.5KB)
• Trust marketing brochure (PDF, 2.1MB)
• General Statements - Clinical Fellow FY1, FY2, MTI and ST1-9 (PDF, 312.4KB)