ESHT
Consultant in Stroke Medicine
Key Responsibilities
- Attending thrombolysis and thrombectomy calls with the on-call stroke team
- Involvement in the thrombectomy referral process and coordinating patient transfer
- Inpatient ward reviews including ITU patients
- Management of hyper acute stroke admissions
- Management of stroke and medical complications
- Excelling in communication skills with MDT members, patients, and their families
- Management of acute stroke patients and ASC step-downs
- Management of rehabilitation stroke patients
- Leading care planning and best-interest meetings
- TIA clinics and associated admin
- Stroke Clinics and associated admin
- Stroke IP Follow up reviews
- 1:4 weekends New admissions and TIA clinics
- 1:6 Thrombolysis on call
Skills and Expertise
- Accredited physician with background in Stroke
- Full GMC registration
- Within 6 months of gaining CCT at time of interview or on the Specialist Register (CESR)