Dr. Ravi Rangasamy

• I provide clinical leadership and oversight for a large care group that includes Emergency Care, Medicine, and Surgery at the William Harvey Hospital in Kent
• Represent the care group in executive board meetings, reporting on performance metrics and strategic objectives.
• Planning healthcare budgets, tracking expenditure against targets, reporting on results, and optimising strategies to meet goals.
• Manage services to provide equal access to different groups, and promote inclusion in healthcare.
• Oversee the medical staff, which encompasses job planning, recruitment, performance management, and ensuring adequate staffing levels. I also offer leadership and oversight in governance and quality assurance.
• I continue to participate in medical calls and clinics to maintain my clinical skills.

• I managed a general medicine ward and took part in Elderly care, acute medical take and Falls clinic service in pro rota basis .
• Collaborated with healthcare professionals from various disciplines to provide integrated care, addressing all aspects of patient health.
• Supervised junior doctors and medical students, providing mentorship and guidance to foster their professional development.
• Participated in continuous professional development activities to stay abreast of the latest medical research and techniques.
• Led multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care plans, improving outcomes through collaborative decision-making.

In addition to my responsibilities as a consultant in stroke medicine, which included overseeing the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU), Acute Stroke Unit (ASU), rehabilitation, and managing stroke on-call duties, I have also taken on several key roles to enhance patient care and support professional development.

These roles include:

Clinical Lead for Stroke, to drive quality improvement and best practices within the department.

Medical Examiner for the Trust, ensuring thorough reviews and adherence to high standards of care.

Clinical and Educational Supervisor to mentor and guide junior staff in their professional growth.

Clinical Appraiser to support the continuous development of clinical skills and competencies among our team.

• Completed training program in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, progressing towards CCT certification.
• Received training at King's College Hospital, as a tertiary teaching centre.
• Cultivated essential clinical and managerial skills to prepare for a consultant role.

• Acquired extensive skills and competencies as a registrar within the NHS.
• Delivered clinical care to the acute ward and outpatient clinics.
• Participated in medical calls to support patient assessment and management.

• Worked at the level of ST1 in various medical departments that included Geriatrics, Gastroenterology and Cardiology
• Developed skills to manage the acute medical ward and outpatients

• As a trust foundation year one doctor, I learned and developed skills to provide support to the team in a general medical ward