Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to cover our regional level 2b Specialist Neurorehabilitation inpatient service at the Bradley Unit, based in Woking Community Hospital. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our multidisciplinary team. This position offers an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, providing neurorehabilitation and comprehensive care to adults with acquired brain injury or complex neurological illness.
Main duties of the job
Deliver Clinical, Educational, and Managerial Services at Consultant Level to the Department.Work collaboratively with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team to provide high-quality patient care.Provide direct clinical care to patients throughout the department, assisting in clinical decision-making.Ensure comprehensive senior clinical cover is provided to the Department.Conduct assessments of patients and provide consultant level cover in ward rounds, meetings, and clinics.Review potential admissions and develop assessment strategies to ensure excellent medical care.Take responsibility for the care of patients, ensuring safe handover as necessary.Engage in the care of patients outside the department and provide prompt opinions upon request.Collaborate with medical, nursing, and management colleagues to deliver department objectives and improve patient experience.Actively participate in education, research, audit, and clinical governance activities within a multi-disciplinary workforce.Contribute to the training and supervision of staff in the department, including teaching sessions.Support recruitment, appraisal, development, and mentoring activities within the multi-disciplinary team.Pursue learning, development, and research opportunities aligned with department objectives.Engage in clinical audit activities, ensuring effective record-keeping.Undertake continuing medical education internally and externally, utilizing study leave entitlement as appropriate.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The role requires delivering clinical, educational, and managerial services at a consultant level, ensuring the highest professional standards within the department. Collaboration with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team is essential for providing a well-led service to patients, including diagnosis, investigations, treatment, and management in accordance with Trust policies.
Direct clinical care is provided to patients across all parts of the department, actively assisting in clinical decision-making. The medical team offers comprehensive senior clinical cover, conducting patient assessments, and providing consultant-level coverage during ward rounds, multi-disciplinary team meetings, and clinics. Consultants review potential admissions and develop assessment strategies to ensure optimal medical care.
Continuing responsibility for patient care and safe handover is emphasized. Engagement in the care of patients outside the department, prompt opinions upon request from colleagues in other specialties, and collaboration with medical, nursing, and management colleagues are all important for delivering department objectives and improving patient experience and quality of care.
Active participation and support in education, research, audit, and clinical governance activities involving a multi-disciplinary workforce is expected. Consultants contribute to the professional training of staff, including teaching sessions for hospital staff and undergraduate/postgraduate students, while also supporting recruitment, appraisal, development, and mentoring activities within the multi-disciplinary team.
The Trust encourages consultants with special interests to pursue development opportunities aligned with department objectives and provide learning opportunities for other staff. Participation in clinical audit activities and undertaking research and continuing medical education, both internally and externally, are encouraged.
The job entails working in the Bradley Unit, a neurorehabilitation facility with 20 beds, and conducting outpatient clinics, including Spasticity Management and general Neurorehabilitation clinics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role requires delivering clinical, educational, and managerial services at a consultant level, ensuring the highest professional standards within the department. Collaboration with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team is essential for providing a well-led service to patients, including diagnosis, investigations, treatment, and management in accordance with Trust policies.
Direct clinical care is provided to patients across all parts of the department, actively assisting in clinical decision-making. The medical team offers comprehensive senior clinical cover, conducting patient assessments, and providing consultant-level coverage during ward rounds, multi-disciplinary team meetings, and clinics. Consultants review potential admissions and develop assessment strategies to ensure optimal medical care.
Continuing responsibility for patient care and safe handover is emphasized. Engagement in the care of patients outside the department, prompt opinions upon request from colleagues in other specialties, and collaboration with medical, nursing, and management colleagues are all important for delivering department objectives and improving patient experience and quality of care.
Active participation and support in education, research, audit, and clinical governance activities involving a multi-disciplinary workforce is expected. Consultants contribute to the professional training of staff, including teaching sessions for hospital staff and undergraduate/postgraduate students, while also supporting recruitment, appraisal, development, and mentoring activities within the multi-disciplinary team.
The Trust encourages consultants with special interests to pursue development opportunities aligned with department objectives and provide learning opportunities for other staff. Participation in clinical audit activities and undertaking research and continuing medical education, both internally and externally, are encouraged.
The job entails working in the Bradley Unit, a neurorehabilitation facility with 20 beds, and conducting outpatient clinics, including Spasticity Management and general Neurorehabilitation clinics.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (or CCT) by the time of taking up the post or be accredited for inclusion on the General Medical Council's Specialist Register.
Experience
Essential
- Highly skilled experience in the management and treatment of patients admitted to the specialty.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (or CCT) by the time of taking up the post or be accredited for inclusion on the General Medical Council's Specialist Register.
Experience
Essential
- Highly skilled experience in the management and treatment of patients admitted to the specialty.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
