Consultant in Rehabilitation MedicineNHS

Job summary

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Consultant in Neurological and Major Trauma Rehabilitation with relevant expertise. This is an ideal opportunity for a motivated Consultant to complement our clinical team. The post holder will provide clinical leadership to specialist therapy and nursing colleagues in facilitating both neurorehabilitation and PDOC pathways across C&W ensuring safe and effective clinical standards and patients' outcomes and as part of the inter-disciplinary team providing clinical insight and management.

This is a10 PA job though applicants wishing to work more flexibly or job share are also encouraged to apply.

SWUFT partners with University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) in providing neurological rehabilitation and major trauma rehabilitation at both UHCW and CERU sites. Consequently, there is an opportunity for SWUFT toappoint a new consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, with a special interest in neurorehabilitation and major trauma injuries, to replace the outgoing postholder. Please note that the consultant job plans are currently under review.

Direct line management will be by Clinical Lead and General Manager.

Main duties of the job

The Rehabilitation Department continues to develop and is made up of 5 Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine (CRM) of which this post is one and an Associate Specialist in Rehabilitation Medicine.It is expected that the candidate would be forward thinking and innovative in the delivery of the rehabilitation service, and to be capable of leading a highly experienced multidisciplinary team.

The department has a Clinical Director, who is supported by an Associate Clinical Professor of Research in Rehabilitation Medicine. CERU has strong links with SWFT Learning and Development service, supporting medical students from the University of Buckingham and has close links with University of Warwick.

The Trust is highly supportive of the CERU's National standing and has supported and invested extensively in the development process in achieving Level 1 national service status. As from April 2013 the specialist rehabilitation service at the Leamington Hospital CERU has been commissioned by NHS England.

CERU also provides services to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) principally supporting the region's Major Trauma Pathway, assessments and referrals.

Job description

Provide a leadership role for other clinical colleagues. This will include clinical and corporate governance within the department.

To ensure the provision of a comprehensive Rehabilitation service to the residents of Coventry, Warwickshire and other contracted health economies.

To represent the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine locally, regionally, nationally and internationally when required.

About us

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

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