Speciality Doctor - Rehabilitation Medicine

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

Speciality Doctor - Rehabilitation Medicine Speciality Doctor Main area Surgery Grade Speciality Doctor Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 hours per week) Job ref 898

Site Linden Lodge, City Hospital Campus Town Nottingham Salary £59,175 - £95,400 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 25/03/:59

Job overview This is an exciting opportunity for a Specialty Doctor to join the Rehabilitation Team.

Here at the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) you will join an innovative, forward thinking team transforming the future of rehabilitation for people who have experienced injury or illness. You will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on many people's lives through being part of their rehabilitation journey, influencing the specialism in your contribution to clinical and education work and benefit from the opportunity to push the boundaries of rehabilitation forwards with involvement in research and technology. See the NRC website for more details of the centre .

The appointee will be based temporarily at Linden Lodge until we transition to the NRC Summer 2025. Linden Lodge is a 2b specialist inpatient rehabilitation unit with outpatient clinics located in City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre. Patients on Linden Lodge have a range of conditions including acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury, neuropathies and polytrauma.

The appointee should have a special interest in specialist rehabilitation and appropriate training and support will be made available. There are opportunities to gain specific experience with neuro-musculoskeletal procedures including spasticity management.

Main duties of the job KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES This post is primarily intended to provide day to day inpatient care, including all relevant medical and rehabilitation issues, together with:

• Clerking of admissions
• Assessment and formulation of management plans in conjunction with the MDT
• Mental capacity assessment
• Continuing care and re-assessment
• Discharge and communication with the primary care physician and other involved professionals
• Referral assessments
• Family meetings and communication

This post is supervised by Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine. There is access to radiological services through the acute trust via electronic requesting. NUH now uses electronic prescribing and medical records are accessible through electronic patient records in addition to paper based records. Out of hours the service is supported by the Acute Trust.

OTHER SIGNIFICANT DUTIES

• The post holder will be expected to keep up-to-date in their knowledge, by attendance at audit and academic activities. Personal involvement in audit and research activity will be encouraged and supported.
• To participate in an annual medical appraisal process and revalidation.
• To ensure professional standards are maintained.
• To liaise with other professionals and voluntary organisations as necessary.
• To assist in training for students (e.g. nursing, occupational therapy, psychotherapy and medical).
• To participate in monitoring and evaluating the quality and outcomes of service delivery.

Working for our organisation ABOUT NUH

Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save and improve lives, we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottinghamshire and the surrounding communities.

We are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.

We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham, hosting a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into a range of medical services.

As one of the NHS Trusts identified in the New Hospital Programme, NUH is proud to host the National Rehabilitation Centre which will be a new 70 bed NHS rehabilitation facility set to be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough.

We have recently become home to the latest series of Channel 4's award-winning series 24 Hours in A&E, which takes a look inside one of the country's busiest emergency department at QMC and showcases the dedication, passion and skill of our teams. This is an exciting time to join NUH and help support our future ambitions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description and personal specification for further information and guidance.

Person specification Training and Qualifications

• MRChB or equivalent Full registration with the GMC
• Completion of formal training programme eg GPST, IMT, CST MRCP or equivalent

Experience

• 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty doctor in a relevant specialty or shall have evidence of equivalent experience and competencies.
• Assessment and management of neurorehabilitation patients Assessment and management of neuro-behavioural patients Experience with use of assistive technology, e.g. specialist seating Procedural skills used in Rehabilitation Medicine e.g. botulinum toxin injections Experience with outcome measurement in rehabilitation Experience of multi-cultural society.

Other requirements specific to the role

• Ability to work honestly and fairly with colleagues, particularly with regard to cross-cover.

Planning and organisation skills

• Committed to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, with the ability to function autonomously as well as part of the team. Clinical Leadership Assessing, formulating and prioritising patients' needs.

Analytical and Judgement skills

• Clinical governance knowledge Committed to CPD Experience of audit and services Understand need of patients' families and carers.
• Experience of service based research.

Communication and relationship skills Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards.

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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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