Consultant AHP/Nurse - Stroke Rehabilitation Clinical Lead

Consultant AHP/Nurse - Stroke Rehabilitation Clinical Lead

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and highly motivated non medical consultant in stroke Rehabilitationto join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity for an advanced practitioner to take on a consultant level role leading on clinical assessment, rehabilitation planning, service development within a supportive forward thinking environment.

The post holder will provide expert clinical leadership in rehabilitation medicine, undertaking assessments, leading daily ward rounds and guiding MDT team. You will play a key role in research, education, and contribute to improvement of rehabilitation services across the trust.

Our Values

We are committed to excellence, collaboration, and innovation. We welcome applicants who reflect our values and are passionate about improving stroke rehabilitation outcomes.

What we offer

• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunities for professional development and leadership training
• Access to research and innovation programmes
• Flexible working arrangements where necessary

Main duties of the job

As Clinical Lead, you will:

• Provide advanced clinical assessment and direct care for patients with complex rehabilitation needs. Offer expert clinical advice and support colleagues across all disciplines.
• Lead daily ward rounds, setting rehabilitation goals and ensuring high quality patient centred care. Coordinate MDT meeting to deliver effective rehabilitation plans. Maintain effective communication with patients, families to ensure continuity of care.
• Drive service development and pathway redesign.
• Champion clinical governance, audit, and research to maintain excellence and innovation.
• Current HCPC or NMC registration as a Nurse or AHP.
• Independent and supplementary prescribing qualification.
• Master's degree in a advanced clinical practice (or working towards completion).
• Demonstrable experience in stroke or neuro-rehabilitation at advanced practice level.
• Proven ability to lead service development, quality improvement, and clinical governance.
• Excellent communication, clinical reasoning, and leadership skills.
• Experience working at a consultant or equivalent senior leadership level.
• Formal training in coaching, mentoring, or change management.
• Evidence of presenting at clinical forums or contributing to research publications.

Essential Criteria

• Current HCPC or NMC registration as a Nurse or AHP.
• Independent and supplementary prescribing qualification.
• Master's degree in a advanced clinical practice (or working towards completion).
• Demonstrable experience in stroke or neuro-rehabilitation at advanced practice level.
• Proven ability to lead service development, quality improvement, and clinical governance.
• Excellent communication, clinical reasoning, and leadership skills.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working at a consultant or equivalent senior leadership level.
• Formal training in coaching, mentoring, or change management.
• Evidence of presenting at clinical forums or contributing to research publications.

Additional Information

• Car owner/driver required for cross-site travel.
• Flexibility to work across services and settings.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Perks and Policies

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Camberley

GU16 7UJ

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