Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust would like to invite applications for this10PA, substantive post of Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine based in Cheshire and Merseyside, to join our existing team of 7 Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine. The post will predominantly be based in one of the Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Units (The Walton Centre, Broadgreen Hospital, St Helens Hospital, Clatterbridge Hospital) and the successful applicant will have an inpatient and outpatient caseload.

In order to be considered for the position of Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine it is essential for candidates to have clinical training & experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Rehabilitation Medicine, be eligible for entry on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of the job role , please read the job description and person specification

About us

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Job responsibilities

For more detail about the main duties of the job role , please read the job description and person specification

Person Specification Qualifications and training

• MRCP, FRCS or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC Register or within 6 months of expected date of CST in rehabilit
• MD or PhD
• Attendance at appropriate professional courses

Clinical Specialty skills

• Broad training in Rehabilitation medicine
• Expertise in a branch rehabilitation
• Appropriate number and quality of research publications

Skills and Knowledge

• Evidence of multidisciplinary working
• Ability to organise and prioritise complex demands
• Familiarity with the NSF for long term conditions, the Mental Capacity Act and clinical governance issues in relation to rehabilitation
• Management training

Experience

• Must have worked in an multidisciplinary inpatient complex rehabilitation unit
• Must have experience of assessment of patients with complex rehabilitation needs
• Evidence of innovative service developments
• Some previous experience of trauma work or general medicine

Personal skills

• Good team working ability
• Commitment to training and CPD
• Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
• Supportive and tolerant
• Caring attitude to patients
• Flexibility in approach and mind set
• Teaching skills

Special requirements

• Flexible to the changing needs of the service.
• Ability to travel between sites
• Ability to fulfil on-call requirements.

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.

Consultant Rehabilitation Medicine Clinical Lead