Consultant in Neurorehabilitation

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Old Woking; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Old Woking is seeking a highly skilled Consultant in Neurorehabilitation to join their multidisciplinary team. The role involves providing clinical, educational, and managerial services to ensure high-quality care for adults with neurological illnesses. Ideal candidates will have a Medical Degree and specialist training in Neurorehabilitation, along with a commitment to professional development and team collaboration. Benefits include excellent pension schemes, career development support, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Excellent pension schemes

Annual leave

On-site nurseries

Career development support

Qualifications

• Consultant-level training required for delivering clinical, educational, and managerial services.
• Experience in neurorehabilitation and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commitment to professional development and continuing education.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical, educational, and managerial services at consultant level.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team.
• Engage in clinical audit activities and support training of staff.

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Collaboration

Patient care

Education and training

Education

Medical Degree

Specialist training in Neurorehabilitation

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join 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. The role will be 6PA's (5 DCC and 1 SPA). Successful candidates will be interviewed by an AAC panel on 03/10/2025.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Deliver Clinical, Educational, and Managerial Services at Consultant Level to the Department.
2. Work collaboratively with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team to provide high-quality patient care.
3. Provide direct clinical care to patients throughout the department, assisting in clinical decision-making.
4. Ensure comprehensive senior clinical cover is provided to the Department.
5. Review potential admissions and develop assessment strategies to ensure excellent medical care.
6. Take responsibility for the care of patients, ensuring safe handover as necessary.
7. Engage in the care of patients outside the department and provide prompt opinions upon request.
8. Collaborate with medical, nursing, and management colleagues to deliver department objectives and improve patient experience.
9. Participate in education, research, audit, and clinical governance activities within a multi-disciplinary workforce.
10. Contribute to the training and supervision of staff, including teaching sessions.
11. Support recruitment, appraisal, development, and mentoring activities within the team.
12. Pursue learning, development, and research opportunities aligned with department objectives.
13. Engage in clinical audit activities, ensuring effective record-keeping.
14. Undertake continuing medical education internally and externally, utilizing study leave entitlement as appropriate.

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 multidisciplinary 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, multidisciplinary 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 multidisciplinary 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 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. Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) are an integral part of the job plan, including activities such as audit, research, formal teaching, postgraduate training, external education delivery, clinical management, and service development. SPA activity scheduling is based on individual preference and service needs. Specific responsibilities will be agreed upon appointment, and the job plan will be reviewed annually to meet service requirements. Workload balance, equality, and flexibility are prioritized, considering individual preferences.

The position involves working at the Bradley Unit, a 20-bed neurorehabilitation facility, conducting outpatient clinics including Spasticity Management and general Neurorehabilitation clinics. Continual professional development (CPD) is supported through study days and financial assistance for revalidation. The role also involves collaboration with the Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre at Roehampton and St George's Hospital, fostering a valuable relationship between ASPH and St George's.

About Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:

Serving over 410,000 people in North-West Surrey and parts of Hounslow, our Trust employs over 3,700 staff across two hospital sites—Ashford, Surrey, and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey. We offer a wide range of services, including specialist clinics in the community. Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. We are committed to professional development and workforce flexibility, expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital to create a state-of-the-art elective surgical centre. Benefits include excellent pension schemes, annual leave, on-site nurseries, cafes, parking, career development support, and salary sacrifice schemes.