Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine

OUH; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a part-time Consultant in Neurorehabilitation or Rehabilitation Medicine. The post is primarily based at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE) at Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Headington, with opportunities to develop interests in management, prosthetics, or long-term neurological care.

The role offers a salary range of £113,565 to £150,569 per annum pro rata, paid yearly, and requires CCT/CCST in Rehabilitation

Qualifications

• CCT/CCST in Rehabilitation Medicine, Neurology, Stroke Medicine/Elderly Care or Psychiatry.
• UK professional registration is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care for complex patients at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE).
• Conduct patient reviews and provide expert advice to clinicians within OUH and the wider healthcare community.

Education

CCT/CCST in Rehabilitation Medicine, Neurology, Stroke Medicine/Elderly Care or Psychiatry

Job description

Main area Rehabilitation Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 8 sessions per week (Candidates interested in working a different number of sessions are encouraged to apply) Job ref 321-MS-CON-8316985

Site Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, OCE Town Oxford Salary £113,565 - £150,569 PA Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/12/2026 23:59

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.

Applications are invited for a consultant post in Neurorehabilitation or Rehabilitation Medicine at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHFT). The OUHFT comprises four hospitals: John Radcliffe, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Churchill Hospital and the Horton General Hospital.

The post is primarily based at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE), which is located at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre campus in Headington. OCE is a specialist rehabilitation centre with an international reputation for excellence. It has an active research partnership with both Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University.

There will be opportunities for the successful applicants to develop their own areas of interest which may include management of patients with disorders of consciousness, prosthetics, major trauma, spasticity, Cerebral Palsy or long term neurological conditions.

Applications are welcome from physicians trained in Rehabilitation Medicine, Psychiatry, Neurology, Stroke Medicine / Elderly Care with demonstrated interest and experience in neurological rehabilitation and from those looking to combine clinical work with a research career or educational interest. Those with academic and subspecialty interests are encouraged to contact and discuss the opportunities with Dr Susannah Brain, Clinical Lead for the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE) (01865 737320).

Main duties of the job

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES :

Clinical

The post-holder’s duties will be primarily at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE).

The Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE)

OCE is based in a purpose-built building designed to be accessible to people using wheelchairs and suffering from visual and cognitive impairments . There are approximately 240 staff, roughly 190 whole time equivalents . The full range of rehabilitation professionals is represented including nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, neuropsychology, counselling, clinical engineering, orthotics and prosthetics . The services provided include 18 Level 1 inpatient beds commissioned by NHS England, 10 level 2 beds commissioned by the ICB, out-patient rehabilitation for people with long term neurological conditions, specialist spasticity clinics, including joint clinics with plastic surgery and orthopaedics , joint transition clinics with a paediatrician , adult cerebral palsy clinics, specialist seating clinics, consultant input to prosthetics, etc. Patients with disorders of consciousness are managed on the ward as per the Royal College of Physicians Guidance . Prosthetics, orthotics and specialist disability services are co-located in the same set of buildings which provide an integrated centre of excellence for patients allowing them to access a variety of services at the same “ onestop -shop ”.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The appointed consultant will deliver comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care for complex patients at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE), conduct patient reviews in external organizations, and offer expert advice to clinicians both within Oxford University Hospitals and in the wider healthcare community.

Person specification

• CCT/CCST in Rehabilitation Medicine, Neurology, Stroke Medicine/Elderly Care or Psychiatry.

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Susannah Brain Job title Clinical Lead, OCE Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01865 73720 Additional information

Dr Brain's usual working days are Monday to Wednesday.

Band 5 NurseandBand 2 Healthcare Support Workerrecruitment iscentralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered fora number of rolesacross the Trust. If you have any questions please email: [e-mail] .

Vacancies with our PFI partners

Domestic / catering / porteringservices at theJohn Radcliffe Hospitalare provided byMitie.

Domestic / catering / portering / maintenance engineerservices at theChurchill HospitalandNuffield Orthopaedic Centreare provided byG4S.

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