Job summary
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is looking to appoint a dedicated and flexible full-time Consultant Physician in Rehabilitation Medicine. This is a replacement post that offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the development of specialist rehabilitation services in Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire.
The successful candidate will join a team of two other Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine, providing comprehensive services across the region. This role is pivotal in improving, strengthening, and developing specialist services, with a focus on both Neurorehabilitation and Prosthetic Rehabilitation, adaptable to the appointee's interests and negotiations.
AAC Panel interview to be held 27th March 2025
Main duties of the job
We welcome applications from experienced consultants and those early in their career. The successful candidate will be encouraged to engage in continuous professional development and take advantage of mentorship available through the trust's mentorship scheme. With a large consultant body, peer support is readily available.
Applications are also encouraged from candidates who wish to work less than full-time. Job plans are reviewed annually, allowing flexibility in working patterns to suit the needs of the post holder and the service.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborate with the Wessex Trauma Network, enhancing regional trauma rehabilitation services.
Contribute to the development and governance of Rehabilitation services.
Engage in Educational Supervision, Departmental, and Care Group leadership roles.
Participate in service improvement projects, audits, and represent the service at Royal College and national levels.
Opportunity to develop a research portfolio.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborate with the Wessex Trauma Network, enhancing regional trauma rehabilitation services.
Contribute to the development and governance of Rehabilitation services.
Engage in Educational Supervision, Departmental, and Care Group leadership roles.
Participate in service improvement projects, audits, and represent the service at Royal College and national levels.
Opportunity to develop a research portfolio.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with licence to practice
- MBBS, MBChB or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- Entry on Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or CESR
Additional criteria
Essential
- Working Knowledge and Experience of research methodology
- Completed Research or equivalent, undertaken at SpR level
- Publications in topics relevant to rehabilitation, stroke, and neurology
- Desire to continue research at consultant level
- Audit/Governance
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Working knowledge and experience of governance frameworks
- Evidence of participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Access to own transport/ ability to travel between clinical sites.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Demonstrates skills and experience across rehabilitation settings
- Ability to work effectively with good time management, flexibly when needed and organisational skills
- Ability to take responsibility and provide leadership where appropriate
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with licence to practice
- Understanding of clinical risk management
Desirable
- Experience in management of prosthetics
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Neurorehabilitation in various settings
- Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Rehabilitation Medicine OR with any appropriate speciality
Management Skills
Essential
- Commitment to developing quality services for patients needing specialist rehabilitation
- Constructive approach to working with wider management team
- Experience of quality improvement methods
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate and innovate
- Evidence of service development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with licence to practice
- MBBS, MBChB or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- Entry on Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or CESR
Additional criteria
Essential
- Working Knowledge and Experience of research methodology
- Completed Research or equivalent, undertaken at SpR level
- Publications in topics relevant to rehabilitation, stroke, and neurology
- Desire to continue research at consultant level
- Audit/Governance
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Working knowledge and experience of governance frameworks
- Evidence of participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Access to own transport/ ability to travel between clinical sites.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Demonstrates skills and experience across rehabilitation settings
- Ability to work effectively with good time management, flexibly when needed and organisational skills
- Ability to take responsibility and provide leadership where appropriate
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with licence to practice
- Understanding of clinical risk management
Desirable
- Experience in management of prosthetics
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Neurorehabilitation in various settings
- Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Rehabilitation Medicine OR with any appropriate speciality
Management Skills
Essential
- Commitment to developing quality services for patients needing specialist rehabilitation
- Constructive approach to working with wider management team
- Experience of quality improvement methods
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate and innovate
- Evidence of service development
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
