Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
The Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre (WNRC) is part of St Georges Hospital Regional Neurosciences Centre. The WNRC provides intensive, goal focused neurorehabilitation for patients with acquired neurological conditions resulting in physical, cognitive and psychological disability. WNRC values training and education highly. Regular specialist teaching in neurorehabilitation is provided by the centre via external lecturing, training sessions and courses. The centre supports the learning of students and trainees in many disciplines throughout the year via clinical placements. A partnership between St Georges University Medical School and WNRC has been developed to provide medical students with an opportunity to access learning in the neurorehabilitation setting.
The post holder will work closely with the MDT and St Georges University to deliver high quality learning experiences including lecture-based teaching, observations of clinical setting, reflection and discussion. The post holder will work closely with staff in the WNRC to develop and expand learning opportunities and learning activities in the centre, promoting an emphasis on excellence in neurorehabilitation and neurorehabilitation teaching.
Trust Vision & Values:
The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of:
A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflect these.
St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment. The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role. The Trust has the additional expectation that all staff will be able to identify concerns and know what action to take.
Teaching
To provide teaching on a range of highly specialist areas including evidence-based neurorehabilitation, goal setting, use of scales and outcome measures, cognitive rehabilitation, complex disability management, discharge planning
To plan and implement teaching sessions in collaboration with colleagues
Research and development
To initiate and undertake Research / Clinical Governance / audit projects within area of expertise
To identify opportunities for students to participate in centre-wide research and clinical governance/audit projects
To facilitate and co-ordinate the collection of data for audit / research as required
To develop and review strategies to support and expand student teaching in the centre
To work towards developing integrated MDT student learning opportunities
To develop and review strategies to expand leaning and development activity in the centre
To identify and develop networks of staff who are interested in teaching and provide opportunities for staff to gain skills and achieve competencies in teaching
To work with and share good practice with other teaching services including RHN in Putney
To promote and support activity to develop the profile of WNRC as a specialist neurorehabilitation centre and student education provider
To work with higher education institutions including St Georges University and professional bodies as appropriate.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Communication and relationship skills
To communicate clearly and effectively verbally and in writing to patients, and with a wide range of healthcare professionals across multidisciplinary teams and external organisations
To develop good working relations with colleagues across multidisciplinary teams and within external organisations
To communicate information appropriate to undergraduate level students; where the information may be unfamiliar
To deliver presentations to small and large groups of students and clinicians
To employ excellent communication skills
To demonstrate skills in motivating and enthusing students to engage fully in available learning opportunities
To deal with initial complaints sensitively, to liaise with medical school to resolve / highlight issues impacting on students placement when necessary
Knowledge, training and experience
To keep abreast of current standards of education, training and development practice issued by professional bodies including BSRM British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine
To demonstrate knowledge of, and adhere to Professional and Clinical and National and Local Clinical Guidelines
To keep abreast of all current and future developments in NHS and professional body guidelines
To attend specialist short courses and advanced training in clinical specialist area
To attend relevant courses, meetings and special interest groups/ clinical excellence networks
Analytical and judgmental skills
To support and facilitate reflective practice and reflective learning; encouraging identification of individuals own strengths and development needs
To engage in reflection on training and development provision; co-ordinating feedback and adapt training to meet the needs of students, staff and the centre
Planning and organisational skills
To work with clinicians and St Georges University staff to strive for equality in delivery of student learning opportunities
To manage and prioritise own workload
EFFORT AND ENVIRONMENT
Physical effort
To have due regard for your own personal safety and that of colleagues/ patients, in particular to have regard to moving and handling regulations, restraining policies and ensure the safe positioning of self and others
Mental effort
To be flexible to the demands of the environment including unpredictable work patterns, deadlines and frequent interruptions
Emotional effort
To employ counselling skills with patients, carers/clients with highly complex needs
To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of students, staff and patients
Working conditions
To work within infection control and health and safety guidelines in order to deal appropriately with unpleasant conditions related to client contact as they arise: for example exposure to body fluids, infectious conditions, encountered on a regular basis
To employ appropriate strategies to manage aggressive behaviour within the workplace
To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations.
To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments.
To work in accordance with the Trusts Equality and Diversity policy to eliminate unlawful discrimination in relation to employment and service delivery.
To promote at all times equal opportunities for staff and patients in accordance with the Trusts policies to ensure that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of age, disability, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (ethnicity), religion or belief, gender or sexual orientation
To ensure skills are up-to-date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant Trust policies and professional codes and to maintain registration where this is a requirement of the role.
To comply with St Georges Healthcare No Smoking Policies.
To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and the needs of the service.
This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.
St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and operates a No Smoking Policy.
