Clinical Fellow in Rehabilitation Medicine

Job summary

This post offers the opportunity for doctors wishing to train in clinical neurosciences to gain parallel experience in clinical research or medical education. Research, quality improvement or medical education activities will be included in the job plan. For suitable applicants the post could include funding of a part-time higher degree supervised at a linked university.

This is a fixed term appointment designed to support research and undergraduate teaching as well as supporting and gaining experience within clinical neurosciences. For successful applicants wishing to be supported in studying for a part-time Masters or Doctorate the duration of contract would be extended to reflect the length of time required for this study.

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties will include ward cover for patients in the Central England Rehabilitation Unit. Appointees will gain clinical experience of a range of neurological and neurosurgical conditions and develop skills in interdisciplinary working and management of complex cases. There will be opportunity to gain experience in outpatient and outreach settings, working from hyperacute to long-term stages of the clinical pathways. Appointees will participate in weekly educational complex case meetings covering difficult medical, ethical and psychosocial issues.

Appointees will be expected to participate in the non-resident on-call rota covering the wards at the Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital. Applicants would be expected to have or be near completion of their MRCP, MRCS or equivalent during their period of tenure.

The post will include participating in CERU rehabilitation research activities. This could be contributing to recruitment and data acquisition for existing studies, or designing your own studies for research questions across a broad potential range. Suitable candidates could register for an MSc, MD or PhD. This would particularly suit candidates planning a career in rehabilitation medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, stroke medicine, trauma, neurophysiology, or neuropalliative care.

About us

The Central England Rehabilitation Unit (CERU) is located on this site and is a leading provider for Neurological Rehabilitation in the Midlands. It has achieved a designation of Major Trauma Rehabilitation Provider and is designated as a level 1 service i.e. Regional Rehabilitation Provider. It has a structured Multidisciplinary team. The Trust has developed and rebuilt the unit to provide 42 inpatient Rehabilitation beds in order to meet the demand on its Neurological Rehabilitation service and provide further capacity for major trauma and musculoskeletal Rehabilitation.

The CERU team provide Consultant input to the UHCW Major Trauma service advising on hyper-acute neurological rehabilitation. The CERU medical team provide junior doctor cover to the Feldon Stroke rehabilitation ward on the RLSH site with UHCW Stroke medical team which is linked to Stroke pathways.It is the Trust's vision for the hospital to develop both clinically and academically and continue to provide a leadership role for Rehabilitation Medicine.

Employer details

Employer name

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CERU Medical Staffing G74767

Warwick

CV34 5BW

Employer's website

https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CERU Medical Staffing G74767

Warwick

CV34 5BW

Employer's website

https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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