Job summary
We are looking to appoint a Rehabilitation Medicine Consultant to join the specialist rehabilitation team in Stoke-on-Trent, working across the region's major trauma centre at Royal Stoke University Hospital and the well-established Rehabilitation Medicine department at the Haywood Hospital. This post offers an exciting mix of trauma rehabilitation with neurological, hyper-acute and amputee rehabilitation. There is flexibility and support for you to tailor this post to your individual interests, as well as develop leadership roles and academic career progression. This post is part replacement and part succession planning for the department. You join a broad multi-disciplinary team and enjoy many benefits of cross-specialty working, as well as working within dynamic trauma and specialist regional rehabilitation clinical networks.
This full-time role offers a mix of inpatient, in-reach and outpatient activity, with scope to negotiate part-time working or job sharing if preferred. We are able to offer relocation and incentive packages. We are a friendly team with a broad range of activities, covering a total population of 2.5 million across a diverse geographical area that includes Staffordshire, Shropshire, parts of Cheshire and North Wales.
Main duties of the job
The Rehabilitation Medicine service provides inpatient specialist rehabilitation units on two sites. The successful applicant will work in our hyper-acute specialist rehabilitation ward, ARTU at Royal Stoke University Hospital (RSUH) sharing named consultant responsibility with a consultant colleague for care of ten inpatients with Category A needs. A full multidisciplinary team and advanced nurse practitioners are dedicated to this service. The role includes outreach to the specialty wards across Royal Stoke University Hospital, including critical care and assessment of referred inpatients, supported by AHP coordinators.
In addition to our 10 commissioned hyper-acute beds, we have 20 beds on Broadfield Unit, BU, at the nearby Haywood Hospital. The two units form the ARTU-BU pathway, with over-arching clinical leadership and strong working relationships between teams, many staff holding joint appointments across the two host Trusts (MPFT and UHNM). The Haywood hospital also houses the limb fitting service for the region and this post involves the opportunity to support the existing lead consultant in amputee rehabilitation. Outpatient clinics are coordinated from the Haywood site and include the well-established spasticity service, which has brought international recognition to the Stoke-on-Trent team.
About us
Working for MPFT
MPFTprovides physical and mental health care, learning disability, and adult social care servicesacross Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis. We serve a population of 1.5 million and employ around 8,500 members of staff.
By joining MPFT you will become part of a diverse and inclusive team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent withour values:
- putting people at the heart of what we do
- empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
- delivering better health, better care in partnership
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals. All have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
We will support your career development and progression. Membership of the excellent NHSpension scheme, generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave, pay and the option for flexible working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provision with consultant colleagues of a Rehabilitation Medicine service across North Staffordshire and the population covered by the Major Trauma Service in Stoke-on-Trent
- Responsibility for diagnosis and treatment of patients at the hospitals and clinics at which you have duties
- Responsibility for the continuing care and treatment of inpatients under your named care
- Performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of your staff
- Active participation in undergraduate & post graduate education
- Responsibility for the professional supervision, training and management of junior medical staff
- Provision of cover for your consultant colleagues during reasonable periods of leave including care of patients & supervision of doctors in training
- Participation in clinical audit under local arrangements
- Active involvement in the clinical governance activities of the department
- Responsible for compliance with personal continuing professional development
- Commitment to involvement in clinical research where appropriate (if the appointee has an interest in research this would be supported)
- Commitment to taking part in the Trust annual appraisal process and revalidation
- requirements and all mandatory training with the support of the Trust.
- Responsibility for maintaining awareness of and acting in accordance with professional guidelines such as Duties of a Doctor, Good Medical Practice, & the GMC Performance Procedures .
We currently have a substantive team of 2.5 whole time consultants and a specialty doctor in Rehabilitation Medicine, our own Advanced Nurse practitioners, plus rotational specialty, internal medicine and foundation trainees. The department takes an active role in training and teaching and interested applicants will be encouraged and supported to develop this.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provision with consultant colleagues of a Rehabilitation Medicine service across North Staffordshire and the population covered by the Major Trauma Service in Stoke-on-Trent
- Responsibility for diagnosis and treatment of patients at the hospitals and clinics at which you have duties
- Responsibility for the continuing care and treatment of inpatients under your named care
- Performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of your staff
- Active participation in undergraduate & post graduate education
- Responsibility for the professional supervision, training and management of junior medical staff
- Provision of cover for your consultant colleagues during reasonable periods of leave including care of patients & supervision of doctors in training
- Participation in clinical audit under local arrangements
- Active involvement in the clinical governance activities of the department
- Responsible for compliance with personal continuing professional development
- Commitment to involvement in clinical research where appropriate (if the appointee has an interest in research this would be supported)
- Commitment to taking part in the Trust annual appraisal process and revalidation
- requirements and all mandatory training with the support of the Trust.
- Responsibility for maintaining awareness of and acting in accordance with professional guidelines such as Duties of a Doctor, Good Medical Practice, & the GMC Performance Procedures .
We currently have a substantive team of 2.5 whole time consultants and a specialty doctor in Rehabilitation Medicine, our own Advanced Nurse practitioners, plus rotational specialty, internal medicine and foundation trainees. The department takes an active role in training and teaching and interested applicants will be encouraged and supported to develop this.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- MBBS / MBChB or equivalent
- Possession of full MRCP or equivalent
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice at date of commencement
- GMC Specialist Register for Rehabilitation Medicine Specialty OR Within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview OR Evidence that the GMC is processing the Specialist Registration application (MUST be provided prior to interview)
Desirable
- Additional higher medical / scientific degree relevant to the specialty
Experience
Essential
- At least 4 years supervised training in an appropriate Specialty training / equivalent training programme, together with a high standard of clinical skill & expertise in neurological rehabilitation
- Evidence of a special interest in neurological rehabilitation
Desirable
- Experience and interest in trauma rehabilitation and amputee rehabilitation
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- MBBS / MBChB or equivalent
- Possession of full MRCP or equivalent
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice at date of commencement
- GMC Specialist Register for Rehabilitation Medicine Specialty OR Within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview OR Evidence that the GMC is processing the Specialist Registration application (MUST be provided prior to interview)
Desirable
- Additional higher medical / scientific degree relevant to the specialty
Experience
Essential
- At least 4 years supervised training in an appropriate Specialty training / equivalent training programme, together with a high standard of clinical skill & expertise in neurological rehabilitation
- Evidence of a special interest in neurological rehabilitation
Desirable
- Experience and interest in trauma rehabilitation and amputee rehabilitation
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Haywood Hospital with duties at Royal Stoke University Hospital
High Ln, Burslem
Stoke on Trent
ST6 7AG
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
