Job summary
The Rehabilitation ward is a 12-bedded purpose-built modern unit on the Castle Hill Hospital site, supported by a full MDT. The service is led by a Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine and this post represents an expansion to the Consultant medical staff numbers. Outpatient services are provided from Castle Hill Hospital and the Artificial Limb unit.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide additional clinical input on the acute hospital site (HRI) as part of the acute rehabilitation team and will be expected to be part of the clinical leadership of the team. The post holder will be involved in the delivery of specialist rehabilitation as part of the Major trauma centre pathway. The post holder will also join in the clinical service delivery to the artificial limb unit.
About us
Hull University Teaching Hospitals is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC GMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
- MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
- CCT (Rehabilitation Medicine)
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training/teaching
Eligibility
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Fitness To Practise
Essential
- Demonstrating the skills, knowledge, character and health to practise safely and effectively.
Clinical skills
Essential
- Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Commitment to clinical governance / improving quality of patient care
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- Experience of teaching/ training in Rehabilitation courses
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
Language Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in English Language
Desirable
- Good communication and empathy skills with patients
Knowledge/ Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of managing rehabilitation needs of patients with long term conditions
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinions on range of problems within the specialty
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
- Professional attitude towards work, reliability, good attendance record and tidy personal appearance
- Broad range of IT skills
Desirable
- Understanding current issues within rehabilitation medicine and the future direction of the specialty
- Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Use of digital dictation Software and processes.
- Experience of electronic patient records
Communication skills
Essential
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Personal skills
Essential
- Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
- Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost-effective healthcare
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- Respect Diversity - Seeks to develop an understanding of different groups and individuals and ensures equitable and appropriate treatment for all
Commitment to ongoing professional development
Essential
- Participation in continuing professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of continual learning and development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC GMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
- MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
- CCT (Rehabilitation Medicine)
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training/teaching
Eligibility
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Fitness To Practise
Essential
- Demonstrating the skills, knowledge, character and health to practise safely and effectively.
Clinical skills
Essential
- Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Commitment to clinical governance / improving quality of patient care
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- Experience of teaching/ training in Rehabilitation courses
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
Language Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in English Language
Desirable
- Good communication and empathy skills with patients
Knowledge/ Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of managing rehabilitation needs of patients with long term conditions
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinions on range of problems within the specialty
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
- Professional attitude towards work, reliability, good attendance record and tidy personal appearance
- Broad range of IT skills
Desirable
- Understanding current issues within rehabilitation medicine and the future direction of the specialty
- Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Use of digital dictation Software and processes.
- Experience of electronic patient records
Communication skills
Essential
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Personal skills
Essential
- Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
- Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost-effective healthcare
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- Respect Diversity - Seeks to develop an understanding of different groups and individuals and ensures equitable and appropriate treatment for all
Commitment to ongoing professional development
Essential
- Participation in continuing professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of continual learning and 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).
