Clinical Fellow in Rehabilitation Medicine

Job title:

Clinical Fellow in Rehabilitation Medicine

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

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 jobClinical 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 usThe 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.Job description
Job responsibilitiesOn-call duties fall 1 in 6 with the other Specialty Doctors (Elderly Care and Adult Rehabilitation and the senior trust Specialist), and will provide out of hours cover for all patients on site (this is a Non-residential, off -site on call)Share prospective cover Inc. the 1:6 on call for annual leave, short-term sickness of colleagues and study leave for the other colleaguePerson Specification
Satisfactory Occupational Health Clearance
Essential

• Satisfactory occupational Health Clearance

Desirable

• GMC

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.203-M1755CompanyCome and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.We are one of the best perfoming NHS Trusts nationally and our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree.We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 4800 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment – South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).Company info Website Telephone 01926 495321

Expected salary

£55329 per year

Location

Warwick

Job date

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 07:31:43 GMT

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