Locum Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine - London, United Kingdom - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

The post will be based principally at Orpington Hospital and the proposed Job Plan is attached.

It is a requirement however of your employment that you are prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.

There will be an average of 8.5 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care, with the remainder being allocated for Supporting Professional and/or other Activities.

As a senior employee of the Trust you will work in close cooperation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.

Integral to these responsibilities are the following:

The provision of a first class clinical service
Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with GKT School of Medicine
Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's service plans
Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Care Group or the Trust

Inpatient rehabilitation medicine at King's is at the Orpington site within reach to Denmark Hill and Princess Royal University Hospital sites.

The level 1B inpatient rehabilitation service is the Frank Cooksey Rehabilitation Unit, consisting of 15 consultant led beds.

Our level 2B inpatient rehabilitation service is run in collaboration with GSTT with 14 beds at Ontario ward at Orpington and 6 beds at the Pulross Centre in Brixton.

The Ontario beds are led by the Rehabilitation medicine consultant.

The Pulross beds are supported by a GSTT consultant in rehabilitation one day per week and are therapy led with GP support.

It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of neuro-rehabilitation and have a particular remit for caring for patients on the Level 1B Frank Cooksey Unit, developing a successful liaison interface with the regional neurosciences centre at King's and the PRUH and the rehabilitation hub at Orpington hospital.

The appointee will support the spasticity service and development of outpatient rehabilitation clinic and allied services and provide outreach support to assessment rounds at other sites.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites.

The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan.

In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES1.

Together with the other consultants, nurses and therapists and all members of the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, to provide a service for neuro-rehabilitation.

This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.

Shared responsibility with the other consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine, to provide cover for the Ontario and FCRU Units. Responsible also for covering colleague's periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Medical Education and clinical governance initiatives.
Responsible for out-patient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed by the Division management team.
To contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework.
To contribute to the Audit Programme.
To take an active role in the formulation, implementation and m