Specialty Doctor in Rehabilitation Medicine - Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

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Specialty Doctor in Rehabilitation Medicine NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Job overview

Applications are invited for a Specialist Doctor in Rehabilitation Medicine to join the well-established Rehabilitation Medicine department currently based at West Park Hospital in Wolverhampton. This is a supra-district service which provides both neurological rehabilitation, Stroke rehabilitation and general rehabilitation for Older Adults. The catchment area includes patients from Wolverhampton CCG and other neighboring CCGs.

The rehabilitation services based at West Park Hospital consist of.

You will join a team of three full-time Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine and a Consultant Geriatrician who work closely with the acute stroke, Older Adult Medicine and acute Neurology services based at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. The service is also supported by a full-time middle grade doctor and clinical fellows. West Park Hospital is a training unit approved by West Park Deanery and hence the new Consultant will have opportunity to participate in the training of the Registrars/ST grade doctors. To be eligible for consideration, candidates must be on the GMC specialist register or be a speciality trainee within six months of their CCST date at the time of interview.

Main duties of the job

The main duty of the post holder would be to provide medical support to the inpatient service with opportunities to work in our specialist outpatient
clinics and with the community team.

• Contribution to day to day management of medical problems and
  rehabilitation of inpatients.
• The post holder will be expected to join the existing on-call rota along
  with colleagues from care of the elderly. The current on-call commitments do not extend beyond 7pm on a week day and 1pm on weekends. The middle grade doctor can seek advice and support from the acute medical on-call team based at New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton as well as from NRU Consultants.
• Responsibility for correspondence: this includes investigation results;
  admission, progress and discharge summaries of inpatients; letters of
  patients seen in clinics etc.
• Participation in supervision and support for junior medical staff attached to NRU.
• Participation in assessment of patients referred from acute and other
  hospitals and community.
• Contribution to liaison with other hospitals, trusts, districts, statutory
  services and other agencies.
• Participation in audit, training and educational programmes in
  Directorate and the Trust.
• Participate in preparation of strategic development plans for specialist rehabilitation in Wolverhampton.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached JD for detailed breakdown of duties. In summary the general duty of the role is:

The main duty of the post holder would be to provide medical support to the

inpatient service with opportunities to work in our specialist outpatient clinics and with the community team.

• Contribution to day to day management of medical problems and rehabilitation of inpatients.
• The post holder will be expected to join the existing on-call rota along with colleagues from older adults medicine.
• The middle grade doctor can seek advice and support from the acute medical on-call team based at New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton as well as from NRU Consultants.
• Responsibility for correspondence: this includes investigation results; admission, progress and discharge summaries of inpatients; letters of patients seen in clinics etc.
• Participation in supervision and support for junior medical staff attached to NRU.
• Participation in assessment of patients referred from acute and other hospitals and community.
• Contribution to liaison with other hospitals, trusts, districts, statutory services and other agencies.
• Participation in audit, training and educational programmes in Directorate and the Trust.
• Participate in preparation of strategic development plans for specialist rehabilitation in Wolverhampton.

Person specification

• Qualifications - Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC MRCP (UK) or equivalent On the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of interview
• Experience - Wide experience in Older Adult Medicine and Rehabilitation specialty and general medical experience
• Ability/Skills - Able to communicate effectively with the patients and their families Able to work collaboratively and respectfully with the team
• Research & Audit - Evidence of audit and quality improvement and the implementation of change following the audit
• Qualification - Higher Medical Degree
• Experience - Subspecialty training or equivalent
• Ability/Skills - Specific training in patient safety and human factors
• Research & Audit - Relevant research published in peer review journal

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant's qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants' qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa and Skilled worker visa .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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