Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine

£109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year, £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

12/02/2026

The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his or her charge, for the proper functioning of the service and will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the running of the clinical department.

The post holder will be required to work in partnership with colleagues of all disciplines, external links to the Trust and service users, to ensure the creation of a high quality and responsive service.

The post-holder will be responsible for the clinical management of patients under their care.

They will be responsible for acute rehabilitation input in allocated Major Trauma and HART patients but primarily into those with more severe and complex needs, usually with neurological or musculoskeletal injuries.

There are approximately trauma patients in the hospital at any one time with around 10-20% of these requiring a more intense level of input including the coordination of care in liaison with Consultant colleagues for those patients requiring multi-specialty input.

The post holder will be expected to be actively involved in the administrative, teaching, continuing medical education and audit and quality improvement activities of the Major Trauma Centre and HART. Involvement in research and audit and quality improvement will be encouraged together with playing an active role in the development of acute rehabilitation services and pathways at the MTC. The post holder will be expected to adhere to Trust policy and procedures as well as contributing to policy and service development.

The post holder should have enough understanding of NHS financial management to provide the best service possible.

They will minimise waste, improve services, and promote effective use of resources available.

The post holder should understand the roles and policies of local and where relevant national agencies involved in healthcare.

The post holder will be expected to provide compassionate leadership to their clinical teams.

This may include multi-agency teams within Primary and Secondary Care.

They will be responsible for the supervision of junior staff within their team and will lead by example and with compassion.

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