Specialist Grade Doctor in Rehabilitation Medicine

Applications are invited for a Locum Specialist Doctor in Rehabilitation Medicine, to join an established team providing specialised rehabilitation within the hyper-acute rehabilitation unit on ARTU at the University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust.

The Speciality Doctor will be an integral member of the existing Rehabilitation Medicine team and will receive appropriate professional and peer support. Main duties will comprise daily acute medical care of inpatients on the established, UKROC-accredited level 1a inpatients specialist rehabilitation ward (ARTU, Acute Trauma and Rehabilitation Unit). The patient cohort comprises adults with complex disabilities resulting from major traumatic injuries or neurological conditions including severe traumatic brain or spinal cord injury. Many patients have complex medical needs, including tracheostomy care and disorders of consciousness. Doctors are supported by a multidisciplinary team including experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioners, resident doctors and specialist nurses.

Rehabilitation Medicine provides access to a programme of educational team meetings, comprehensive on-site training and teaching. Close links with Keele University offer a range of opportunities for education and research.

Applicants require full GMC Registration and should be either on or within 6 months of entry onto the Specialist Register at the time of interview.

Main duties of the job

To provide comprehensive medical assessments and appropriate management of patients, including the prevention and treatment of complications or medical emergencies.

To support the nursing staff and lead in the management of the acutely deteriorating patient

To provide medical support to the multidisciplinary team and to manage patients from a medical perspective to ensure delivery of safe and high-quality services.

To interpret, diagnose and process pathology test results and establish appropriate management.

To ensure prescribing practice is based on current evidence and good practice and compliant with local policies and guidelines.

To ensure the confidentiality of patient related information and records and comply with information Governance standards.

To provide comprehensive, accurate and well-written medical documents for discharge correspondence, individual funding applications and other medical reports as required.

To involve patients and carers in the medical and rehabilitation plans, as appropriate.

To contribute to a multidisciplinary approach managing the health needs of the patients using

professional evidence-based practice.

To contribute to the implementation of Integrated Care Pathways and "in house" guidelines which reflect best available evidence e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance, Sepsis management, and specialty-specific guidance

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.