Job summary
- Main area
- Neurosciences and Spinal Care Services
- Grade
- YC72
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (1:8 on call)
- Job ref
- 328-NSC-MED-7441476-A
- Employer
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The James Cook University Hospital
- Town
- Middlesbrough
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 10.8 PAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Consultant Spinal Cord Injuries Rehabilitation
YC72
Job overview
Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
We have a exciting opportunity for a Consultant in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation to join the team at The Golden Jubilee Regional Spinal Cord Injury Centre at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. This is a replacement post to join two existing colleagues in a purpose-built centre integrated within a major trauma centre with full supporting facilities and services.
The postholder will deliver the highest clinical standards in the practice of spinal cord injuries. He/she will take a lead role within the large MDT managing spinal cord injured patients.
The Trust hosts the North East and Yorkshire Spinal Cord Injury Managed Clinical Network, and is working with Pinderfields and Sheffield Spinal Cord Injury Centres to deliver new and innovative ways of service delivery to ensure the best patient care and outcomes.
Main duties of the job
The employing Trust for this post will be South Tees NHS Foundation Trust with the base site being The James Cook University Hospital Spinal Cord Injuries Centre. The Centre is one of only two based within a Major Trauma Centre with access to all services that may be required to support the lifelong care of spinal cord injured patients.
The Spinal Cord Injuries Centre includes 4 level 2 HDU beds and 20 rehabilitation beds. Our Centre provides lifelong care and admits patients for a range of surgical treatments such as urological and plastic surgery treatment.
The post can be developed to support a range of subspecialty interest according to the candidate’s skill sets. The postholder will participate in 1:8 on call rota.
Working for our organisation
The James Cook University Hospital is a major tertiary and teaching centre with over 1000 beds, serving a largely urban population. It provides comprehensive regional specialties including Cardiothoracic surgery, Neurosurgery, Maxillofacial surgery, Plastic surgery, ENT and ophthalmic surgery. It is a regional centre for Spinal Cord Injury, Upper GI and Vascular surgery.
The Golden Jubilee Regional Spinal Cord Injury Centre serves a geographically based catchment in the North of England, from the Scottish Border down to the Lake District and Scarborough, with a population of 3.4 million. The are 4 level 2 HDU beds and 20 rehabilitation beds. The Centre runs outreach clinics and has geographically based outreach specialist nurses. The Centre is supported by a specialist Consultant Urologist, Plastic surgeons, Pain Consultant, an intensivist and spinal surgery team. In addition, there is a dedicated social worker, psychologist, mental health nurse, speech and language therapist and an IT specialist.
The Centre is progressive, and this is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious team which has a focus on holistic care for spinal cord Injured patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- • MRCP/MRCS or appropriate specialist qualification
- • Relevant CCT or equivalent (‘equivalence’ must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by date of AAC)
- • Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
Desirable criteria
- • Training in appraisal techniques
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- • Out-patient and in patient experience in the Management of Spinal Cord Injured patients
- • Experience of supervising/training junior medical staff
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Glynis Peat
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642282648
- Additional information
Wunna Aung
CONSULTANT SPINAL CORD INJURIES
01642 282648
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
- Telephone
- 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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