Job summary
- Main area
- Consultant in Neurological and Major Trauma Rehabilitation
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (This is a 10 PA post with additional 1 in 5 on-call commitment)
- Job ref
- 203-M1865
- Employer
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CERU
- Town
- Warwick
- Salary
- Per Annum
- Closing
- 22/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
Many of the roles we advertise have a requirement for a DBS check to be carried out. If you are successful for a role and it requires a DBS check the Trust will carry out the initial check and subscription to the DBS Update Service, however successful candidates will be expected to cover the associated costs . Details of this will be sent to successful candidates in their offer letter.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust currently have limited availability of car parking spaces, as such are operating a waiting list for new starters joining the organisation.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Job overview
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a enthusiastic Consultant in Neurological and Major Trauma Rehabilitation with relevant expertise. This is an ideal opportunity for a motivated Consultant to complement our clinical team. The post holder will provide clinical leadership to specialist therapy and nursing colleagues in facilitating both neurorehabilitation and PDOC pathways across C&W ensuring safe and effective clinical standards and patients’ outcomes and as part of the inter-disciplinary team providing clinical insight and management. This is a 10 PA jobs though applicants wishing to work more flexibly or job share are also encouraged to apply.
SWUFT partners with University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) in providing neurological rehabilitation and major trauma rehabilitation at both UHCW and CERU sites. The two Trusts are seeking to appoint two new consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine, with a special interest in neurorehabilitation and major trauma injuries, to replace the outgoing post holders. Please note that the consultant job plans are currently under review.
Direct line management will be by Clinical Lead and General Manager. The post holder will have an office base in either the North or South Warwickshire, according to clinical commitments.
Main duties of the job
The Rehabilitation Department continues to develop and is made up of 4 Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine (CRM) of which this post is one and an Associate Specialist in Rehabilitation Medicine.
It is expected that the candidate would be forward thinking and innovative in the delivery of the rehabilitation service, and to be capable of leading a highly experienced multidisciplinary team.
The department has a Clinical Director, who is supported by an Associate Clinical Professor of Research in Rehabilitation Medicine.
CERU has strong links with SWFT Learning and Development service, supporting medical students from the University of Buckingham and has close links with University of Warwick.
The Trust is highly supportive of the CERU’s National standing and has supported and invested extensively in the development process in achieving Level 1 national service status. As from April 2013 the specialist rehabilitation service at the Leamington Hospital CERU has been commissioned by NHS England.
CERU also provides services to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) principally supporting the region’s Major Trauma Pathway, assessments and referrals.
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Take ongoing responsibility for patients under his/her care
To be part of the Consultant of the week Rota across UHCW, CF and CERU
Provide consultation services and advisory services to other clinical colleagues in other specialties within the Trust and Primary Care
Participate in the development of the Neurorehabilitation service’s treatment protocols and guidelines and greater knowledge in the management of neurological conditions.
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialties and participate in regular clinical meetings and other post graduate activities.
Take responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee doctors within the specialty. This may include the appraisals of the Senior Trust Specialist, SpR, Resident and/or Clinical research Fellows and Advanced Clinical Practitioners as and where appropriate.
Participate in the CRM non-resident on-call (NROC) Rota on an equal basis with consultant colleagues to ensure that appropriate emergency services are provided at the out-of-normal working hours. The on-call Rota is scheduled for one week, Monday to the following Monday. NROC can fluctuate from 1:4 to 1:5 depending on service needs.
To provide appropriate outpatient rehabilitation services and to provide consultation for General Practitioners and other colleagues.
To provide specialist consultant support in the outpatient department and the Community Rehabilitation Team along with other consultants within the department.
Develop and maintain good communications within Neurorehabilitation, the Neurosciences as well as General Practitioners and appropriate external agencies.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- MRCP/MRCS/FRCS or equivalent
- Must be within 6 months or have completed CESR
- To be on the specialist register in rehabilitation medicine
Desirable criteria
- Research experience and/or higher qualifications
- Publications in the field of Neurological Rehabilitation.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Jonathan Craven
- Job title
- Manager of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01926495321
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