Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine inNewcastle upon Tyne inNewcastle upon Tyne PUBLISHED 10 OCT 2024

Band Consultant: £105,504 to £139,882 a year pro rata for part time  PERMANENT 
The successful applicant will be based at Walkergate Park which isdesignated as a Level 1 Rehabilitation centre by NHS England.

This is a full time Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine post of 10 Programmed Activities per week. Part time applicants are welcome to apply and sessions are negotiable.

The successful applicant will be based at Walkergate Park which isdesignated as a Level 1 Rehabilitation centre by NHS England. They will join an established team of 6 Rehabilitation Consultants, 1 Specialist Grade and 1 Specialty Doctor.

The Neurorehabilitation service provides highly specialised and integrated multidisciplinary rehabilitation for 35 inpatients with acquired neurological disability. It works jointly with neuropsychiatrists to provide neurobehavioural rehabilitation for 14 inpatients. Specialist nursing and medical expertise is applied to allow patients to benefit from highly structured and flexible rehabilitation programmes delivered by experienced and dedicated teams of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, neuro-psychologists, social and recreational therapists and related disciplines.

When you work for CNTW, you will work for a Trust that has been rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC and is ranked 1st nationally in GMC trainer survey for the support provides to trainers. You will make a difference in changing people's lives. You will join a medical workforce that is passionate about providing care and receive superb training and development opportunities and excellent staff benefits.

The duties will include:

Outpatient clinic (3.5 PAs)

  • MS rehab clinics- 2.0
  • Head injury clinics (NHIS)- 1.5; these are based in Morpeth

Please note, clinics have 3 hours of face-to-face time and an hour of clinical admin time (this is in addition to additional clinical admin PA)

Outreach visits/clinics (1PA)

  • Home visits/MS outreach (monthly) in Alnwick or Berwick (alternatively)

Inpatient session (2 PA)

  • Ward rounds for 8-10 patients
  • MDT/Team review for patients
  • Clinical admin

Clinical admin for ward cover

  • Additional 1 PA

SPA/CPD/ Revalidation activity (2.5 PAs)

  • 2.5 programmed activities are allocated to supporting professional activities, including continuing professional development research, audit, teaching and service development and attend weekly consultant meetings which also doubles for peer support.

About us

Please refer to the attached job description for further details and main duties and responsibilities.

This is a full time Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine post of 10 Programmed Activities per week. Part time applicants are welcome to apply and sessions are negotiable.

The successful applicant will be based at Walkergate Park which isdesignated as a Level 1 Rehabilitation centre by NHS England. They will join an established team of 6 Rehabilitation Consultants, 1 Specialist Grade and 1 Specialty Doctor.

The Neurorehabilitation service provides highly specialised and integrated multidisciplinary rehabilitation for 35 inpatients with acquired neurological disability. It works jointly with neuropsychiatrists to provide neurobehavioural rehabilitation for 14 inpatients. Specialist nursing and medical expertise is applied to allow patients to benefit from highly structured and flexible rehabilitation programmes delivered by experienced and dedicated teams of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, neuro-psychologists, social and recreational therapists and related disciplines.

When you work for CNTW, you will work for a Trust that has been rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC and is ranked 1st nationally in GMC trainer survey for the support provides to trainers. You will make a difference in changing people's lives. You will join a medical workforce that is passionate about providing care and receive superb training and development opportunities and excellent staff benefits.

The duties will include:

Outpatient clinic (3.5 PAs)

  • MS rehab clinics- 2.0
  • Head injury clinics (NHIS)- 1.5; these are based in Morpeth

Please note, clinics have 3 hours of face-to-face time and an hour of clinical admin time (this is in addition to additional clinical admin PA)

Outreach visits/clinics (1PA)

  • Home visits/MS outreach (monthly) in Alnwick or Berwick (alternatively)

Inpatient session (2 PA)

  • Ward rounds for 8-10 patients
  • MDT/Team review for patients
  • Clinical admin

Clinical admin for ward cover

  • Additional 1 PA

SPA/CPD/ Revalidation activity (2.5 PAs)

  • 2.5 programmed activities are allocated to supporting professional activities, including continuing professional development research, audit, teaching and service development and attend weekly consultant meetings which also doubles for peer support.

About us

Please refer to the attached job description for further details and main duties and responsibilities.



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