JOB DESCRIPTION
AND PERSON SPECIFICATION ATTACHED ARE CURRENTLY PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS **
Main duties of the job
The NSIC is a purpose-built centre with 102 inpatient beds, providing comprehensive care for patients with spinal cord injuries, from acute management through rehabilitation and lifelong follow-up.
Our facilities include:
·Four adult wards (93 beds)
·A dedicated 9-bed Young Person’s Rehabilitation Ward, the only inpatient unit in the UK for children and adolescents
·Hydrotherapy pool, gymnasium, occupational therapy areas including an Upper Limb Studio, and patient education
The NSIC is the largest of eight spinal cord injury centres in England, serving a population of approximately 14 million and receiving referrals from six major trauma centres across the South East. We review around 4,000 outpatients annually and provide outreach and peripatetic nursing services to support patients before and after admission.
Our Vision and Commitment
We have an ambitious strategy to further enhance our reputation for excellence through:
·Patient-centred, high-quality care
·Innovation and research
·Strengthening partnerships with major trauma centres and refining acute and rehabilitation pathways
·Expanding technology use, including telemedicine and electronic patient records
·Investing in staff education, career development, and a supportive working environment
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
1. MBBS or equivalent.
2. Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
3. MCRP or equivalent
4. If an applicant is UK trained, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Rehabilitation Medicine, or have a proposed date of CCT within 6 months of the interview, or have a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR). If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence to the UK CCT.
Desirable criteria
5. An appropriate higher degree, e.g. MD or PhD in Spinal Cord Injuries Rehabilitation Medicine
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
6. Sufficient to have achieved higher accreditation
7. Experience in spinal cord injuries rehabilitation as a Registrar or Consultant for at least 24 months
CLINICAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
Essential criteria
8. Thorough knowledge of specialty and ability to work at Consultant level.
9. Has participated in audit and can lead audit in the department
Desirable criteria
10. Ability to lead and run a tertiary intrathecal baclofen pump clinic service.
11. Ability to lead spasticity clinic and perform limbs ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injections.
12. Ability to perform urodynamic studies or willingness to self-develop and participate in the urodynamics clinic service.
LEADING & MANAGING
Essential criteria
13. Ability to take appropriate initiative in relation to all aspects of Consultant role
14. Ability to manage own workload, time and supporting staff.
15. Commitment to speciality.
COMMUNICATION & INFLUENCING
Essential criteria
16. Ability to communicate information effectively to colleagues and patients.
17. Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
TEAM WORKING
Essential criteria
18. Ability to work within a team of consultants and resident doctors as well as collaborating with other specialties.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential criteria
19. Ability to travel to and between sites.
TRUST 'CARE' VALUES
Essential criteria
20. Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships.
21. Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
22. Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
23. Enable - Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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