Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine

CONSULTANT IN REHABILITATION MEDICINE

Applications are invited for a consultant post in Neurorehabilitation or Rehabilitation Medicine at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHFT). The OUHFT comprises four hospitals: John Radcliffe, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Churchill Hospital and the Horton General Hospital.

The post is primarily based at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE), which is located at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre campus in Headington. OCE is a specialist rehabilitation centre with an international reputation for excellence. It has an active research partnership with both Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University.

There will be opportunities for the successful applicants to develop their own areas of interest which may include management of patients with disorders of consciousness, prosthetics, major trauma, spasticity, Cerebral Palsy or long term neurological conditions.

Applications are welcome from physicians trained in Rehabilitation Medicine, Psychiatry, Neurology, Stroke Medicine / Elderly Care with demonstrated interest and experience in neurological rehabilitation and from those looking to combine clinical work with a research career or educational interest. Those with academic and subspecialty interests are encouraged to contact and discuss the opportunities with Dr Susannah Brain, Clinical Lead for the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE) (01865 737320).

Principal Activities

Clinical

The post-holder’s duties will be primarily at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE).

The Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE)

OCE is based in a purpose-built building designed to be accessible to people using wheelchairs and suffering from visual and cognitive impairments. There are approximately 240 staff, roughly 190 whole time equivalents. The full range of rehabilitation professionals is represented including nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, neuropsychology, counselling, clinical engineering, orthotics and prosthetics.

The services provided include 18 Level 1 inpatient beds commissioned by NHS England, 10 level 2 beds commissioned by the ICB, out-patient rehabilitation for people with long term neurological conditions, specialist spasticity clinics, including joint clinics with plastic surgery and orthopaedics, joint transition clinics with a paediatrician, adult cerebral palsy clinics, specialist seating clinics, consultant input to prosthetics, etc.

Patients with disorders of consciousness are managed on the ward as per the Royal College of Physicians Guidance. Prosthetics, orthotics and specialist disability services are co-located in the same set of buildings which provide an integrated centre of excellence for patients allowing them to access a variety of services at the same “onestop-shop”.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Susannah Brain Job title: Clinical Lead, OCE Email address: susannah.brain@ouh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01865 73720

Dr Brain's usual working days are Monday to Wednesday.