Trust Grade SHO Rehabilitation Medicine

Job summary

Main duties of the job

1. Medical supervision of day-to-day operation of the unit, including

2. Attendance at consultant ward round and at MDT meeting.

3. Provide cover for the Registrars for short periods of absence from the unit. When the Registrar is away on leave, effective daily communication with the consultant responsible.

4. Communication and liaison with family, with GPs and other consultants. Completion and signing of MDT discharge summaries on in-patients on the unit.

5. Weekly out-patient clinic opportunity available

6. Availability for ward referrals on patients under other consultants on other wards, but only as directed by rehabilitation consultant.

7. Involvement in collection of outcome measure data.

8. Attend clinical governance sessions related to audit, risk management and training events in rehabilitation and other branches of medicine.

Job responsibilities

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.