Job summary
The Alderbourne Rehabilitation Unit (ARU) is a 20-bed district specialist neurological rehabilitation unit that has been providing inpatient and outpatient services to the residents of Hillingdon and adjoining areas for the past 25 years. Daniels Rehabilitation Unit (DRU) is a 16-bed unit that was commissioned in 2013 at the Mount Vernon Hospital site. Since March 2023, Daniels Ward has been relocated to the Hillingdon site. Together the two units have transformed patient flows in North West London for patients needing neurological rehabilitation.
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit a clinical fellow to support the Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, Consultant in Neurology and the multidisciplinary team. All the consultants work at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as well and the unit works closely with the Charing Cross Neurological Rehabilitation Unit. The post will primarily be based on the acute Hillingdon Hospital site but may require the post holder to work at the Mount Vernon site at times.
The post will be for 6 months in the first instance. Opportunities exist for the post holder to participate in audit, grand rounds in the department of medicine at Hillingdon and relevant training.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the 20 inpatients on the Alderbourne Rehabilitation Unit. This will include attending weekly consultant ward rounds and the inter-disciplinary ward meeting. Duties will include reviewing the inpatients attending Case Conferences, ordering and following up on relevant investigations, documentation in the medical records and ensuring the electronic and multidisciplinary discharge letters are completed on time. A sound general medical experience and communication skills are essential. The candidate will have the opportunity to attend neurology clinics under the supervision of a consultant neurologist and Rehabilitation Medicine clinics with Dr Nair. All doctors at ARU and DRU cross cover each other's leave.
About us
This is a great time to join The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as the Clinical Fellow in Neurological Rehabilitation.
We are currently in the process of redeveloping the hospital to provide a new state-of-the-art hospital for the residents of Hillingdon, and beyond, which supports the very best in delivery of healthcare and will be fit for our future.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people across the Borough of Hillingdon, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare - our mission is to provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, improving the health and wellbeing of the people we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Clinical skills appropriate to job description
- Must have NHS work experience
Desirable
- MRCP Part 1 or above
- Medical experience at ST1/2 level
- Current ALS certification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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UK Registration
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Employer details
Employer name
The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hillingdon Hospital
Pield Heath Road
Uxbridge
UB8 3NN