Job summary
- Main area
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Grade
- clinical research Fellow in Rehab Medicine
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (plus on calls)
- Job ref
- 203-S1827
- Employer
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CERU Medical Staffing G74767
- Town
- Warwick
- Salary
- £61,825 Pro Rota
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Research Fellow in Rehabilitation Medicine
clinical research Fellow in Rehab Medicine
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Job overview
This post offers the opportunity for doctors wishing to train in clinical neurosciences to gain parallel experience in clinical research or medical education. Research, quality improvement or medical education activities will be included in the job plan. For suitable applicants the post could include funding of a part-time higher degree supervised at a linked university.
This is a Permanent position designed to support research and undergraduate teaching as well as supporting and gaining experience within clinical neurosciences. For successful applicants wishing to be supported in studying for a part-time Masters or Doctorate the duration of contract would be extended to reflect the length of time required for this study.
Clinical duties will include ward cover for patients in the Central England Rehabilitation Unit. Appointees will gain clinical experience of a range of neurological and neurosurgical conditions and develop skills in interdisciplinary working and management of complex cases. There will be opportunity to gain experience in outpatient and outreach settings, working from hyperacute to long-term stages of the clinical pathways. Appointees will participate in weekly educational complex case meetings covering difficult medical, ethical and psychosocial issues.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will participate in the Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital on call Rota. This Rota is non-resident 1:6 on call Rota covering the Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital site only (no acute admissions) and is supported by an On Call Consultants.
On-call duties fall 1 in 6 with the other Specialty Doctors (Elderly Care and Adult Rehabilitation and the senior trust Specialist), and will provide out of hours cover for all patients on site (this is a Non-residential, off -site on call)
Share prospective cover Inc. the 1:6 on call for annual leave, short-term sickness of colleagues and study leave for the other colleagues
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Appointees will be expected to participate in the non-resident on-call rota covering the wards at the Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital. Applicants would be expected to have or be near completion of their MRCP, MRCS or equivalent during their period of tenure.
The post will include participating in CERU rehabilitation research activities. This could be contributing to recruitment and data acquisition for existing studies or designing your own studies for research questions across a broad potential range. Suitable candidates could register for an MSc, MD or PhD. This would particularly suit candidates planning a career in rehabilitation medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, stroke medicine, trauma, neurophysiology, or neuro-palliative care.
The job will include teaching of undergraduate medical students. Opportunities are available to be involved in assessment and evaluation of students. The skills of teaching and assessment are increasingly recognised as essential for trainees in medical specialties at all levels.
Person specification
Fully registered with the GMC with experience of acute medicine or acute surgery
Essential criteria
- Fully registered with the GMC with experience of acute medicine or acute surgery
- Evidence of participation in audit or quality improvement projects
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of a commitment to clinical research or medical education.
- Teaching skills which include an ability to explain clinical concepts to medical students
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jonathan Craven
- Job title
- GENERAL MANAGER
- Telephone number
- 01926495321
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