Junior Clinical Fellow (SHO) in Neurorehabilitation

at  Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

This is a very exciting opportunity to join the Charing Cross Neurosciences team in a 6 month SHO position in Neurological Rehabilitation Unit. There is flexibility in the post to make it longer or shorter than 6 months. This post will provide the successful candidate with opportunities to get experience in all aspects of rehabilitation medicine from assessing suitability for rehabilitation in a patient who is in an acute neurological phase to establishing rehabilitation potential and taking the patient through specialist rehabilitation treatments. This role will include the opportunity to work on the newly established Rapid Access Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR) beds which is an initiative to improve access to inpatient rehabilitation.
This post will provide the opportunity to get experience in all aspects of caring for a neurological patient from assessing suitability for rehabilitation in the acute phase to establishing rehabilitation potential and undergoing specialist rehabilitation.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, and seasonal ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
The main duties of the post holder will be on the Charing Cross Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (CNRU) and Rapid Access Acute Rehab (RAAR) beds . The post holder will be involved in clerking and managing inpatients on CNRU who have complex physical and cognitive impairments.
To manage acutely unwell patients on the neuro rehab ward and refer to other specialties if required.
The post-holder will take an active part in patient management and will be under the supervision of the Consultant in Rehabilitation medicine. They will participate in the ward rounds, multi-disciplinary meetings, diagnosis and prognosis meetings and goal setting meetings.
They will also get training on how to assess new referrals for suitability for rehabilitation.
They will have opportunities to do outpatient clinics as well as home visits in the community.
There will also be exposure to specialist spasticity management (botulinum toxin injections and medical management of spasticity)
If interested opportunities to sit in on amputee rehabilitation clinics and the major trauma rehabilitation ward rounds

Please refer the Job description for details