Locum Consultant in Neurorehabilitation

at  Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will share clinical and managerial leadership within the Neurorehabilitation service with the present consultants. An office base with secretarial and administrative support will be provided.
The role involves providing consultant cover to 9 complex Neurorehabilitation patients admitted to the Neuro-rehabilitation Unit (NRU). Patients are admitted with various brain injuries including strokes and traumatic brain injuries. Consultant cover for the current community NRU is also provided from the RBFT- through a community ward round and an MDT to support the 8 neurorehabilitation patients that are located at West Berkshire Community Hospital.
The role also includes an outpatient clinic commitment in several locations namely at the Royal Berkshire Hospital (Reading), Bracknell (The Royal Berkshire Bracknell Healthspace) and Thatcham, Nr Newbury (The West Berkshire Community Hospital).
To provide and maintain the highest clinical standards in provision of neurological rehabilitation services at a consultant level
To provide clinical leadership and responsibility for inpatient care
To carry out weekly ward rounds and attend multidisciplinary team meetings
To supervise weekly outpatient clinics
Clinical commitment to the Acute Stroke Service for rehabilitation input
Assessment of referrals prior to admission for rehabilitation
Advise General Practitioners and other clinicians on rehabilitation and related issues
Meet patients, care givers and relatives whenever necessary
The Rehabilitation Unit accepts referrals from hospital consultants and members of their team within the Royal Berkshire Hospital and from other hospitals in Berkshire and Oxfordshire, including the John Radcliffe Hospital and Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals. Referrals are also received directly from General Practitioners and community health care professionals. The Unit admits patients with a spectrum of chronic and acute neurological disorders such as Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Brain injury, Spinal cord injuries, Peripheral neuropathies, Motor Neurone disease, Brain tumours and rare neurological conditions.
If you would like to discuss this role or arrange a visit please kindly contact our Clinical lead, Dr Beenish Feroz (details below

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