Clinical Fellow
Royal Hospital, Putney, Greater London
Clinical Fellow
Salary Not Specified
Royal Hospital, Putney, Greater London
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 11 Nov | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Full Job Description
You will provide day-to-day patient care under the supervision of a Consultant and working closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team. There are opportunities to work within our Brain Injury Service, Ventilatory Service and Neuro-behavioural Service and to gain experience in spasticity management and the assessment of people with disorders of consciousness. You will participate in a 1 in 6 on call role, which can be undertaken from home. You will be encouraged to participate in a research or service improvement programme and in our educational activities. Main objectives of the Role You will
- Provide day-to-day clinical management in either the Brain Injury Service, the Ventilation Service or the Neuro-behavioural Service
- Contribute to multi-professional rehabilitation/disability management/long term care plans
- Lead multidisciplinary team case conferences and meetings
- Support pre-admission and pre discharge processes
- Communicate with and provide support for patients and their families, carers and those close to them
- Provide clinical reports
- Provide out-of-hours on-call cover
- Provide cover for other medical staff during periods of illness or leave.
- Participate in and contribute to agreed research or service development programmes
- Participate in and contribute to agreed educational activities You must also
- Understand the RHN's values and lead by example
- Demonstrate an awareness of RHN's strategic objectives and contribute to their achievement
- Maintain high standards of record keeping
- Keep up to date in your practice and participate in medical appraisal and revalidation
- At all times comply with the GMC's requirements set out in 'Good Medical Practice'
- Demonstrate high standards of professional behaviour including + Ensuring that the patient is your first concern + A commitment to quality and safety + Collaborative team working + Openness and transparency + Fairness, honesty and integrity + Developing insight into your strengths and weaknesses + A commitment to reflection and learning
- Full Registration with GMC
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent communication skills
- A team player with high ethical standards
- A mature, balanced, reasonable, and assertive, when necessary, approach
- Experience of managing acute medical deterioration
- An interest in the management of severe brain injury
- An understanding of safeguarding
- An ability to conduct audits to complete audit cycle
- Familiarity with IT including Word, PowerPoint, Excel Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent
- Experience in the field of neurological rehabilitation or general medicine
- Previous research experience
- Experience in presenting at conferences
Come and work for one of the longest-running charities and independent hospitals in the UK. Set in a beautiful Grade II listed Victorian building with big gardens, The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability is more than a hospital - we are a community in which everyone comes together to help adults with neurological disability achieve the best possible quality of life., The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN), is a leading national centre of excellence, providing services for people with brain injury and complex needs. RHN services include rehabilitation, disability management, long term ventilatory support, the management of challenging behaviours, long term care and end of life care. Service provision is under-pinned by a strong research and education programme.