Consultant in Spinal Injuries

The successful candidate will be expected to: facilitate interdisciplinary care and coordinated medical management. promote and support the rehabilitation process, delivered through the MCSIs patient centred goal planning system. provide a sound contribution of medical knowledge, expertise and diagnostic acumen related to spinal cord injury, the associated multi-system dysfunction and pathophysiological consequences. ensure diagnosis and prognosis are accurate; treatments preserve function with minimal side effects. management of medical conditions is integrated with the rehabilitation process. provide effective prevention, detection and treatment strategies for medical complications. communicate with patients (and significant others and health care workers when relevant), in appropriate and understandable ways so that there is informed participation and consent in their management, tailored to the clinical situation. counsel patients and their relatives or significant others during the
initial acute stage, during difficult or crisis situations and for specific issues such as work and sexual functioning. This includes organisation of, or onward referral for, family support act as an advocate: eg in negotiations with community and funding authorities, providing information for medico-legal proceedings, conflict/disagreement resolution. within the wider NHS context to promote good practice related to SCI care Prospective applications should review the full job description attached.