Consultant Physician in Rehabilitation Medicine
Location
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/16/2025
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Description
Company Description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job Description
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is looking to appoint a dedicated and flexible full-time Consultant Physician in Rehabilitation Medicine. This is a replacement post that offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the development of specialist rehabilitation services in Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire.
About The Role
The successful candidate will join a team of two other Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine, providing comprehensive services across the region. This role is pivotal in improving, strengthening, and developing specialist services, with a focus on both Neurorehabilitation and Prosthetic Rehabilitation, adaptable to the appointee's interests and negotiations.
Key Responsibilities:
We welcome applications from experienced consultants and those early in their career. The successful candidate will be encouraged to engage in continuous professional development and take advantage of mentorship available through the trust's mentorship scheme. With a large consultant body, peer support is readily available.
Flexible Working
Applications are also encouraged from candidates who wish to work less than full-time. Job plans are reviewed annually, allowing flexibility in working patterns to suit the needs of the post holder and the service.
Why Join Us?
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment. Joining our team means becoming part of a community dedicated to excellence in patient care and innovation in Rehabilitation Medicine.
If you are passionate about making a difference and keen to be part of a dynamic team, we would love to hear from you.
For further information, please see enclosed:
Job Description
Job Plan
Department Info
AAC Panel interview to be held 20th August 2025
Qualifications
Essential
Management Skills
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job Description
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is looking to appoint a dedicated and flexible full-time Consultant Physician in Rehabilitation Medicine. This is a replacement post that offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the development of specialist rehabilitation services in Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire.
About The Role
The successful candidate will join a team of two other Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine, providing comprehensive services across the region. This role is pivotal in improving, strengthening, and developing specialist services, with a focus on both Neurorehabilitation and Prosthetic Rehabilitation, adaptable to the appointee's interests and negotiations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Wessex Trauma Network, enhancing regional trauma rehabilitation services.
- Contribute to the development and governance of Rehabilitation services.
- Engage in Educational Supervision, Departmental, and Care Group leadership roles.
- Participate in service improvement projects, audits, and represent the service at Royal College and national levels.
- Opportunity to develop a research portfolio.
We welcome applications from experienced consultants and those early in their career. The successful candidate will be encouraged to engage in continuous professional development and take advantage of mentorship available through the trust's mentorship scheme. With a large consultant body, peer support is readily available.
Flexible Working
Applications are also encouraged from candidates who wish to work less than full-time. Job plans are reviewed annually, allowing flexibility in working patterns to suit the needs of the post holder and the service.
Why Join Us?
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment. Joining our team means becoming part of a community dedicated to excellence in patient care and innovation in Rehabilitation Medicine.
If you are passionate about making a difference and keen to be part of a dynamic team, we would love to hear from you.
For further information, please see enclosed:
Job Description
Job Plan
Department Info
AAC Panel interview to be held 20th August 2025
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with licence to practice
- MBBS, MBChB or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- Entry on Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or CESR
- Experience of Neurorehabilitation in various settings
- Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Rehabilitation Medicine OR with any appropriate speciality
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Demonstrates skills and experience across rehabilitation settings
- Ability to work effectively with good time management, flexibly when needed and organisational skills
- Ability to take responsibility and provide leadership where appropriate
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with licence to practice
- Understanding of clinical risk management
- Experience in management of prosthetics
Management Skills
- Commitment to developing quality services for patients needing specialist rehabilitation
- Constructive approach to working with wider management team
- Experience of quality improvement methods
- Ability to negotiate and innovate
- Evidence of service development
- Working Knowledge and Experience of research methodology
- Completed Research or equivalent, undertaken at SpR level
- Publications in topics relevant to rehabilitation, stroke, and neurology
- Desire to continue research at consultant level
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Working knowledge and experience of governance frameworks
- Evidence of participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Access to own transport/ ability to travel between clinical sites.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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