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Care and Rehab Lead for Spinal Cord Injury

Job details
Posting date: 09 May 2024
Salary: £50,952.00 to £57,349.00 per year
Additional salary information: £50952.00 - £57349.00 a year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 23 May 2024
Location: Sussex, BN2 5BE
Company: NHS Jobs
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: C9279-24-1104

Summary

To ensure that expert clinical knowledge and skills are shared with the South East SCI Network (when set up), NHSE and all providers of care to SCI patients throughout the lifelong patient pathway. To maintain close links, communication and liaison between all staff and people involved in SCI patient care, always promoting good working relationships characterised by open communication, trust, and respect.Working as an autonomous practitioner, to carry a high clinical caseload of highly complex patients providing specialist assessment and treatment within the Major Trauma, Neurosurgery and Rehabilitation teams. Work in collaboration with therapists and nursing staff on Critical Care, Neuro, Trauma and Rehab areas to ensure best practise is provided to all patients on the SCI pathway including outliers. This includes the use of advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide highly specialist support to medical staff and other health professions. Use professional and clinical leadership in the development and implementation of a comprehensive training and personal development plan for all allied health staff (and other health professionals) across the SCI pathway. To be guided by National Standards where they exist to develop departmental policies. Support the development of strategies for the service. To be involved with development and clinical governance of the SCI service across the whole organisation, in conjunction with the Departmental management teams and Clinical Director of Major trauma, Neurosurgery/spinal and rehabilitation. To link in with the Head of Therapies for RSCH (Royal Sussex County Hospital) as required. Please do read the attached Job description and personal specification for a more detailed review.