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Job overview

The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multidisciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients undergoing rehabilitation from all adult services, and to provide and develop Rehabilitation Medicine services for King's College Hospital Foundation Trust patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department and contribute to governance and teaching.

Inpatient rehabilitation medicine at King’s is at the Orpington site with Inreach to Denmark Hill and Princess Royal University Hospital sites. The level 1B inpatient rehabilitation service is the Frank Cooksey Rehabilitation Unit, consisting of 15 consultant led beds. Our level 2B inpatient rehabilitation service is run at Ontario ward at Orpington. It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of neuro-rehabilitation and have a particular remit for caring for inpatients on the Ontario ward at Orpington hospital. The appointee will support the specialist spasticity service and other rehabilitation out-patient services

Main duties of the job

The post will be based at Orpington Hospital and the proposed Job Plan (5 PAs) is attached. This is subject to review within 3 months of the postholder commencing in post.

There will be an average of 4.5 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care, with the remainder being allocated for Supporting Professional and/or other Activities.  

All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust’s sites as required by the service. As a senior employee of the Trust, you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.   Integral to these responsibilities are the following: 

·         The provision of a first-class clinical service

·         Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty

·         Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King’s College London / KHP

·         Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies

·         Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s service plans

·         Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Care Group or the Trust

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history, and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.