Locum Consultant in Rehab Medicine or Neurologist with Interest, Orpington

Locum Consultant – Rehab Medicine / Neurology

Job reference: 213-MED-DH-7995054
Employer: King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Site: Orpington Hospital
Salary: £113,565 – £150,569 per annum
Contract: Fixed term 12 months, Monday‑Friday 09:00‑17:00, 37.5 hours per week

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care for patients requiring rehabilitation services, including all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the Care Group.
• Cover colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short‑term sickness as detailed in your contract.
• Clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility.
• Carry out teaching, examination, and accreditation duties, contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
• Attend outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group management team.
• Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
• Participate in audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes, and Learning from Deaths.
• Take an active role in developing, implementing, and monitoring the Care Group’s Business Plan, including discussions on service plans with internal and external agencies.
• Execute all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan.
• Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty, fostering projects that enhance professional education and training.
• Work with clinical and other professional colleagues to maintain productivity and job satisfaction, including participation in the appraisal process for peers and juniors.
• Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
• Adhere to all Trust infection prevention and control policies, including hand hygiene and personal hygiene.
• Prepare and undertake protective interventions consistently with evidence-based practice, ensuring patient safety.
• Be prepared to support consultant‑led 7‑day services as future development allows.

Person SpecificationQualifications, Registration & Higher Education

• Full MRCP.
• Full Registration with GMC.
• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD).

Training and Experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of rehabilitation medicine, culminating in Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC or completed portfolio pathway application.
• Wide experience in neuro‑rehabilitation, including complex spasticity management and use of botulinum toxin.

Administration

• Experience in day‑to‑day organisation of rehabilitation services in a busy teaching hospital.
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.
• Familiar with the current structure of the UK National Health Service and aware of recent initiatives and changes.

Management and Leadership

• Demonstrated leadership capability within multidisciplinary teams.
• Management course and/or qualification.

Audit and Quality Improvement

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
• Completed audit projects.
• Audit publications.

Research and Publications

• Experience of clinical research.
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.
• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of rehabilitation.

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and exam preparation.
• Teaching skills course or qualification.

Other Requirements

• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
• Compliance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) and Disclosure and Barring Service submission is required.

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