Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic rehabilitation medicine team, working with patients who have complex neurological conditions who require highly specialised holistic rehabilitation care. The role offers a stimulating balance of direct clinical practice and multidisciplinary collaboration, with opportunities to provide specialist management in areas such as spasticity management, comprehensive rehabilitation assessments and formulation of individualized rehabilitation plans. You will also engage with subspecialist MDTs including Neuro-Urology and Neuropsychiatry teams. This position is ideally suited to someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, values continuous professional development, and is motivated to make a lasting difference to patient outcomes. As part of this team, you will work alongside experienced rehabilitation medicine consultants, allied health professionals, and specialist nurses, with ample scope to expand your knowledge, influence service development, and shape patient-centred care in a supportive and innovative clinical setting.



You will serve as the lead consultant on the Ontario Ward, with responsibility for 16 level 2b patients, undertaking weekly ward rounds and reviewing new admissions within 24 hours. In this role, you will participate in daily handovers and contribute to essential clinical meetings, including waiting list and referral reviews, complex discharge planning, and multidisciplinary discussions with Neuro-Urology ,Neuropsychiatry, Neurosurgery and Neurology colleagues. You will also facilitate or delegate to SpR or SCF complex family meetings to educate the patient and family about the complexity of their condition. You will also contribute to hospital governance, service development, and Clinical Operations Meetings, helping to shape service delivery and quality improvement. The post requires strong clinical leadership, organisational ability, and clear communication skills to work effectively with the wider multi-professional team. This is a rewarding and flexible role, with scope to new perspectives on service innovation and improvement.



King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c1 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



Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group



Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues' periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract



Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues



Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives



Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group's management team where part of the service structure



Contribute to the Care Group's research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework



Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths



Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Group's Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies



Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s)



Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained



Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues



Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director



Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene



Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety



King's is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues



The Trust is recognised internationally for its work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and Emergency Department.



King's is a key partner in one of London's foremost Academic Health Science Centres, King's Health Partners (KHP). KHP is one of only six Department of Health-designated AHSCs in England. It brings together a world-leading research-led university - King's College London - and three successful NHS Foundation Trusts: King's College Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas', and South London and Maudsley.



This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of our dedicated workforce and join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation for innovation and the desire to make a difference.



You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold a Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent to be eligible for interview.



The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable adults and/or children (0-18 years), therefore this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions