Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine in Norwich

Employer Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Colman Hospital Town Norwich Salary £109,725 – £145,478 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 14/11/2025 23:59 Interview date 16/12/2025

Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine

Consultant

NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C’s “compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels”, the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.

Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment. As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.

Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.

Specifically for band 3 roles within healthcare please be aware of the salary threshold required for a certificate of sponsorship to be granted, and that unfortunately overseas applicants who are new to care will not reach the minimum salary threshold to obtain a certificate of sponsorship and therefore your application will be withdrawn.

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine working a 10 PA per week (plus on call) at the Colman Centre for Specialist Rehabilitation Services (CCSRS) based at the Colman Hospital, Norwich. This incorporates a Level 1 neurorehabilitation service and serves the population of the East of England.

This post is a substantive appointment and arises due to the retirement of the current post holder. The appointee will be based at the Colman Hospital in Norwich. CCSRS is a dedicated interdisciplinary rehabilitation service providing post-acute rehabilitation for patients with complex needs. The service provides specialist rehabilitation through a 20 bedded inpatient unit for neurorehabilitation, and a 9 bedded inpatient unit for amputee rehabilitation. Out-patient/outreach services cover neurorehabilitation, tone management, amputee rehabilitation, post covid rehabilitation, specialised wheelchair services, electronic assistive technology and alternative and augmentative communication.

This post provides an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and motivated doctor to join our enthusiastic and experienced multidisciplinary team. You are expected to take part in the delivery of a full range of rehabilitation services and support a wide range of professionals. The post holder will have the opportunity to support, shape and drive service improvements.

Job description is awaiting approval from the Royal College of Physicians.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the post holder are predominantly the medical supervision and co-ordination of rehabilitation for people with disabilities resulting from neurological disorders from whatever cause. The appointee will be expected to work as an integral member of the well-established inter-disciplinary in-patient and out-patient teams. This exciting new post will suit an individual who is able to work flexibly and enthusiastically in a service that has been commissioned as a regional service for the delivery of complex, specialised rehabilitation.

Please refer to the draft job description for further information on this post.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the draft job description for further information on this post. Please note that this is awaiting approval from the Royal College of Physicians.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

• Basic – MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• On Specialist Register for Rehabilitation Medicine – or eligible to be within 6 months from the interview date.
• PhD, MD or MSc
• Member of BSRM and SRR
• European Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Experience and understanding of community as well as acute/general hospital services
• Experience in wide range of rehabilitation medicine subspecialties including amputee medicine and prosthetics or spinal cord injury rehabilitation

Experience

• Experience and interest in Neurological rehabilitation
• Presentation skills and teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level
• Experienced and skilled multi-disciplinary team worker
• Experience and interest in Trauma rehabilitation
• Post-graduate diploma or degree in teaching or medical education
• Previous experience as ES, CS or TPD role
• Experience of committee work / project management

Communication

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues, managers, and the multi-disciplinary team

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Demonstrate ability to keep abreast of evidence base in this speciality and generally in medically relevant fields
• Demonstrate understanding of NHS management structures and the impact of change on the NHS workforce
• Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the requirements for clinical governance
• Able to demonstrate evidence of direct participation in audit

Other

• Satisfactory career progression
• Must be able to travel to meet requirements of the post

Equal Opportunities – We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free.

If you need this application in an offline format, please let us know.

Immigration Status- Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against Skilled Worker visas. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application.

Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.

Redeployment – Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to NCH&C staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register.

DBS – If this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and you are not a current employee of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust or being recruited as an Apprentice then the cost of the DBS check will be automatically removed from your first month’s salary. However if you are registered with the update service this may not be required.

Closing and Interview Dates – This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received.

Data Protection – A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data.

On April 1st 2025, the Boards of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust will come together to deliver services as a group, with a singular board operating across both organisations. Both trusts are high performing specialist community health and care providers working in the East of England. Both have a strong track record, with the highest ratings from the Care Quality Commission, best in class NHS staff survey outcomes, and a decade of experience in innovation and clinical development.

We will remain two separate employers until further notice, and this role being advertised will be employed by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Sunil Ankolekar Job title Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine Email address sunil.ankolekar@nchc.nhs.uk Telephone number 01603 255795 Additional information

Please contact Dr Sunil Ankolekar should you wish to book a preliminary visit to the unit.