The National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) has welcomed a new Substantive Rehabilitation Medicine Consultant, Dr Javvad Haider, as the clinical leadership team continues to grow at the future state-of-the-art NHS facility at the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough.
Dr Haider is the latest addition to the NRC leadership team as it looks to build out its clinical capability following the appointment of Mr Andrew Taylor as NRC Programme Medical Lead earlier this year. Dr Haider joins the NRC from NHS Wales where he has worked for the previous two years.
In his new role, Dr Haider will provide specialist rehabilitation input across services at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) as well as working with the NRC programme team to start the transition planning ahead of our target opening by the end of 2024.
Dr Haider has developed expertise in the rehabilitation medicine speciality since training in 2015, before becoming a consultant in 2020. He has particular expertise in major trauma and neuro rehabilitation, as well as amputations and musculoskeletal injuries.
He will bring further experience to the role from his position on the Executive Committee for The British Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (BSPRM) and on the editorial board for the Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice (ARSP) journal. Dr Haider also has a post-graduate qualification in motion analysis.
Dr Javvad Haider, Substantive Rehabilitation Medicine Consultant for the NRC, said:
“I was instantly sold to the vision for the NRC. Throughout my career and work with the BSPRM, it has become increasingly apparent to me that we need rehabilitation services to be integrated – to have research, education, training and clinical operations sitting side-by-side for mutual benefit. The NRC does exactly that. I can’t wait to get started in Nottingham and play my part in achieving the ambition to create a world-leading rehabilitation facility which improves patient outcomes and delivers new and innovative healthcare solutions.”
Andrew Taylor, NRC Programme Medical Lead, said:
“I am delighted that Dr Haider is joining the NRC team. His clinical experience will be an enormous boost for the current rehabilitation services in Nottingham. Dr Haider’s leadership and academic experience with the BSPRM and the ARSP journal will be invaluable to the NRC as we look to realise our vision to provide excellence in clinical care, research, innovation and training in rehabilitation.”
New posts at the NRC are being recruited for over the coming months. All new roles will be posted on the NRC website and LinkedIn page.
The NRC is currently awaiting final approval from government through the New Hospitals Programme. In line with the NRC’s submitted Full Business Case, Nottingham University Hospitals (the NHS programme sponsor) and partners including the University of Nottingham and Loughborough University are gearing up across the NRC’s three integrated core functions: clinical rehabilitation; research and innovation; and training and education.