Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical/Managerial/Strategic
• To be an active member of the NWAFT Specialist Palliative Care Service and help deliver the departmental mission of excellence in clinical care and teaching and participate in developing and establishing models of delivering specialist palliative care advice
• To provide clinical care for patients who have been referred to the specialist palliative care service, including inpatients and outpatients, providing specialist advice and a referral service for other clinicians in the Trust
• To lead on specialist palliative care provision in the community area surrounding Hinchingbrooke Hospital alongside consultant colleagues and provide specialist palliative care advice and input to the community when appropriate
• To participate in the consultant on-call rota and provide cover for colleagues in time of absence and leave when required
• To undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients in their charge and the running of their clinics or departments
• To provide clinical leadership in specialist palliative and end of life care within NWAFT
• To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with general practitioners, community services and all health care agencies
• To lead specialist palliative care multidisciplinary team meetings and share in attendance at other cancer and relevant non-cancer MDMs
• To contribute to locality, network and national workforce streams
• To participate in the activities of the service by attending service meetings, and other team meetings and by contributing to the development of an ethos of effective and efficient management of resources and performance
• To undertake the appropriate management responsibilities and be aware of individual responsibilities in accordance with the Trust's Health and Safety policy and report as necessary any accident or potentially hazardous environment

Teaching
• To be involved with the education of all members of the multi professional team both formally and informally including undergraduates
• To undertake professional supervision and management of junior staff

Clinical Governance
• To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance reports
• To participate in the Trust's clinical governance activities, and to encourage and foster improvements in the quality and standards of clinical services
• To be responsible for clinical audit activities, and participate in relevant national and local audit programmes
• To have responsibility for ensuring that serious untoward incidents, incidents and near misses are appropriately reported into the Trust's risk management systems
• To handle patient and user complaints as requested and to work with the Trust's complaints department in ensuring timely responses for complainants

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MRCP/MRCGP/FRCR/FRCA or equivalent
• Fully registered with the GMC
• CCT (or equivalent for non-UK applicants of equivalent status), or be accredited (or equivalent), and be on the GMC Specialist Register in Palliative Medicine at the time of taking up the consultant appointment. Alternatively, candidates can hold or be within 6 months of their CCT at interview

Desirable criteria

• Higher Degree (e.g.MA, MSc, PhD, MD)

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Expertise in full range of Palliative Medicine conditions
• Ability to lead a multi-professional team and take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Ability to provide expert palliative care advice and support to other healthcare professionals in the hospice, hospital and community settings
• Understanding and experience of all aspects of Clinical Governance

Audit/Management/IT

Essential criteria

• Experience of audit and management
• Evidence can manage priorities
• Evidence of management/leadership skills training
• Appropriate IT skills

Teaching and Research

Essential criteria

• Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of research and ability to appraise research critically and to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Desirable criteria

• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Evidence of formal teaching qualifications

Personal attributes

Essential criteria

• Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service
• Caring and empathetic attitude to patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, hospital staff and other agencies
• Ability to undertake travel requirements of post

Disclosure & Barring Check Fee

Where your role requires a DBS check, the Trust will pay the fee upfront and reclaim the cost (including a £5 admin fee) from your first month's salary. Volunteers are exempt.

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Early closure notice

We may close this advert early if we receive enough applications-please apply without delay.

International Applicants & Sponsorship
Applications from candidates requiring UK sponsorship are welcome where the role is eligible for sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) rules.

Please note that not all roles will meet the eligibility requirements for Skilled Worker sponsorship. Eligibility is determined by factors including occupation code, skill level and salary thresholds in line with UKVI guidance.

Most non-UK/Republic of Ireland nationals require a visa to work in the UK. Candidates are encouraged to review current visa requirements and eligibility before applying: