Job summary
Please apply via directly on Princess Alice Hospice website via the link attached.
Please note: Our vacancies are subject to eligibility to work in the UK. We are a small organisation with limited funds and therefore, we are not able to employ you if you are outside the UK as we are not able to obtain a work permit or visa sponsorship on your behalf.
We are looking for a Clinical Fellow to support our Inpatient team,
primarily undertaking hospice admissions/follow-ups and urgent assessments of
patients on the In-patient unit.
This post will suit a doctor who already has some experience in
Palliative Medicine and may be planning to follow a career in the specialty but
wishes to have additional experience prior to application for Specialty
Training.
You will support and provide cross cover across the
medical team, assessing and managing patients admitted to the hospice, with a
holistic multi-professional team approach. You will join a supportive medical
team, have a clinical supervisor have access to CPD and teaching opportunities.
Main duties of the job
Having strong communication and people skills is fundamental as you will
be required to work in partnership with the multi-professional
team, ensuring every patient and their needs are always at the centre of
what you do.
You will need to share and be able to demonstrate our five key values of
Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
Finally, you will be able to provide evidence of full registration, with
a GMC licence to practice and ongoing appraisal / revalidation.
Be the difference at moments that really matter.
About us
Princess Alice
Hospice is one of the top ten adult hospices in the UK, providing specialist
palliative care and support to a community of more than a million people living
in Surrey, South West London and Middlesex.
Here at Princess
Alice, you have the opportunity to make a satisfying, rewarding difference to
the lives of our patients, their families and friends, and be supported every
step of the way. Were small enough for you to see the impact your medical
skills have, and big enough to support you with training, experience and
opportunities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
2. Key
responsibilities
- To assess and manage patients admitted to the hospice,
with a holistic Multi Professional Team (MPT) approach.
- To maintain ongoing medical care for in-patients,
ensuring continuity of care e.g. attend / contribute to morning MPT handover.
- To liaise closely with consultant colleagues,
maintaining regular day-to-day contact.
- To work closely with all members of the MPT.
- To provide planned and urgent medical reviews for
patients on the in-patient unit.
- To support the community team nurses in discussing
issues in relation to the management of patients at home when on call.
- To provide excellent communication / handover of
clinical information by telephone, email or in writing as appropriate, ensuring
that all relevant in-house / external healthcare professionals are up to date
with clinical events e.g. letters to general practitioners after a patient has
died or is discharged from the hospice, copying in relevant specialist teams.
- To support / address the needs of carers / families,
e.g. communicating with them as often as necessary.
- To maintain accurate and clear, contemporaneous
patient records i.e. appropriately updated electronic patient records.
- To attend weekly MPT inpatient meetings and consultant
ward rounds.
- To appropriately manage patients after their death on
the IPU; to confirm the nurse-verification of death, to complete the necessary
paperwork (Medical Certificate of Cause of Death, Medical Examiner Referral )
and to notify the coroner if necessary.
- Coordinates with colleagues to provide medical support
to the Well-being centre.
- To work flexibly with the medical team and to provide
cover for colleagues and the wider MPT as appropriate.
- To help with induction, education and supervision of
medical students and visiting doctors as appropriate.
- The post holder maybe required to be part of the
on-call rota across Princess Alice Hospice and St Raphaels Hospice in Cheam.
This is shared 1:5 first on call rota for weekdays, weekends and bank holidays.
Consultants provide 24/7 second oncall cover. Adequate handover and handback across the
medical team is expected.
3. General requirement for medical staff
- To contact one of the consultants, other
senior colleague or managers, as appropriate, if there are any clinical
concerns.
- To participate in audit, research or any
on-going developments within the hospice and where appropriate to develop their
own audit / research.
- To participate in the medical
departments CPD programme e.g. Monday meetings and the alternating monthly,
Wednesday / Thursday medical journal club as well as other educational
activities at the Hospice.
- To participate in teaching for the wider
MPT, hospice staff / volunteers and externally where appropriate.
- To comply with Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) requirements as stipulated by the Royal Colleges.
- To keep up-to-date with clinical mandatory
training requirements.
- To keep a portfolio of evidence, to have
an annual appraisal and write a personal development plan (PDP) in line with
GMC revalidation policies and procedures.
- To
maintain their own professional indemnity insurance to cover work in the
hospice.
- To maintain confidentiality at all times
and comply with all other aspects of the General Medical Councils Code of
Professional Conduct / Good Medical Practice.
4. General requirement for all staff
- To
attend any staff meetings, where appropriate, in discussion with the Medical
Director.
- To attend statutory training, e.g. fire
training, lifting and handling and other health and safety issues.
- To act
at all times in a manner to safeguard the interests of patients and their
families.
- To be aware of and perform according to
the Hospices values and behaviours
- To monitor, record and assist in
investigations of any complaints from patients, visitors and staff, reporting
these to the Medical Director.
- To be
fully conversant with, and participate in, the hospices Clinical Governance
Policy.
- To be aware of personal and others
responsibility as defined in the Health and Safety at Work Act and COSHH
regulations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
2. Key
responsibilities
- To assess and manage patients admitted to the hospice,
with a holistic Multi Professional Team (MPT) approach.
- To maintain ongoing medical care for in-patients,
ensuring continuity of care e.g. attend / contribute to morning MPT handover.
- To liaise closely with consultant colleagues,
maintaining regular day-to-day contact.
- To work closely with all members of the MPT.
- To provide planned and urgent medical reviews for
patients on the in-patient unit.
- To support the community team nurses in discussing
issues in relation to the management of patients at home when on call.
- To provide excellent communication / handover of
clinical information by telephone, email or in writing as appropriate, ensuring
that all relevant in-house / external healthcare professionals are up to date
with clinical events e.g. letters to general practitioners after a patient has
died or is discharged from the hospice, copying in relevant specialist teams.
- To support / address the needs of carers / families,
e.g. communicating with them as often as necessary.
- To maintain accurate and clear, contemporaneous
patient records i.e. appropriately updated electronic patient records.
- To attend weekly MPT inpatient meetings and consultant
ward rounds.
- To appropriately manage patients after their death on
the IPU; to confirm the nurse-verification of death, to complete the necessary
paperwork (Medical Certificate of Cause of Death, Medical Examiner Referral )
and to notify the coroner if necessary.
- Coordinates with colleagues to provide medical support
to the Well-being centre.
- To work flexibly with the medical team and to provide
cover for colleagues and the wider MPT as appropriate.
- To help with induction, education and supervision of
medical students and visiting doctors as appropriate.
- The post holder maybe required to be part of the
on-call rota across Princess Alice Hospice and St Raphaels Hospice in Cheam.
This is shared 1:5 first on call rota for weekdays, weekends and bank holidays.
Consultants provide 24/7 second oncall cover. Adequate handover and handback across the
medical team is expected.
3. General requirement for medical staff
- To contact one of the consultants, other
senior colleague or managers, as appropriate, if there are any clinical
concerns.
- To participate in audit, research or any
on-going developments within the hospice and where appropriate to develop their
own audit / research.
- To participate in the medical
departments CPD programme e.g. Monday meetings and the alternating monthly,
Wednesday / Thursday medical journal club as well as other educational
activities at the Hospice.
- To participate in teaching for the wider
MPT, hospice staff / volunteers and externally where appropriate.
- To comply with Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) requirements as stipulated by the Royal Colleges.
- To keep up-to-date with clinical mandatory
training requirements.
- To keep a portfolio of evidence, to have
an annual appraisal and write a personal development plan (PDP) in line with
GMC revalidation policies and procedures.
- To
maintain their own professional indemnity insurance to cover work in the
hospice.
- To maintain confidentiality at all times
and comply with all other aspects of the General Medical Councils Code of
Professional Conduct / Good Medical Practice.
4. General requirement for all staff
- To
attend any staff meetings, where appropriate, in discussion with the Medical
Director.
- To attend statutory training, e.g. fire
training, lifting and handling and other health and safety issues.
- To act
at all times in a manner to safeguard the interests of patients and their
families.
- To be aware of and perform according to
the Hospices values and behaviours
- To monitor, record and assist in
investigations of any complaints from patients, visitors and staff, reporting
these to the Medical Director.
- To be
fully conversant with, and participate in, the hospices Clinical Governance
Policy.
- To be aware of personal and others
responsibility as defined in the Health and Safety at Work Act and COSHH
regulations.
Person Specification
Particular skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Approach:
- Able to work as part of a multi-professional team and to demonstrate leadership when appropriate
- Flexible approach to work: able to adapt and work with employers to deliver improved patient care
- Equality and diversity: promotes equality and values diversity
- Probity: professional integrity and respect for others
- Able to uphold hospice values
- Ability:
- Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk.
- Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Able to comfortably engage with clinical uncertainties and constructive clinical debate with medical and nursing colleagues
- Commitment to clinical governance / improving quality of patient care:
- Clinical governance: capacity to be alert to dangers or problems and respond accordingly
- Audit: understand principles and has evidence of completed audits
- Teaching: evidence of interest and has appropriate experience in teaching
- Desirable skills:
- Advanced communications skills training
- Research: demonstrates understanding of research, evidence of relevant academic and research achievements
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate:
- MB BS or equivalent
- Registration and defence union:
- Full and current GMC registration and licence to practice
- Subscription to a defence union
- Fitness to practise:
- Applicants knowledge is up to date and has evidence of being fit to practice safely through appraisal / revalidation.
- Postgraduate:
- MRCGP or MRCP or equivalent or working towards
- European Certificate of Essential Palliative Care (ECEPC)
- Diploma in Palliative Medicine or equivalent / higher
- MSc
Experience
Essential
- Eligibility:
- At least 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis.
- Evidence of achievement of relevant competencies.
- Clinical experience:
- At least 6 months experience in Palliative Medicine
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge
- Experience of working in the NHS and different healthcare settings
Personal qualities and other requirements
Essential
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Commitment to learning
- Ability to work under pressure
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)
- Ability to organise own learning and development
Person Specification
Particular skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Approach:
- Able to work as part of a multi-professional team and to demonstrate leadership when appropriate
- Flexible approach to work: able to adapt and work with employers to deliver improved patient care
- Equality and diversity: promotes equality and values diversity
- Probity: professional integrity and respect for others
- Able to uphold hospice values
- Ability:
- Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk.
- Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Able to comfortably engage with clinical uncertainties and constructive clinical debate with medical and nursing colleagues
- Commitment to clinical governance / improving quality of patient care:
- Clinical governance: capacity to be alert to dangers or problems and respond accordingly
- Audit: understand principles and has evidence of completed audits
- Teaching: evidence of interest and has appropriate experience in teaching
- Desirable skills:
- Advanced communications skills training
- Research: demonstrates understanding of research, evidence of relevant academic and research achievements
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate:
- MB BS or equivalent
- Registration and defence union:
- Full and current GMC registration and licence to practice
- Subscription to a defence union
- Fitness to practise:
- Applicants knowledge is up to date and has evidence of being fit to practice safely through appraisal / revalidation.
- Postgraduate:
- MRCGP or MRCP or equivalent or working towards
- European Certificate of Essential Palliative Care (ECEPC)
- Diploma in Palliative Medicine or equivalent / higher
- MSc
Experience
Essential
- Eligibility:
- At least 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis.
- Evidence of achievement of relevant competencies.
- Clinical experience:
- At least 6 months experience in Palliative Medicine
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge
- Experience of working in the NHS and different healthcare settings
Personal qualities and other requirements
Essential
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Commitment to learning
- Ability to work under pressure
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)
- Ability to organise own learning and development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
