Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Job description

Job responsibilities

This full time (or 0.7 to 0.8WTE) locum, fixed-term (12 months) Consultant post has become available due to relocation of a previous postholder.

The Consultants are supported by a Locum Specialist in Palliative Medicine, GPs and Staff Grade/ Specialty Doctors. There are also a variable number of GPVTS and innovative training scheme posts on rotation. We are also supported by Supportive Care UK who support the Hospice’s second on call medical rota.

In the hospice, the Consultant will initially focus on providing clinical support for the Inpatient unit, experience, interest and needs of the service, and this would be explored in partnership with the rest of the team. The post-holder will also be allocated responsibility in the areas of education, audit, service development and research.

The appointee will have the ability to develop the skills and educate other health professionals through our partnership with St Christopher’s and will work to strengthen links with other specialities to increase access to Specialist Palliative Care for patients with end-stage malignant and non-malignant disease, and to develop any specific services which seem appropriate for them in conjunction with the other consultants. The post-holder will also be expected to take an active part in the Hospice’s ongoing in-house education programme.

The post holder’s contract will allow access to the post graduate facilities at Queen Elizabeth Hospital such as library support and there is potential for the post holder to develop stronger links with the Cicely Saunders Institute, KCL.

The post-holder will be expected to work closely with the other senior members of the clinical team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Excellent clinical skills
• Experience of providing care to people from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic and religious backgrounds
• Experience of leading and participating in audit Understanding
• and interest in research
• A good understanding of End of Life Care Strategy and other
• relevant Government Policy/ National Guidance
• An understanding of social, psychological and spiritual care needs
• of people at the end of life and their families and carers
• Experience of teaching or mentoring at post and under graduate
• level
• Understanding and/or experience of change management and an
• ability to influence other peoples practice
• Experience of multi professional team working
• Experience of providing medical support to palliative care
• outpatient clinics/ day hospice

Desirable

• Higher degree MSc, MD, PhD
• Advanced Communication Skills course (Maguire or similar)
• Teaching course
• Management training course
• Additional experience of old age medicine, general practice,
• oncology or specialist medicine in a relevant field
• Experience of providing medical support to palliative care
• outpatient clinics/ day hospice

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice

Address

Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice

185 Bostall Hill

London

SE2 0GB

Employer's website

https://www.communityhospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)