BANK Doctor

Job description

Job responsibilities

PURPOSE:

The post holder will support the Medical Director in the provision of high-quality palliative care

services at the St Lukes Hospice, primarily providing medical support for a 10-bed in-patient unit.

The post holder will play an important medical role in the delivery of care to inpatients, community and day-patients in collaboration with medical director, consultant, medical colleagues and the wider disciplinary team.

The role also involves participation in training and educational activities as well as activities relating to maintaining clinical excellence within the service

Key Stakeholders:

• Medical director
• Director of Care
• Medical team consultant, specialty doctors, GP Registrars, Core Medical Trainees
• Registered nurses and Health care assistants
• Palliative care clinical nurse specialists in the community and acute sector
• Allied health professionals

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

To be defined by the lead clinician, or nominated deputy in their absence, and includes:

To provide high quality, flexible and responsive medical support, assessment and care and/or specialist advice for hospice in-patients, patients at home, in the day hospice or attending as out-patients who have complex pain, symptom, spiritual and psychosocial needs which require specialist palliative care interventions. Responsibilities will include:

a. Admitting patients to the inpatient unit and providing the medical component of the multidisciplinary assessment and treatment planning

b. Providing continuity of medical care on the inpatient unit and day services

c. Supporting day care services by consultation and medical assessments of attendees when necessary

d. Supporting hospice community services by consultation with the specialist nursing team and patient medical review as appropriate

e. Liaison with other members of the multidisciplinary team, patients families, community teams, hospital services and other specialist palliative care teams

f. Working on the on-call rota and providing out of hours cover to the unit

g. Completing administrative duties including discharge letters, day care letters, accurate record keeping

To provide high quality specialist palliative care medical advice to health care professional colleagues.

To provide medical support and on-call cover for in-patient unit. Additional on-call duties may be undertaken by mutual agreement with the post holder.

To develop high professional standards within the hospice and promote multi-professional team working within the hospice.

To participate in the teaching and educational activities of the unit, students, nursing staff, primary health care professionals, patients and families, including the training of junior medical staff on rotation through the centre

To participate in activities related to maintaining clinical excellence with the centre and clinical governance e.g. audit of clinical practice, implementation of best practice statements.

To promote an ethos of audit throughout the services and where possible, under the direction of the medical director, contribute to regular clinical and/or service audit

To develop relevant research interests and participate as and when possible.

To maintain continuing professional development through personal development goals and regular reviews to support and encourage development.

Personal Development

The post holder will be expected to maintain high professional standards and keep abreast of professional issues and best practice in their area of specialism. The Hospice will support relevant education and development opportunities whenever possible and as agreed as part of personal development discussions.

Health & Safety & Security

Under health and safety legislation, each individual has a legal responsibility for their own welfare and for the health and safety of others and to co-operate in maintaining their place of work in a tidy and safe condition, thereby minimising risk. The Hospice has a Health & Safety Policy which applies to all staff.

Similarly, it is each persons responsibility to ensure a secure environment and bring any breaches of security to the attention of their manager.

Equal Opportunities

St Lukes Cheshire Hospice has given its full commitment to the adoption and promotion of the key principles of equal opportunities contained within current legislation and St Lukes Cheshire Hospice Equality & Diversity Policy.

Confidentiality

In the course of your duties, you will have access to confidential material about members of staff, volunteers, other hospice business and patients. The Hospice has Data Protection Policy which applies to all staff.

St Lukes Cheshire Hospice is committed to safeguarding adults and children and expects all staff to share in this commitment. Staff have a responsibility to ensure that they are aware of specific duties relating to their role and should familiarise themselves with the Hospices Safeguarding Policies. Safeguarding training is mandatory for all staff.

This job description is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder and according to future changes/developments in the service.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Full GMC registration, a licence to practice and at least 3 years full-time experience beyond completion of Foundation Programme in the NHS or Hospice setting in the UK.
• The experience must include significant exposure to palliative adults patients, such as in General Practice or General Medicine in the UK.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Ability to participate in audits.
• Involvement in training and development of others.
• Communication skills that are sensitive to patients and carers.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work autonomously and use initiative while recognising own limitations and seeking help where appropriate.
• Ability to liaise efficiently and effectively with healthcare teams outside with the hospice as part of the Hospice Advice Line.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a hospice In care setting.
• Experience of managing workload in the absence of senior staff.
• Knowledge and experience of management of symptoms associated with terminal illnesses, including non-malignant conditions.
• Willingness to develop clinical skills to support delivery of strategic and operational plans

Other requirements

Essential

• Passion for ethos of the hospice and demonstrable interest and enthusiasm for the vision of the organisation.
• Ability to prioritise and manage own and others time and work load effectively.
• Full Driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use/ or other reliable transport

Qualifications

Essential

• BM BS Degree (or equivalent eg BM BCh)
• Completion of Foundation Training Programme, or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher Medical Qualification e.g. MRCP, MRCGP
• Diploma in Palliative Medicine

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

St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice

Address

Grosvenor House

Queensway

Winsford

Cheshire

CW7 1BH

Employer's website

https://www.slhospice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)