Job summary
Consultant
in Palliative Medicine
Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 WTE (depending on experience)
6-10 PA per week plus 1 in 6 on-call
This is an exciting opportunity to join our restructured senior clinical leadership team across Southern Hospice Group, working with our partners across health and social care to deliver specialist palliative care services from St Barnabas House, Martlets and Chestnut Tree House hospices. Southern Hospice Group consists of one childrens and two adult hospices.
These posts will be adult hospice posts with the opportunity to be involved in transitional care for young adults. We have adult inpatient units at St Barnabas in Worthing and Martlets in Hove, each housing 8 specialist and up to 6 nurse-led All Age Continuing Care beds; a community team; hospice at home and living well services. Services are supported by multiprofessional teams with nursing, medical, therapy, social work, chaplaincy and counselling dedicated input. Successful applicants will be assigned a primary site of work and there will be opportunities for working across both adult hospices with an expectation to contribute to internal cross cover to maintain patient safety and service delivery. The proportion of time spent at each site will vary depending on the total number of PAs in your job plan.
Main duties of the job
These posts also offer the exciting opportunity to lead a hospital in-reach and liaison pilot following a successful bid to the Sussex Cancer Alliance. We have a well-established history of working with colleagues across the NHS and social care sector to facilitate access to specialist palliative care in the appropriate setting. However, pathways where they exist are predominantly unfunded and may need to adapt in line with the NHS 10 year plan shift to Neighbourhood Health. These posts will both include up to 2 PAs (or 20% of job plan) to focus on identifying better ways of working to reduce reliance on the acute sector for specialist palliative care patients working alongside an advance nurse practitioner.
About us
These posts also offer the exciting opportunity to lead a hospital in-reach and liaison pilot following a successful bid to the Sussex Cancer Alliance. We have a well-established history of working with colleagues across the NHS and social care sector to facilitate access to specialist palliative care in the appropriate setting. However, pathways where they exist are predominantly unfunded and may need to adapt in line with the NHS 10 year plan shift to Neighbourhood Health. These posts will both include up to 2 PAs (or 20% of job plan) to focus on identifying better ways of working to reduce reliance on the acute sector for specialist palliative care patients working alongside an advance nurse practitioner.
St Barnabas House and Martlets are training hospices and offer ample opportunity to participate in education programmes for all levels of healthcare professionals both internally through our education department and teaching for medical students from Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
Responsibilities of the posts include active involvement with audit and clinical governance and involvement in research will be encouraged. The senior medical team contribute to and lead on aspects of clinical governance working alongside a multiprofessional leadership team across Southern Hospice Group.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the enclosed Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities for this important and essential role at our hospice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the enclosed Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities for this important and essential role at our hospice.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels and to demonstrate tact and discretion when dealing with sensitive issues.
- Ability to build partnerships and work across organisational boundaries.
- Strong persuading and influencing abilities to be able to effectively network and build relationships.
- Effective organisational skills to manage workloads and meet deadlines.
- Effective IT skills, ability to use programmes within Office 365
Desirable
- Basic Ultrasound skills
- Project Management Skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following:
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview)
- Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
- MRCP, MRCGP, FRCA, FRCR or equivalent(s)
Desirable
- Further postgraduate qualification, e.g. MSc, MA, PhD
- Formal training in teaching techniques
- Formal training in research e.g Good Clinical Practice
Experience
Essential
- Recent palliative care experience and breadth of awareness of palliative care issues
- Knowledge of evidence- based practice
- Experience of teaching in a multidisciplinary setting
- Knowledge of research methodology
Desirable
- Further postgraduate qualification, e.g. MSc, MA, PhD
- Formal training in teaching techniques/medical education
- Formal training in research e.g. Good Clinical Practice
Personal Attributes and Values
Essential
- Ability to act with tact and diplomacy.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Self drive and determination to contribute to service improvements.
- Self aware.
- Own and take responsibility for constructive feedback to improve patient care and/or team working.
- Possess an innovative approach and an ability to inspire.
- Demonstrate a professional, calm and efficient manner with strong self-management skills.
- Demonstrate a commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
- Be able to demonstrate and uphold the hospice values.
- Ability to work effectively as part of team, contributing constructively to team objectives.
Other
Essential
- Enhanced DBS
- A valid UK driving licence and the ability to travel frequently throughout the working day across the catchment area for the hospice.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels and to demonstrate tact and discretion when dealing with sensitive issues.
- Ability to build partnerships and work across organisational boundaries.
- Strong persuading and influencing abilities to be able to effectively network and build relationships.
- Effective organisational skills to manage workloads and meet deadlines.
- Effective IT skills, ability to use programmes within Office 365
Desirable
- Basic Ultrasound skills
- Project Management Skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following:
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview)
- Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
- MRCP, MRCGP, FRCA, FRCR or equivalent(s)
Desirable
- Further postgraduate qualification, e.g. MSc, MA, PhD
- Formal training in teaching techniques
- Formal training in research e.g Good Clinical Practice
Experience
Essential
- Recent palliative care experience and breadth of awareness of palliative care issues
- Knowledge of evidence- based practice
- Experience of teaching in a multidisciplinary setting
- Knowledge of research methodology
Desirable
- Further postgraduate qualification, e.g. MSc, MA, PhD
- Formal training in teaching techniques/medical education
- Formal training in research e.g. Good Clinical Practice
Personal Attributes and Values
Essential
- Ability to act with tact and diplomacy.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Self drive and determination to contribute to service improvements.
- Self aware.
- Own and take responsibility for constructive feedback to improve patient care and/or team working.
- Possess an innovative approach and an ability to inspire.
- Demonstrate a professional, calm and efficient manner with strong self-management skills.
- Demonstrate a commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
- Be able to demonstrate and uphold the hospice values.
- Ability to work effectively as part of team, contributing constructively to team objectives.
Other
Essential
- Enhanced DBS
- A valid UK driving licence and the ability to travel frequently throughout the working day across the catchment area for the 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).
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).
