Job summary
This exciting new post in paediatric palliative care is
suitable for a middle grade doctor wishing to gain experience in paediatric
palliative medicine. The post will be mainly based at Shooting Star Childrens
hospice in Guildford with one day per week at the Royal Marsden Hospital with
regular attendance at St Georges Hospital. The post is SPIN in Paediatric
Palliative Medicine accredited for those applicants who are interested in
formalising their experience. The role will be mainly supporting new and
existing patients referred to the specialist service in all care settings. It
also entails specialist hospice admissions, hospice outpatient clinics and
outreach working into other hospitals and the community.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities at Royal Marsden Hospital (RM):
- The post-holder will work one day a week at with RM Paediatric Palliative care team (honorary contract required).
- Attend the weekly paediatric PATCH meeting
- Participate in pain and other symptom ward rounds, shared care hospitals, school, home and hospice visits as required
- Carry a small clinical oncology case load covering mostly the Heartland Surrey region or possibly another area close to the postholders home address:
- Review of patients in all care settings (hospital, home, hospice and education)
- Review and update of symptom and emergency care plans
- Review and write advance care plans
- Develop knowledge and skills in prescribing pain and symptom medication in palliation and at end of life for oncology patients
- Become familiar with the management of the more common symptoms
- Develop and improve communication skills especially in advance care and emergency care plans
- Provide specialist medical advice on symptom and end of life care in oncology cases
- Complete death summaries
Additional experience
- Leadership
- Contribute to service development as appropriate
- Engage in the user group feedback
- Participate in data collection and service
The postholder will also require a driving licence and access to a vehicle (preferrably a vehicle owner) for community and hospital visits. Please note that appointment will be subject to DBS clearance.
Please contact Dr AK Anderson for further information by email at annakarenia.anderson@nhs.net
About us
Shooting Star Childrens Hospices provides specialist care
and support to families who have a baby, child or young person with a
life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated Outstanding by the
Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London
and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement
with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.
Our specialist care and support is free of charge to
families and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It includes specialist
nursing in the community, symptom management and pain relief, overnight respite
stays, end-of-life care, specialist bereavement care and a comprehensive range
of therapies, groups and clinics for the whole family.
At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their
exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the
opportunity to make every moment count.
It costs £10 million a year to run Shooting Star Childrens
Hospices. Just 30% of our funding comes from the government, so we rely on our
supporters generosity to keep the service running. We employ 175 members of
staff, including 98 nursing and medical staff, and support around 700 families.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post in paediatric palliative care is suitable for a middle grade doctor wishing to gain experience in paediatric palliative medicine. The post will be mainly based at Shooting Star Childrens hospice in Guildford with one day per week at the Royal Marsden Hospital with regular attendance at St Georges Hospital. The post is SPIN in Paediatric Palliative Medicine accredited for those applicants who are interested in formalising their experience. The role will be mainly supporting new and existing patients referred to the specialist service in all care settings. It also entails specialist hospice admissions, hospice outpatient clinics and outreach working into other hospitals and the community.
The post holder will gain specialist Paediatric Palliative care experience across clinical settings developing skills in pain and symptom management, advance communication and advance care planning.
The post will offer experience in
- Specialist non-oncology paediatric palliative care under the SPACE team
- Specialist Paediatric Palliative Oncology care under Royal Marsden and St Georges hospitals
- Out of hours specialist telephone advice service through participation on the PATCH on call rota (separate contract)
There is acknowledged flexibility of hours and days across the services to enable the post-holder to gain experience of symptom and end of life care through engaging in real time events. They must have access to a car to enable home, hospital and community visits across the geographical catchment area.
Responsibilities at Shooting Star Childrens Hospices (SSCH)
Attend and participate in monthly Specialist MDT and daily morning clinical Huddles
- Run a clinical fellow led weekly hospice outpatient clinic
- Review all children and young people under the care of the SPACE team admitted to the hospice for end of life care and symptom management.
- Carry a clinical case load:
- Review of patients in all care settings (hospital, home, hospice and education)
- Review and write advance care plans including resuscitation plans
- Review and write symptom management plans
- Develop knowledge and skills in prescribing pain and symptom medication in palliation and at end of life
- Become familiar with the management of the more common symptoms in non-oncology palliative care
- Develop and improve communication skills especially around the introduction and review of advance care and emergency care plans
- Complete death summaries
- Attend child death review meeting
- Engage in bereavement support for family on caseload
As part of providing regional specialist service, engagement and clinical inward reaching support is required particularly to subspecialist paediatric services with identified high referral numbers to our SPACE service:
- Attend PICU MDTs at St Georges Hospital
- Attend weekly regional foetal medicine meeting (virtual)
- Attend NICU ward rounds at St Peters and St Georges Hospitals
- Engagement with the wider hospice
- Attend the hospice MDT and panel as required
- Participate in quarterly Morbidity and Mortality meetings
The postholder will also require a driving licence and
access to a vehicle (preferrably a vehicle owner) for community and hospital
visits. Please note that appointment will be subject to DBS clearance.
Please contact Dr AK Anderson for further information
regarding this position by email at annakarenia.anderson@nhs.net
For more information about the charity please go to our
website at www.shootingstar.org.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post in paediatric palliative care is suitable for a middle grade doctor wishing to gain experience in paediatric palliative medicine. The post will be mainly based at Shooting Star Childrens hospice in Guildford with one day per week at the Royal Marsden Hospital with regular attendance at St Georges Hospital. The post is SPIN in Paediatric Palliative Medicine accredited for those applicants who are interested in formalising their experience. The role will be mainly supporting new and existing patients referred to the specialist service in all care settings. It also entails specialist hospice admissions, hospice outpatient clinics and outreach working into other hospitals and the community.
The post holder will gain specialist Paediatric Palliative care experience across clinical settings developing skills in pain and symptom management, advance communication and advance care planning.
The post will offer experience in
- Specialist non-oncology paediatric palliative care under the SPACE team
- Specialist Paediatric Palliative Oncology care under Royal Marsden and St Georges hospitals
- Out of hours specialist telephone advice service through participation on the PATCH on call rota (separate contract)
There is acknowledged flexibility of hours and days across the services to enable the post-holder to gain experience of symptom and end of life care through engaging in real time events. They must have access to a car to enable home, hospital and community visits across the geographical catchment area.
Responsibilities at Shooting Star Childrens Hospices (SSCH)
Attend and participate in monthly Specialist MDT and daily morning clinical Huddles
- Run a clinical fellow led weekly hospice outpatient clinic
- Review all children and young people under the care of the SPACE team admitted to the hospice for end of life care and symptom management.
- Carry a clinical case load:
- Review of patients in all care settings (hospital, home, hospice and education)
- Review and write advance care plans including resuscitation plans
- Review and write symptom management plans
- Develop knowledge and skills in prescribing pain and symptom medication in palliation and at end of life
- Become familiar with the management of the more common symptoms in non-oncology palliative care
- Develop and improve communication skills especially around the introduction and review of advance care and emergency care plans
- Complete death summaries
- Attend child death review meeting
- Engage in bereavement support for family on caseload
As part of providing regional specialist service, engagement and clinical inward reaching support is required particularly to subspecialist paediatric services with identified high referral numbers to our SPACE service:
- Attend PICU MDTs at St Georges Hospital
- Attend weekly regional foetal medicine meeting (virtual)
- Attend NICU ward rounds at St Peters and St Georges Hospitals
- Engagement with the wider hospice
- Attend the hospice MDT and panel as required
- Participate in quarterly Morbidity and Mortality meetings
The postholder will also require a driving licence and
access to a vehicle (preferrably a vehicle owner) for community and hospital
visits. Please note that appointment will be subject to DBS clearance.
Please contact Dr AK Anderson for further information
regarding this position by email at annakarenia.anderson@nhs.net
For more information about the charity please go to our
website at www.shootingstar.org.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for registration with the GMC MB BS (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Other degrees eg BSc, BA or equivalent honours degree MRCPCH or equivalent
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for registration with the GMC MB BS (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Other degrees eg BSc, BA or equivalent honours degree MRCPCH or equivalent
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).
