Speciality Doctor (16-24 hours)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide medical assessment and follow-up care for patients in the community, outpatient clinics, and their own homes. Support Community Clinical Nurse Specialists and advise on specialist palliative care symptom management. Undertake home visits and remote prescribing, including Just-in-Case medications where appropriate. Assess and manage symptoms for patients admitted to the Inpatient Unit for symptom control and end of life care. Perform clinical procedures, maintain accurate patient records, and ensure safe prescribing practices. Provide urgent medical assessment and advice to patients attending the Living Well Centre. Participate in the on-call rota, including weekend ward rounds and urgent patient reviews when required. Support education, audit, quality improvement activities, and the supervision of resident doctors and medical students.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary medical qualification, higher medical qualification - MRCP or MRCGP, full GMC registration and valid licence to practise with evidence of engagement with revalidation.

Desirable

• Diploma in Palliative Medicine.

Experience

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, multidisciplinary team working skills, clinical leadership skills appropriate to level, practical skills required for the post e.g. venepuncture, paracentesis, computer / IT literate.

Desirable

• Experience of dealing with common medical problems in a broad range of clinical specialities, some experience of working in the end-of-life care setting and of symptom management, experience of working in specialist palliative care for both malignant and non-malignant conditions, teaching experience at either under or post graduate level.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Fully covered by medical defence insurance, self-awareness and appropriate coping strategies, flexible approach to working, reliability and punctuality, valid driving licence and access to own transport for on-call purposes and community home visits.

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 Peter & St James Hospice

Address

North Common Road

North Chailey

Lewes

West Sussex

BN8 4ED

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://stpjhospice.org/ (Opens in a new tab)