University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Palliative Medicine (QEHB and Birmingham Hospice)

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Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust (UHB) and Birmingham Hospice are recruiting two consultants in Palliative Medicine.

You will join an innovative and supportive team all with a shared vision of providing outstanding care for palliative care patients across Birmingham.

These two posts consist of one 10 PA role working across UHB and Birmingham Hospice and one 6 PA role at Birmingham Hospice. Out of hours, the post holders will work alongside consultant colleagues within BSoL to provide an advisory service to the Hospices, Community and Hospitals.

We are seeking enthusiastic consultants to continue service development, and to support the Trust and hospice in improving how it cares for patients requiring supportive or palliative care.

For further information please contact:

Dr John Speakman (Clinical Service Lead -- Palliative Care)

- 0121 371 4565/John.Speakman@uhb.nhs.uk

Dr Christina Radcliffe (Medical Director -- Birmingham Hospice)

- 0121 371 4565/ christina.radcliffe@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

*To provide senior clinical leadership to multi-disciplinary teams and ensure the delivery of high-quality palliative care to patients in inpatient and outpatient settings

*Supporting the triage of patients referred to the Supportive and Palliative Care team at QEHB and providing medical review and liaison with ward-based teams. Building links with other specialities to develop joint outpatient clinics and SPC input to site and condition specific MDTs

*Involvement in the learning and development for other team members, taking part in internal and external education offered by the hospice and hospital

*Commitment to good clinical governance and maintaining and improving quality of care via research, audit, monitoring patient satisfaction, outcome measurement, team reflection etc

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Details

Date posted

27 July 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£88,364 to £119,133 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

6043

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician to provide palliative medicine input to the hospital supportive and palliative care team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and the community and inpatient unit teams at Birmingham Hospice.

Applications from those wishing to work full time or less than full time will be considered.

For the purposes of the job description reference will be made hereafter to a single post holder but job shares would be considered. All responsibilities should be assumed and will be confirmed at the point of final job planning.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician to provide palliative medicine input to the hospital supportive and palliative care team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and the community and inpatient unit teams at Birmingham Hospice.

Applications from those wishing to work full time or less than full time will be considered.

For the purposes of the job description reference will be made hereafter to a single post holder but job shares would be considered. All responsibilities should be assumed and will be confirmed at the point of final job planning.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Medical Degree
  • *MRCP or equivalent
  • *Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
  • *Evidence of annual appraisal
  • *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via
  • oCCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
  • oCESR or
  • oEuropean Community Rights
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Medical Degree
  • *MRCP or equivalent
  • *Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
  • *Evidence of annual appraisal
  • *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via
  • oCCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
  • oCESR or
  • oEuropean Community Rights

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Service Lead – Palliative Care

Dr John Speakman

John.Speakman@uhb.nhs.uk

01213714565

Details

Date posted

27 July 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£88,364 to £119,133 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

6043

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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