Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen as part of the new Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Supportive and Palliative Care Strategy.
- To act as a Specialty Doctor in Specialist Palliative and Supportive Care within clinical services based in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) and within services overseen by Velindre University NHS Trust.
- To provide high quality, timely, patient-centred care for patients requiring specialist palliative or supportive care services in CAVUHB hospitals and those accessing CAVUHB front door, outpatient and community services.
- To work to ensure an integrated model of palliative and supportive care service delivery to all patients within the CAVUHB catchment area by collaborating closely with other specialist palliative and supportive care providers as well as generalist providers.
- To contribute to the teaching, audit, quality improvement and research activities of the palliative and supportive care teams in CAVUHB and the wider palliative care services across Wales.
Main duties of the job
Clinical - CAVUHB Hospital Support Team and Outreach Services
- To act as a Specialty Doctor in Specialist Palliative Medicine to all geographical areas of CAVUHB.
- To work with the Specialist Palliative Care Hospital Team of doctors, CNSs, specialist palliative care pharmacist, OTs and other team members offering clinical support, advice and peer support.
- To provide medical expertise to support the Supportive Care multiprofessional team with clinical decision making at MDT, daily advisory support or ad hoc ward/community home visit reviews.
- To provide specialist assessments of in- and out-patients referred by other clinical teams.
- To work with the Palliative/Supportive Care Consultants and CNS's at UHW looking at service development, performance outcomes, clinical governance and service evaluation as required, overseen by the Clinical Lead.
- To continue to develop and improve links between the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Marie Curie Cardiff and Vale Hospice, City Hospice, Velindre University NHS Trust and Primary Care Services
- To work to achieve the clinical priorities of the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Supportive and Palliative Care Strategy and Wales Palliative and End of Life Care Programme Board including annual national audits.
About us
CAVUHB employs approximately 14,000 staff across 5 hospitals including the main base of University Hospital of Wales (UHW) which is the tertiary teaching hospital for Cardiff University. UHW is the regional centre for Neurosurgery, Cardiothoracics, Transplant, Liver and Spinal Surgery, Teenage and Paediatric Oncology for South Wales and a Southeast Wales specialist centre for renal, haematology, neurology, cardiology and head and neck and gynaecological cancers. It has nearly 2000 beds and is also a DGH for CAVUHB residents. The Specialist Palliative Care hospital teams are based in UHW and University Hospital Llandough (UHL) and receive over 2000 referrals each year from all directorates within the hospitals.
The Hospital Palliative Care team is a well-embedded service within the two main Cardiff Hospitals and provides palliative care to in-patients via a multiprofessional team to all clinical areas.
The Supportive Care team is a new service model which successfully redresses inequity of access to palliative input in non-cancer life-limiting conditions. It consists ofamulti-disciplinary team providinga cross-boundary, patient-centred approach. This has overcome referral barriers through a co-speciality approach encouraging earlier upstream referral.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
- MBBS or recognised equivalent
Desirable
- Academic excellence (prizes, merits, distinctions etc.)
- MRCP / MRCGP / MRCEM / Dip Pall Med / MSc Pall Med
Experience
Essential
- Four years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as fixed-term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty, OR equivalent experience / competencies
- Palliative Care/ Hospice experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in A+E / ITU
- Experience or working within primary care or other appropriate community service
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential
- Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
- Effective communication skills
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
Desirable
- Computing skills
- Audit
- Research interests relevant to specialty
- Teaching
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Evidence of ability to work both in a team and alone
- Flexible approach
- Motivated and efficient
- Commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
- MBBS or recognised equivalent
Desirable
- Academic excellence (prizes, merits, distinctions etc.)
- MRCP / MRCGP / MRCEM / Dip Pall Med / MSc Pall Med
Experience
Essential
- Four years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as fixed-term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty, OR equivalent experience / competencies
- Palliative Care/ Hospice experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in A+E / ITU
- Experience or working within primary care or other appropriate community service
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential
- Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
- Effective communication skills
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
Desirable
- Computing skills
- Audit
- Research interests relevant to specialty
- Teaching
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Evidence of ability to work both in a team and alone
- Flexible approach
- Motivated and efficient
- Commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
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.
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.
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).
