Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Job summary

This is a new appointment offered by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUHT) for a 10 PA Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine. You will join 6 other consultants within the specialty of Palliative Medicine. You will participate in the Palliative Medicine Consultant on call rota with a frequency of 1 in 7 weekdays and 1 in 7 weekends. This will be second on call with prospective cover.

NUH is currently undergoing restructuring with a move from 6 divisions to 4 Care Groups and fewer Directorates. The specialty of Palliative Medicine will sit in Care Group 1, Directorate 4, alongside Healthcare of Older People, Infectious Diseases and OPAT, Rheumatology, Clinical Allergy and Immunology, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Neurology and Stroke.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be expected to fulfil the following duties with the agreed Job Plan.

Provision with Consultant colleagues of a comprehensive elective and emergency Palliative Medicine service.

Provision of reciprocal cover for periods of leave.

Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and the proper functioning of the department.

Clinical work will focus on:

Providing care for 6-7 patients on the inpatient unit and supporting medical team

Contributing to the hospital palliative care team service at QMC

MND clinic at QMC

Delivering a Palliative Medicine outpatient clinic at Hayward House

Covering the palliative care advice line in hour

Each consultant is expected to take an active role in clinical governance activities including (but not restricted to) clinical audit, incident reporting, review of complaints, risk management, CPD and Evidence-Based Practice. Each directorate has a Consultant Clinical Governance lead.

The Trust works to ensure the best possible placements and training for both undergraduates and junior doctors and to ensure consultant trainers & teachers are developed and supported. The Trust facilitates this through agreeing appropriate job plans, a clear framework for the delivery of medical education, and the opportunity to enhance clinical and teaching skills through Continuing Professional Development.

About us

Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives, and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.

With more than 20,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House.