Job summary
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, in
collaboration with Rotherham Hospice has an up to full time (10 PAs) post
available in Palliative Medicine.
The successful candidate will participate in
clinical work in Palliative Medicine across Rotherham Hospice, community and
hospital.
They will have a shared office at Rotherham
Hospice, with shared secretarial support for the Palliative Medicine Team and
access to office space at Rotherham Hospital and admin support, with associated
IT, PC and lap top, with network access, to enable patient records access
(hospice, hospital and community) off site.
The successful applicants will be provided with
supported induction into the NHS and the Trust and become a part of the
clinical teams, where they will also be supported with their learning and
personal development. A full hospice
induction will also be provided.
Main duties of the job
The clinical responsibilities include working
with the in the Community Service, to
conduct assessments and reviews of patients with complex palliative care needs
at home and in the out-patient Clinic.
The successful applicant with be the Medical
Lead for the Community Multi-Disciplinary Team.
All three consultants work together to provide
the service across Rotherham and therefore provide cross cover at times of
annual leave.
The long-term plan is for the consultants to
slowly rotate through all settings (hospital, hospice, community and clinic).
The Community Palliative Medicine team conducted
nearly patient assessments in 2024-5, which at home and in care homes in
Rotherham.
The post holder will supervise the hospital
specialty doctors and be clinical supervisor to the Specialist Registrar.
For Further information on the post
Please contact
Dr Fiona Hendry Clinical Lead for Palliative
Medicine f.hendry@nhs.net
Dr Rod Kersh Clinical Director for Care Group
4 r.kersch@nhs.net
About us
The Rotherham
NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our
local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and
be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.
As a Trust we
are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of
everything we do for patients. In the
latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would
you recommend the Trust as a place to work? and were one of the most improved
for staff engagement overall.
But dont
just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations
for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and
recognising their achievements. Our
people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of
the improvements we are making.
All of our
5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey and we are continuing to
improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and
Together. If you are passionate about
making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.
All
Consultant interviews will be performed in person (face to face). If there are any exceptional circumstances as
to why a candidate cannot attend in person then a possible virtual interview
will be considered by the Executive panel but is not guaranteed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Palliative
Medicine is part of the Directorate of Care Group 4 and the Clinical Lead is Dr
Rod Kersh.
The
Palliative Medicine Team are employed by The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust but
are funded via a Service Level Agreement with Rotherham Hospice. Funding for posts is from Rotherham NHS
Foundation Trust and Rotherham Hospice and the service specification for
Palliative Medicine includes providing services across hospice inpatient,
outpatient, community, Day Hospice and in Rotherham Hospital.
Palliative
Medicine provides medical support to the Rotherham Hospice in-patient unit, the
Hospice at Home Team and provides a community medical service in patients homes
and provides medical leadership to the Palliative Care Team (which encompasses
palliative and end of life care within Rotherham Hospital).
Current
Medical Staff:
Dr Katie
Flint Consultant and Lead
for Inpatient Unit 1.0 WTE
Dr Martin
Davdison Consultant
and Lead for Hospital 1.0 WTE
Vacancy Consultant
and Lead for Community
(retirement of current post holder in May 2026)
Dr Rosie
Yeoman Specialty Doctor 0.6 WTE
Dr Kathryn
Graves Specialty Doctor 0.8 WTE
Dr Yee Foo Specialty Doctor 0.6 WTE
Dr Jenny Brocklebank Specialty Doctor 0.7 WTE
Specialist
Registrars on rotation from Sheffield (site varies according to curriculum
requirements), a GP Specialty Trainee based on Hospice Inpatient Unit and a
Training Advance Nurse Practitioner at Rotherham Hospice.
Rotherham Hospice
Rotherham Hospice is an independent hospice charity located about 1 mile
from Rotherham General Hospital.
It has 14 inpatient beds, Day Services and a Community team comprising
of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Staff Nurses, Occupational therapists and
Physiotherapists. It also has a Hospice
at Home team that are available 24 hours a day.
The hospice also provides counselling and bereavement services for
adults and children.
The Senior Leadership Team (Dr Flint is currently part of this) includes
Mat Cottle-Shaw CEO, Jayne Lowe Director of Clinical Care, Tracey Craggs,
Debbie Coulson Director of Income Generation and Guy Craig Finance Director.
The Hospice is a charity that employs the clinical staff at the hospice,
except medical staff that a provided via a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with
TRFT.
Hospital
Palliative Care Team
The Hospital Palliative Team (nursing) sits
within Corporate Service
The Lead Nurse for Palliative and End of Life
Care is Karen-Shay Nutt (she also manages the Acute Oncology Service, Cancer of
Unknown Primary Nursing Team and Chaplaincy), she reports to Cindy Storer, who
is Deputy Chief Nurse.
The Board Lead for End of Life Care is Helen
Dobson, Chief Nurse.
The
successful candidate will participate in clinical work in Palliative Medicine
across Rotherham Hospice, community and hospital. They will have an office at Rotherham
Hospital, with shared secretarial support for the Palliative Medicine Team and
access to office space at Rotherham Hospice and admin support, with associated
IT, PC and laptop, with network access, to enable patient records access
(hospice, hospital and community) off site.
The
successful applicants will be provided with supported induction into the NHS
and the Trust and become a part of the clinical teams, where they will also be
supported with their learning and personal development. A full hospice induction will also be
provided.
Medical Lead
for Community
The post holder will lead on the development
of Palliative Medicine Services in the Community, including being part of the
Hospice at Home Team and working closely with the Manager of this service
Joanne Stinson and Clinical Director Jayne Lowe.
All three
consultants work together to provide the service across Rotherham and therefore
provide cross cover at times of annual leave.
The long-term
plan is for the consultants to slowly rotate through all settings (hospital,
hospice, community and clinic).
The
Community Palliative Medicine team conducted over 670 patient assessments at
home or in care homes, with referrals from Hospice at Home Team, Community
Heart Failure Team, Community Respiratory Team, Community Matrons, Neuro
Matrons, GPs and Community Nursing team.
The post
holder will assist to supervise the specialty doctors providing regular
clinical supervision.
The post
holder will lead on education delivery and strategy to increase educational
delivery and effectiveness of this on improving palliative and end of life care
for the population of Rotherham, particularly in the community.
They will
work to improve the links with primary care and focus on improving access to
palliative care for non-malignant disease.
They will
also look at how to improve access to more services in the community and
hospice, such as ascitic drain, infusions and blood transfusions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Palliative
Medicine is part of the Directorate of Care Group 4 and the Clinical Lead is Dr
Rod Kersh.
The
Palliative Medicine Team are employed by The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust but
are funded via a Service Level Agreement with Rotherham Hospice. Funding for posts is from Rotherham NHS
Foundation Trust and Rotherham Hospice and the service specification for
Palliative Medicine includes providing services across hospice inpatient,
outpatient, community, Day Hospice and in Rotherham Hospital.
Palliative
Medicine provides medical support to the Rotherham Hospice in-patient unit, the
Hospice at Home Team and provides a community medical service in patients homes
and provides medical leadership to the Palliative Care Team (which encompasses
palliative and end of life care within Rotherham Hospital).
Current
Medical Staff:
Dr Katie
Flint Consultant and Lead
for Inpatient Unit 1.0 WTE
Dr Martin
Davdison Consultant
and Lead for Hospital 1.0 WTE
Vacancy Consultant
and Lead for Community
(retirement of current post holder in May 2026)
Dr Rosie
Yeoman Specialty Doctor 0.6 WTE
Dr Kathryn
Graves Specialty Doctor 0.8 WTE
Dr Yee Foo Specialty Doctor 0.6 WTE
Dr Jenny Brocklebank Specialty Doctor 0.7 WTE
Specialist
Registrars on rotation from Sheffield (site varies according to curriculum
requirements), a GP Specialty Trainee based on Hospice Inpatient Unit and a
Training Advance Nurse Practitioner at Rotherham Hospice.
Rotherham Hospice
Rotherham Hospice is an independent hospice charity located about 1 mile
from Rotherham General Hospital.
It has 14 inpatient beds, Day Services and a Community team comprising
of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Staff Nurses, Occupational therapists and
Physiotherapists. It also has a Hospice
at Home team that are available 24 hours a day.
The hospice also provides counselling and bereavement services for
adults and children.
The Senior Leadership Team (Dr Flint is currently part of this) includes
Mat Cottle-Shaw CEO, Jayne Lowe Director of Clinical Care, Tracey Craggs,
Debbie Coulson Director of Income Generation and Guy Craig Finance Director.
The Hospice is a charity that employs the clinical staff at the hospice,
except medical staff that a provided via a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with
TRFT.
Hospital
Palliative Care Team
The Hospital Palliative Team (nursing) sits
within Corporate Service
The Lead Nurse for Palliative and End of Life
Care is Karen-Shay Nutt (she also manages the Acute Oncology Service, Cancer of
Unknown Primary Nursing Team and Chaplaincy), she reports to Cindy Storer, who
is Deputy Chief Nurse.
The Board Lead for End of Life Care is Helen
Dobson, Chief Nurse.
The
successful candidate will participate in clinical work in Palliative Medicine
across Rotherham Hospice, community and hospital. They will have an office at Rotherham
Hospital, with shared secretarial support for the Palliative Medicine Team and
access to office space at Rotherham Hospice and admin support, with associated
IT, PC and laptop, with network access, to enable patient records access
(hospice, hospital and community) off site.
The
successful applicants will be provided with supported induction into the NHS
and the Trust and become a part of the clinical teams, where they will also be
supported with their learning and personal development. A full hospice induction will also be
provided.
Medical Lead
for Community
The post holder will lead on the development
of Palliative Medicine Services in the Community, including being part of the
Hospice at Home Team and working closely with the Manager of this service
Joanne Stinson and Clinical Director Jayne Lowe.
All three
consultants work together to provide the service across Rotherham and therefore
provide cross cover at times of annual leave.
The long-term
plan is for the consultants to slowly rotate through all settings (hospital,
hospice, community and clinic).
The
Community Palliative Medicine team conducted over 670 patient assessments at
home or in care homes, with referrals from Hospice at Home Team, Community
Heart Failure Team, Community Respiratory Team, Community Matrons, Neuro
Matrons, GPs and Community Nursing team.
The post
holder will assist to supervise the specialty doctors providing regular
clinical supervision.
The post
holder will lead on education delivery and strategy to increase educational
delivery and effectiveness of this on improving palliative and end of life care
for the population of Rotherham, particularly in the community.
They will
work to improve the links with primary care and focus on improving access to
palliative care for non-malignant disease.
They will
also look at how to improve access to more services in the community and
hospice, such as ascitic drain, infusions and blood transfusions.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Four years supervised higher training in Palliative Medicine or equivalent
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- High level of communications skills
Desirable
- Broad range of experience of palliative care in all settings
Research and Audit
Essential
- Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
Desirable
- Relevant research published in peer review journal
- Evidence of involvement in research
Education and Teaching
Essential
- Proven ability in delivery of education and training, a special interest in this area
Desirable
- Involvement in Education Strategy delivery
Clinical skills
Essential
- Be able to formulate evidence based, individualised, patient management plans across care settings
- Understand the disease trajectories in malignant and non-malignant and long term and reversible conditions
- Advising clinicians in ethical decision making including withdrawal and withholding of treatments and decisions as relate to care at the end of life
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC.
- Please confirm your GMC number
- Eligible to be included on the Specialist register - CCT expected within 6 months of interview date
- Or
- Evidence of CESR application submission and within 6 months of obtaining Specialist Registration via CESR
- MRCP or MRCGP or equivalent primary medical qualification.
Desirable
- Post Graduate Qualification
Management Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate effective team working skills
- Time management and organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes.
- Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent
- Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility
- Commitment to and understanding of their responsibility to the organisation. Examples may include previous involvement in management roles, management courses
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Four years supervised higher training in Palliative Medicine or equivalent
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- High level of communications skills
Desirable
- Broad range of experience of palliative care in all settings
Research and Audit
Essential
- Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
Desirable
- Relevant research published in peer review journal
- Evidence of involvement in research
Education and Teaching
Essential
- Proven ability in delivery of education and training, a special interest in this area
Desirable
- Involvement in Education Strategy delivery
Clinical skills
Essential
- Be able to formulate evidence based, individualised, patient management plans across care settings
- Understand the disease trajectories in malignant and non-malignant and long term and reversible conditions
- Advising clinicians in ethical decision making including withdrawal and withholding of treatments and decisions as relate to care at the end of life
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC.
- Please confirm your GMC number
- Eligible to be included on the Specialist register - CCT expected within 6 months of interview date
- Or
- Evidence of CESR application submission and within 6 months of obtaining Specialist Registration via CESR
- MRCP or MRCGP or equivalent primary medical qualification.
Desirable
- Post Graduate Qualification
Management Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate effective team working skills
- Time management and organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes.
- Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent
- Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility
- Commitment to and understanding of their responsibility to the organisation. Examples may include previous involvement in management roles, management courses
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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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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).
