Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Specialty Doctor to join the Specialist Palliative Care teams. The successful applicant will join an established team of consultants and clinical nurse specialists in 2 different areas across Warwickshire, initially in Rugby and South Warwickshire.
It is anticipated that the Palliative Care teams across SWFT will continue to grow over the next few years, creating exciting opportunities for further development into services for patients with non-malignant diagnoses.
Both teams are supported by Palliative Care secretaries.
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist palliative care. Initially, this will be in Rugby (2 days) and South Warwickshire (3 days) and may change as the role adapts to individual interests and service needs.
- Participate in weekly MDT meetings in the relevant areas.
- Support Clinical Nurse Specialists and contribute to community reviews and outpatient clinics.
- Engage in patient administration and service development.
- Participate in annual appraisal and GMC revalidation.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role, please visit the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role, please visit the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Professional Experience
Essential
- Experience working within Palliative Medicine
- Ability to work autonomously and manage own patient load
Disposition
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication
- Good team leader and player
- Good interpersonal skills
- Reliable
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to work flexibly
- Willingness to work with colleagues
- Demonstrate skills in Audit and Clinical Governance activities
Desirable
- Innovative
- Able to plan a new service and developments in service delivery
- IT skills
- Teaching experience
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to commute to review patients within South Warwickshire or Rugby community depending on patient need
Desirable
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Satisfactory Occupational Health Clearance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Professional Experience
Essential
- Experience working within Palliative Medicine
- Ability to work autonomously and manage own patient load
Disposition
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication
- Good team leader and player
- Good interpersonal skills
- Reliable
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to work flexibly
- Willingness to work with colleagues
- Demonstrate skills in Audit and Clinical Governance activities
Desirable
- Innovative
- Able to plan a new service and developments in service delivery
- IT skills
- Teaching experience
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to commute to review patients within South Warwickshire or Rugby community depending on patient need
Desirable
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Satisfactory Occupational Health Clearance
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).
