Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Job summary

These Consultant posts will be focused on providing high quality specialist palliative care and clinical expertise to patients in Dudley. Both posts will involve working closely alongside a team of well-established Clinical Nurse Specialists in specialist palliative care, and other palliative medicine Consultants to provide this care, as part of an integrated Acute and Community Specialist Palliative Care service. Successful candidates will be expected to be involved in development and improvement of the service.

Main duties of the job

In conjunction with the other Consultants these posts will provide a consultant-led specialist palliative care service within the acute and community settings. Both posts will be based in the Acute setting but will provide support for community services as indicated in the job plans, through Caseload reviews, clinical advice and urgent home visits if required. Typically, 5 patients are seen per clinical session (PA) in the Hospital, either new referrals or follow up assessments, with additional advisory support (face to face or by telephone) regarding patient care to colleagues in other specialties. Some clinical session time is allocated specifically to MDT meetings. There is allocated office space in both the hospital and community base and access to IT equipment and software to all relevant clinical systems. Secretarial and administration support is shared across acute and community settings to enable the consultant post holder to engage in clinical and non-clinical activities.

The post holder will be required to participate in an on-call rota. Currently this rota is on a 1 in 12 basis and is paid at category B level, which currently attracts a supplement of 1% plus an additional 0.17PAS allocated for work done during on calls.

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by ourflexible working optionsand by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information -inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

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