Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Job summary

The Specialist Palliative Team in Dudley Group NHS Trust works together to provide a high-class and seamless service to our patients.Following a review of Consultant workforce and future planning, this post has been created due to retirement of one of our existing Consultants. Together we are leading a development strategy for the locality to provide a local and sub-regional Palliative Medicine service which is fit for purpose, according to the recommendations made by an expert visiting team. Webelieve that the right individual joining our team will have ample opportunities to develop their potential as a Consultant in our Specialty. If you have the required drive and interest, we would be delighted tosee you apply for this post.

This Consultant post will be focused on providing high quality specialist palliative care and clinical expertise to patients in Dudley. The post 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. The successful candidate will be expected to be involved in development and improvement of the service

Main duties of the job

In conjunction with the other Consultants this post will provide a consultant-led specialist palliative care service within both acute and community settings, as indicated in the job plan. Typically, 5patients 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. In the community, patients are reviewed in domiciliary visits, and out-patient clinic, with clinical support and supervision provided to the CNS team through regular Case Load Reviews. Some clinical session time is allocated specifically to MDT meetings and theConsultants provide support to numerous specialty MDT's including Motor Neurone Disease, Liver and Heart Failure. There is allocated office space in both the hospital and community base and accessto 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 inclinical 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%, with and additional 0.5 PAs time in lieu allocated for work done during on-call's.

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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