Job summary
Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine
10PAs
St Joseph's Hospice and Newham Hospital are looking for a Locum consultant to join the team on a joint contract for a 12-month maternity cover
The Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine will be responsible for the provision of specialist care to community, hospital, and hospice patients. The role is split between St Joseph's Hospice (STJH) and Newham University Hospital, with a 5:5 division of programmed activities per week.
The consultant will also participate in a 1 in 8 on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
Clinical responsibilities:
The consultants are clinically responsible for St Josephs' Hospice patients who live in City and Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham, which are split into two areas. Additionally, the post holders will work at Newham University Hospital providing consultant input with the hospital palliative care team.The post holders will provide consultant input to weekly MDT meetings for both areas of the community team and within the hospital. They will undertake caseload reviews and carry out visits and give advice. The consultants will also provide support and leadership to the day hospice. The consultants will cross cover each other for leave.
In addition the consultants will provide cross cover to one of the wards to assist the part time consultant who covers the ward. They will also provide cross cover for the other hospice ward when that consultant is on leave and cross cover at Newham hospital when the other consultant is on leave.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Delivery of consultant level medical care to specialist palliative care patients (using a holistic approach, addressing the individual patients physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs).
Provide consultant input and advice to the multi-disciplinary, specialist palliative care team to optimise patient care.
Provide medical consultant leadership at weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings. Reviewing complex cases and providing verbal advice & support to community team Clinical Nurse Specialists, plus undertaking joint home visits as necessary.
Undertaking home visits and providing telephone and video contact & advice to more complex patients & their families.
Undertaking clinical reviews of the case load of community Clinical Nurse Specialists.
Working closely and communicating appropriately with healthcare teams outside of the hospice and hospital, to ensure good continuity of patient care.
Provision of medical advice and support to the First Contact referrals team as required. Holding the urgent referral bleep on rotation with other consultants.
Provision of clinical advice to external healthcare professionals by telephone or by undertaking joint visits.
Use of the multi-lingual advocacy service to aid assessment of and communication with patients & families who do not speak English fluently
Job description
Job responsibilities
Delivery of consultant level medical care to specialist palliative care patients (using a holistic approach, addressing the individual patients physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs).
Provide consultant input and advice to the multi-disciplinary, specialist palliative care team to optimise patient care.
Provide medical consultant leadership at weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings. Reviewing complex cases and providing verbal advice & support to community team Clinical Nurse Specialists, plus undertaking joint home visits as necessary.
Undertaking home visits and providing telephone and video contact & advice to more complex patients & their families.
Undertaking clinical reviews of the case load of community Clinical Nurse Specialists.
Working closely and communicating appropriately with healthcare teams outside of the hospice and hospital, to ensure good continuity of patient care.
Provision of medical advice and support to the First Contact referrals team as required. Holding the urgent referral bleep on rotation with other consultants.
Provision of clinical advice to external healthcare professionals by telephone or by undertaking joint visits.
Use of the multi-lingual advocacy service to aid assessment of and communication with patients & families who do not speak English fluently
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Person Specification
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
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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).
