Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Following the significant investment in specialist palliative care within central Cheshire applications are invited for a number of medical positions at different levels in Palliative Care to join the integrated specialist palliative care workforce.

Working as part of an established and growing specialist palliative team to provide expert and compassionate care across Community, Hospice and Hospital you will be joining at an exciting time to develop and shape the specialist palliative care service within central Cheshire.

A total of 10 PAs are availableon a permanent basis. The PAs available are based at St Luke's Hospice in Winsford, Cheshire with the expectation that this new role will reach out to work more collaboratively with the specialist palliative care community and Hospital teams.

As part of our Clinical Service Strategy, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) are committed to providing a high-quality palliative care service where all healthcare settings work in a more integrated manner.

Main duties of the job

Working closely alongside the Hospice's Medical Director, the post holder will manage a defined caseload and patient group within St Luke's Hospice, providing highly specialised information to patients and staff, evaluating existing care and working together with the Hospice team and wider palliative care healthcare community to develop innovative and new models of care.

The successful post holder will be required to complement the role and responsibilities of the existing Specialist Palliative Care Hospice Team, which comprises, Medical Director, 4 sessional GP doctors, 1 ANP to provide a comprehensive range of advice and support to the population of Central Cheshire.

The successful applicants will be in an exciting position to enhance and facilitate the care of patients with life-limiting illness across the locality, to provide specialist advice and input in hospice, hospital and community settings and further development and research locally.

Provision of a 7-day Specialist Palliative Care service in all care settings is a strategic priority within Cheshire East & Cheshire West PLACE and the successful post-holders would be expected to participate in the medical on-call rota for palliative medicine for all healthcare settings across Central Cheshire.

The postholders have the opportunity to develop and maintain clinical excellence and competence in palliative medicine through professional standards and obligations, participation in clinical audit and quality improvement, research and engagement with continuing medical education by meeting CPD requirements and complying in particular with the GMC guidance on good medical practice.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

St Luke's (Cheshire) Hospice

Established in 1988, St Luke's is a 10 bedded adult hospice based in Winsford caring for people in mid and south Cheshire who are suffering from cancer and other life limiting illnesses. We offer specialist treatment, care, advice and support to many seriously ill people and their families every year.

In addition to our 10 bedded Inpatient unit, we provide a full complement of services including, Day Hospice care, Occupational Therapy, family support, adult and children bereavement support, social work, chaplaincy, benefits advise, Lymphoedema Care, Homeless support and volunteer befriending.

The Hospice employs approximately 150 staff supported across the whole organisation by 650 volunteers. We support over 1000 patients each year with symptom control, pain relief, emotional and psychological support as well as end of life care and has been assessed by CQC as providing GOOD care.

Date posted

10 November 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £82,400 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

412 -COMM-2649

Job locations

St Lukes Hospice

Middlewich Road

Winsford, Cheshire

CW7 1BH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description for full list of duties.

Candidates will be supported where interested to undertake Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) route to support succession plan of Consultant workforce within Central Cheshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description for full list of duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC Registration and LTP

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

Palliative experience

Clinical Skills and Experience

Essential

Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
Relevant Speciality clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job, Speciality knowledge exam.
Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.

Desirable

Interest and experience in palliative Care

Audit and Research

Desirable

Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.
Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in teaching

Teaching and Education

Essential

Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development and lifelong learning

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC Registration and LTP

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

Palliative experience

Clinical Skills and Experience

Essential

Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
Relevant Speciality clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job, Speciality knowledge exam.
Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.

Desirable

Interest and experience in palliative Care

Audit and Research

Desirable

Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.
Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in teaching

Teaching and Education

Essential

Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development and lifelong learning

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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