Locum Consultant

Job description

Job responsibilities

LOCUM CONSULTANT IN PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Employer: St Josephs Hospice

Location of work: St. Josephs Hospice, Mare Street, London

Fixed term contract until October/November 2026, full time 10 PAs or part time will be considered

Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum pro rata + 2% on call supplement + London weighting allowance

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who would like to join an established Palliative Care team at St Josephs Hospice. The post at St Josephs hospice is primarily based within the community team and also providing cover to the inpatient wards. The main contract will be held by the hospice.

St Josephs is a large 24-bed hospice in Hackney, East London, with a community service covering an inner-city, ethnically diverse population in the boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets, City and Hackney. There are excellent modern palliative services, which include a day hospice, complementary therapies centre, bereavement service and access to a multi-lingual advocacy team. Consultants are encouraged to input into a busy and active education centre and develop areas of specialist interest, for example developing links with harder to reach services such as the homeless, undertaking research, audit and education.

On-call commitment follows a 1:8 weeknights and weekends. Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details. Full GMC registration with a licence to practise is essential and applicants should be on the specialist register for Palliative Medicine or be within 6 months of completion of training.

For further information or an informal visit at the hospice please contact Dr Andrew Tysoe-Calnon, Medical Director a.tysoecalnon@stjh.org.uk or 02085256000

Closing date: Wednesday 4 March 2026

Interview date: w/c 9 March 2026

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

St Joseph's Hospice

Address

St Joseph's Hospice, Mare Street, Hackney, London, E8 4SA

E84SA

Employer's website

https://www.stjh.org.uk/about-us/our-history/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx-6rn76G9gIVQYBQBh0ftgaxEAAYASAAEgLITPD_BwE (Opens in a new tab)