Hospice Doctor (The Lambert)

Saint Michaels Hospice

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Job summary

We are currently looking for experienced doctors to join Herriot Hospice at The Lambert to provide day to day clinical care for the 6 bed inpatient unit. The post holder would also be expected to participate in the hospice doctor first on call rota. This role provides specialist support to patients, families and carers on the inpatient unit.

We are a hardworking, passionate and progressive team whose values are shared across the organisation.

With at least two years post registration experience, candidates will need an interest in palliative care, ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team, and a commitment to clinical governance. Strong organisational, report writing and assessment skills, along with an understanding of collective responsibility are essential in this role, supported by excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

For more information on the role, please contact us on HR@saintmichaelshospice.org or on 01423 879687 and we can arrange for you to have an informal discussion.

Please be aware we reserve the right to close a vacancy early if a suitable candidate is identified.

Successful candidates will be invited for an interview which will take place in Harrogate on either the week commencing 23rd October 2023 or the week commencing the 6th November.

Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK, but we are exploring becoming a sponsorship employer and hope to be able to offer this in the future.

Main duties of the job

Our Hospice Doctors provide effective, high quality medical care and advice for patients of The Lambert and the surrounding community. The post holder will be supported by existing medical staff including Consultant led ward rounds and induction training. The role will work closely with other members of the medical team, and wider multi-disciplinary team, which includes physiotherapists, occupational therapists, complementary therapists, pre bereavement workers and wellbeing support team.

About us

Benefits include: -

Comprehensive Induction Programme
Refer a friend bonus scheme
Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 8%
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to staff support
Free DBS check
Free car parking at Hospice office sites

You will be joining an organisation that is driven, caring, and responsive and you will be playing an important role in enabling us to provide our highly valued services to the people of Harrogate, Hambleton, Richmondshire, and District.

Date posted

02 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29.44 an hour £36,841.45 based on 24 hours (£57,564.77 FTE)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0009-23-0011

Job locations

Herriot Hospice Homecare

14 Market Place

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

YO7 1LB

Job description

Job responsibilities

North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with afamily of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just B, Saint Michaels Hospice, Talking Spaces and The Lambert Hospice at Thirsk

We are looking to recruit 2 part time doctors to provide daytime clinical care to the 6bed inpatient unit. These roles will be supported by a Palliative Medicine consultant and the existing medical and multi-disciplinary teams working at Saint Michaels in Harrogate.

Saint Michael's Hospice is an established independent voluntary sector provider of a range of specialist and general palliative care services including a 10 bedded specialist palliative care inpatient unit. It also provides @Home care; HCA care for patients with fast track funding in the community, lymphoedema clinics, bereavement services for children and young people, as well as adults (Just B), a hospice Allied Health Professional outreach team, a volunteer visitor scheme and a specialist community based nurse for patients living with Motor Neurone Disease. The recent exciting opportunity to develop a former community hospital in Thirsk The Lambert has enabled the number of specialist palliative care beds to increase by 6 to a total of 16 beds in response to local demand for these services.

Medical staffing within the hospice services consists of a part time Palliative Medicine consultant (Medical Director) and 5 part time hospice doctors (two of these are new posts for The Lambert). The medical team provides specialist palliative care as part of a wider multidisciplinary team; allied health professionals working within the hospice include physiotherapists, occupational therapists, MND community nurse and the wellbeing team with a weekly MDT meeting to plan care. There is also bereavement counselling delivered by JustB. It is a requirement to be part of the on call medical rota out of hours for The Lambert.

This is to provide sufficient exposure to specialist palliative medicine clinical scenarios to support progression within this role. The medical on call rota is up to a 1 in 7 frequency of week nights and weekends. The role of the on call doctor is to provide out of hours advice to The Lambert inpatient unit. Face to face reviews are provided when needed for the inpatients out of hours. The weekday on call hours run from 5pm until 8am.

Weekends on call run from 5pm Friday to 8am Monday. The weekend starts with a handover from the nursing team and this will guide which patients need a face to face review. Once the reviews and any administration tasks have been completed the on call doctor can leave the building and be contacted by phone if any further advice is needed. There is access to advice from the 2nd on call Palliative Medicine Consultant 24hours a day, 7 days a week.

Support

There is an opportunity to access the online symptom management tutorials that we will provide for the GP registrars on rotation at the hospice.

There will be additional on call telephone and if needed face to face support provided by the hospice consultant for the first three months of the post. North Yorkshire Hospice

Care has a policy of a six month probationary period for all employees with an organisational appraisal at the end of this period.

Hospice (non clinical) appraisals are conducted every 6 months. All doctors must share revalidation ready appraisal outputs with their line manager. Contact meetings are held every 2 months and can be conducted remotely.

There is the opportunity to access the virtual journal clubs every month (currently suspended but due to resume soon).

The post holder is required to complete relevant hospice mandatory training (accessible from home). North Yorkshire Hospice Care will recognise any relevant training undertaken in other healthcare settings if evidence is provided.

The post holder is encouraged to spend two whole days (paid) each year working on the inpatient unit alongside other doctors to help update clinical skills and knowledge.

There is the offer to work on inpatient unit at other times to cover leave and to increase knowledge and skills.

Access to professional supervision is available for issues that arise from work related to this role.

The post holder must hold their own medical indemnity that will also cover the additional on call work and provide evidence of this cover once appointed and annually thereafter.

Job Summary

To provide effective, high quality medical care and advice for patients of The Lambertand the surrounding community as identified in the job plan.

Key Objectives

1. To provide effective high quality medical care for all inpatients within TheLambert whilst on call.

2. To participate in The Lambert doctor first on call rota.

3. To provide effective medical advice and support over the telephone out ofhours.

4. To play an effective role within the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that holisticcare of a high standard is available to all patients.

5. To liaise with other health care professionals in hospitals and communities toensure seamless provision of palliative care for the patients.

6. To commit to continuous professional development to extend knowledge andskills in specialist palliative care.

7. To attend and participate in team education and business meetings (quarterly).

8. To play an effective personal role in all structures and forms of clinicalgovernance and outcome measurement to ensure the maintenance anddevelopment of high standards.

To carry out all duties in accordance to the law, Hospice philosophy and Hospicepolicies on equal opportunity and collective responsibility.

The above is indicative of the tasks required as at the date the job description waswritten, however it may be subject to change in line with service need anddevelopment.