Job summary
Specialty
Doctor: Basic £51,000 - £94,000 pro-rata (32 hours per week, 4 days Monday to Thursday) depending on experience plus
1.45 PA and 4% availability allowance for 1 in 6 on call[AF1]
The post holder will use advanced clinical
and communication skills to identify, assess, diagnose, treat and manage
patients diagnosed with life limiting conditions with palliative and end of
life care needs. They will exercise
complex levels of judgement, discretion and decision-making in clinical
care. They will monitor and improve
standards of care through goal setting, use of advance care planning and other
best practice tools and measurable outcomes.
The post holder will make appropriate use of the latest evidence to
supervise practice, audit clinical care, teach, support and mentor professional
colleagues. The hospice will offer the
post holder development opportunities in clinical and non-clinical
experience.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and person specification for the full list of duties for the role.
About us
St Catherines
Hospice is delighted to be able to offer this exciting opportunity to join the hospices
medical team as a Specialty doctor or Clinical Fellow (experience dependant). This opportunity comes at an exciting time
for the hospice, which has expanded its well-regarded and highly-respected
community Clinical Nurse Specialist team as well as launching a hospice at home
pilot. This new post holder will work
flexibly across clinical services and although primarily based on the inpatient
unit, will have opportunities to develop community palliative medicine
experience.
If you are
caring, compassionate and committed to making a difference to those facing
conditions like cancer, heart failure and motor neurone disease at one of the
most poignant times in their lives, we want to hear from you. You will become a member of a highly
motivated, multi-professional team focused on providing high quality,
responsive care for patients and their families when and where they need it.
The successful candidates will be joining a
established medical team at a pivotal moment - St Catherines being recognised
as a University Hospice (one of only 4 we know about in the UK). This
creates even more opportunities for placements at the hospice, staff
development, and research and innovation, to improve palliative and end of life
care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
work providing specialist palliative care, knowledge and expertise to patients,
families, health and social care disciplines to enhance the delivery of
holistic palliative care on the Hospice Inpatient Unit with flexibility to work
across all clinical services depending on clinical demand. The post-holder will
uphold the Hospice values of being caring, compassionate and committed
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
work providing specialist palliative care, knowledge and expertise to patients,
families, health and social care disciplines to enhance the delivery of
holistic palliative care on the Hospice Inpatient Unit with flexibility to work
across all clinical services depending on clinical demand. The post-holder will
uphold the Hospice values of being caring, compassionate and committed
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least four years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty (e.g. general practice, elderly medicine, oncology, haematology) or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable
- 1 year or more post registration experience in palliative medicine
Other
Essential
- Driver with a valid license or ability to travel effectively to undertake required duties.
- Commitment to personal and professional development.
- An understanding of and demonstrable commitment to the Hospices
- Values as a framework for decisions, actions and behaviours.
- Understanding and commitment to the aims of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
- Resilience to work effectively in a palliative care setting.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Place of residence appropriate for on-call duties (within 45 minutes of St Catherines Hospice).
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC
- Recognised medical qualification - MBBS or equivalent
Desirable
- MRCP, MRCGP or equivalent
- Diploma in Palliative Medicine
- Higher qualification in education
Key Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Applicants general medical knowledge is up to date and fit to practice safely.
- Good understanding of safeguarding, Duty of Candor, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and confidentiality.
- Sound basic knowledge of drugs used in palliative care and prescribing for common end of life problems.
- Demonstrable skills in written & verbal communication in the English language.
- Capable of organising and prioritising work effectively and work flexibly and under pressure.
- Problem solving skills and good clinical judgment.
- Excellent team working skills.
- Evidence of compliance with the Good Medical Practice guidance.
- Engage positively in appraisal.
- Good IT skills.
Desirable
- Understanding of continuous improvement methodologies.
- Research experience.
- Previous participation in audit projects.
- Teaching skills/experience.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least four years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty (e.g. general practice, elderly medicine, oncology, haematology) or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable
- 1 year or more post registration experience in palliative medicine
Other
Essential
- Driver with a valid license or ability to travel effectively to undertake required duties.
- Commitment to personal and professional development.
- An understanding of and demonstrable commitment to the Hospices
- Values as a framework for decisions, actions and behaviours.
- Understanding and commitment to the aims of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
- Resilience to work effectively in a palliative care setting.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Place of residence appropriate for on-call duties (within 45 minutes of St Catherines Hospice).
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC
- Recognised medical qualification - MBBS or equivalent
Desirable
- MRCP, MRCGP or equivalent
- Diploma in Palliative Medicine
- Higher qualification in education
Key Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Applicants general medical knowledge is up to date and fit to practice safely.
- Good understanding of safeguarding, Duty of Candor, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and confidentiality.
- Sound basic knowledge of drugs used in palliative care and prescribing for common end of life problems.
- Demonstrable skills in written & verbal communication in the English language.
- Capable of organising and prioritising work effectively and work flexibly and under pressure.
- Problem solving skills and good clinical judgment.
- Excellent team working skills.
- Evidence of compliance with the Good Medical Practice guidance.
- Engage positively in appraisal.
- Good IT skills.
Desirable
- Understanding of continuous improvement methodologies.
- Research experience.
- Previous participation in audit projects.
- Teaching skills/experience.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
