Job responsibilities
Job Description and
Person Specification
Job Title:
Specialty Doctor
in Palliative Medicine
Pay Band:
Hospice Medical
Scale (£49,470 - £76,600 pa, pro rata for part time), plus on call payments.
Starting salary dependent on experience and current salary scale.
Hours of Work:
6 sessions per
week plus on call commitment
Responsible to:
Consultant in
Palliative Medicine
Professionally Accountable to:
Director of
Patient Services
WESTON HOSPICECARE LIMITED
Weston Hospicecare provides high quality
individualised care for local people living with cancer and other life
limiting illnesses, as well as support for their families and loved ones.
Care is offered in a variety of settings according to the individuals needs.
Services include community based Clinical Nurse Specialists, 10-bedded
in-patient care, day hospice, bereavement and family support teams.
There is no charge to patients for the
specialist services we offer. We receive funding from the NHS but primarily
we rely on fundraising activities, hospice shops and legacies to support our
work.
Weston Hospice care is staffed by
approximately 150 paid staff and 650 volunteers.
ROLES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The postholder will be based at the hospice
in Uphill, Weston-super-Mare and work closely with members of all other
disciplines within the organisation to provide specialist palliative care.
Clinical
Medical cover for the
inpatient unit within the hours specified
In conjunction with other
medical/clinical team members, ensure and maintain high standards of
palliative care for patients and families/carers, in keeping with local and
national guidelines
Share with other team
members the emotional, social and spiritual care of patients and their loved
ones
Clear, accurate and timely
record keeping, including discharge summaries and completion of death
certificates and cremation papers. Other administrative duties as required
Liaison with primary and
secondary care services (and other statutory and voluntary agencies) as
appropriate to ensure continuity of care
Provision of medical
support to the community team and day hospice as required
Work as part of the
multi-disciplinary team and maintain effective channels of communication with
other team members
Participation in 1 in 5
non-resident on call rota, providing out of hours medical support to the
inpatient unit, and specialist palliative care advice to healthcare
practitioners in the community in North Somerset and Somerset
Teaching
and training
Contribution to day to day
supervision and support of junior doctors
Participation in induction
for new members of staff
Active participation in
educational programmes for healthcare professional within and outside the
Hospice
Clinical
Governance
Active involvement in
audit and quality improvement
Take personal
responsibility for continuing professional development: Weston Hospicecare
will encourage and support this
Keep up to date with
current practice and legislation
Complete all statutory and
mandatory training as required
Engagement in annual
appraisal and revalidation
Work within the Policies
and Procedures of Weston Hospicecare
Maintain patient
confidentiality at all times
Be familiar with fire,
emergency and safety regulations, ensuring attendance at statutory updates
HEALTH
AND SAFETY
Under the provision of
the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, it is the duty of every employee:
To take reasonable care of themselves and others at work
To co-operate with the hospice as far as is necessary to enable them
to carry out their legal duty
Not to intentionally or recklessly interfere with anything provided,
including personal, protective equipment for health and safety or welfare at
work
Weston Hospicecare operates an In-house NO SMOKING policy for staff.
DATA PROTECTION
You are required
to obtain process and/or use information held on computer. This must be undertaken in a lawful
way. Data held must not be disclosed
in a way that is incompatible with such a purpose. Breaches of confidentiality in relation to
data will result in disciplinary action, which may result in dismissal.
SCOPE OF JOB
DESCRIPTION
This job description reflects the immediate
requirements and objectives of this post. It is not an exhaustive list of the
duties, but gives a general indication of work undertaken which may vary in
detail in the light of changing demands and priorities. Substantive changes will be carried out in
consultation with the post holder.
This job description is subject to periodic
review and amendment
