Job summary
We
have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant in Palliative Medicine to join the
St. Peters Hospice medical team. There is also an option for up to 2 additional
programmed activities at North Bristol NHS Trust. The post is initially 1 year with a
possibility of a substantive post in the future. Applications from Specialist
Doctors would also be considered.
The
post holder will join the senior medical team of 4 consultants working alongside
the multi-professional team members to deliver high quality palliative care to
patients and families in the wider Bristol area. They will be working in a
supportive and collaborative environment for a much-loved local charity with a
strong reputation.
The role will involve a strong focus on supporting patients in our community, both directly and by working closely with our CNS teams. The post holder will be taking part in work to improve access to services for those with non-cancer conditions. The post holder will also contribute to care of inpatients for 10 consultant-led beds. The role will involve contribution to our senior on call rota at 1 in 5 frequency.
All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK before they apply for a vacancy and be able to provide evidence of this
Strictly no agencies.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities:
Assessment and management of patients in the community (virtual and face to face) with complex palliative care needs
Leadership and support to weekly community team meetings with CNS teams
Support to medical advice line
Leading patient management on the inpatient unit when cross covering colleagues
Provision of 2nd on call support to medical advice line and inpatient unit
Active engagement and leadership with quality improvement and service improvement activities
Teaching and training of doctors in GP and Specialist Training Schemes
What we can offer you:
- Salary and on call supplement aligned with NHS Consultant pay scales
- 0.6 FTE hospice based (with the option of up to 2 additional sessions at North Bristol NHS Trust)
- A minimum of one protected Supporting Professional Activity
- Office location: St Peters Hospice, Brentry, Bristol BS10 6NL
- Either 30 days (FTE) for less than 10 years NHS service, or 33 days (FTE) for more than 10 years NHS service plus bank holidays
- Opportunity for study leave to support continuing professional development
- Opportunity to join or remain on NHS pension scheme
For more information, please view the job descriptionlocated at end of this page or contact Dr Anjali Mullick, Medical Director at anjali.mullick@stpetershospice.org on 01179159470. Alternatively, contact Dr Candida Cornish at candida.cornish@stpetershospice.org
About us
St Peters Hospice is a large city Hospice with both inpatient and community services, and it is an exciting time to work for the hospice as we move forward with our strategy and develop our services.
We offer attractive terms and conditions similar to the NHS, including recognition for previous NHS service with up to 33 days holiday for 10 years service and continuance of your NHS Pension Scheme membership.
We also offer a range of other financial, wellbeing and healthcare benefits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical:
To share responsibility with the senior medical team for the advisory support offered to the hospice community services (including domiciliary visiting, attending and leading multi-disciplinary team meetings and outpatient appointments).
- To share responsibility and engage with the clinical community engagement work which seeks to achieve fair access to clinical services, which includes an approach based on need rather than diagnosis, with a focus on palliative care in non-cancer conditions.
- To participate in the senior medical cover for the 24-hr Advice Line.
- To take part in 1 in 5 second on-call rota, defined as a Category B (medium frequency, low intensity) providing senior cover to the inpatient unit and 24 /7 advice line
- To provide cross-cover for members of the senior medical team annual, study and short-term sick leave, which may include review of and leading medical management of hospice inpatients
- to undertake additional duties in exceptional circumstances in the case of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances as necessary for the continuity of patient care.
- To work at all times within the GMC codes of practice
Quality Improvement:
- to take part in the hospice clinical audit programme coordinated by the Patient Safety and Quality Team, which may include participation in local, network wide and national audit.
- To be aware of and compliant with clinical and information governance policies, procedures and frameworks and to recognises and report incidents as required
- To be part of a learning and safety culture, learning from both what we do well and from incidents that have occurred
- To contribute to the writing of clinical policies and guidelines that are evidence-based and in line with best practice
- To participate in relevant clinical meetings where governance, service development or improvement may be discussed
- To engage with hospice research activity if appropriate, within the boundaries of your skills and competence, in liaison with the Medical Director, the Research Nurse and the hospice Research Advisory Group
Communication
- To demonstrate effective communication skills with patients (and their significant others), which includes being able to elicit the key concerns from their perspective, and to handle difficult conversations with empathy and sensitivity
- To communicate clearly with colleagues, being respectful at all times, even where differences of opinion may exist
- To maintain patient confidentiality in line with professional guidance
- To follow hospice policy and procedure in terms of dealing with concerns and complaints from service users
Teamwork
- To champion equality, diversity and inclusion
- To contribute to a culture that is respectful and supportive, celebrating success and fostering reflection and learning
- To value the contribution of the multi-professional team in delivering services to patients and carers
- To act as a role model and ambassador for the medical team and the hospice
Personal and Professional development
- To engage fully with an appropriate framework of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) e.g. the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) CPD diary, which will demonstrate appropriate learning targeted to your needs, and the impact of the learning on yourself, colleagues and the organisation
- To engage fully with appraisal and revalidation requirements as set out by the GMC and the NHS revalidation team
Teaching, Training and Supervision of others
- To clinically supervise and manage junior medical staff working at the hospice in training and non-training grade roles, and support their orientation
- To act as educational supervisor for training grade doctors as needed
- To contribute to the teaching and supervision of medical students and other professional visitors who may be placed at the hospice
- To take part in the delivery of external education sessions for other professionals in liaison with the hospice education department
Management
- In liaison with the Medical Director, to take on appropriate areas of management, which may include a specific medical link role with other departments and services or require attendance at relevant management meetings
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical:
To share responsibility with the senior medical team for the advisory support offered to the hospice community services (including domiciliary visiting, attending and leading multi-disciplinary team meetings and outpatient appointments).
- To share responsibility and engage with the clinical community engagement work which seeks to achieve fair access to clinical services, which includes an approach based on need rather than diagnosis, with a focus on palliative care in non-cancer conditions.
- To participate in the senior medical cover for the 24-hr Advice Line.
- To take part in 1 in 5 second on-call rota, defined as a Category B (medium frequency, low intensity) providing senior cover to the inpatient unit and 24 /7 advice line
- To provide cross-cover for members of the senior medical team annual, study and short-term sick leave, which may include review of and leading medical management of hospice inpatients
- to undertake additional duties in exceptional circumstances in the case of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances as necessary for the continuity of patient care.
- To work at all times within the GMC codes of practice
Quality Improvement:
- to take part in the hospice clinical audit programme coordinated by the Patient Safety and Quality Team, which may include participation in local, network wide and national audit.
- To be aware of and compliant with clinical and information governance policies, procedures and frameworks and to recognises and report incidents as required
- To be part of a learning and safety culture, learning from both what we do well and from incidents that have occurred
- To contribute to the writing of clinical policies and guidelines that are evidence-based and in line with best practice
- To participate in relevant clinical meetings where governance, service development or improvement may be discussed
- To engage with hospice research activity if appropriate, within the boundaries of your skills and competence, in liaison with the Medical Director, the Research Nurse and the hospice Research Advisory Group
Communication
- To demonstrate effective communication skills with patients (and their significant others), which includes being able to elicit the key concerns from their perspective, and to handle difficult conversations with empathy and sensitivity
- To communicate clearly with colleagues, being respectful at all times, even where differences of opinion may exist
- To maintain patient confidentiality in line with professional guidance
- To follow hospice policy and procedure in terms of dealing with concerns and complaints from service users
Teamwork
- To champion equality, diversity and inclusion
- To contribute to a culture that is respectful and supportive, celebrating success and fostering reflection and learning
- To value the contribution of the multi-professional team in delivering services to patients and carers
- To act as a role model and ambassador for the medical team and the hospice
Personal and Professional development
- To engage fully with an appropriate framework of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) e.g. the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) CPD diary, which will demonstrate appropriate learning targeted to your needs, and the impact of the learning on yourself, colleagues and the organisation
- To engage fully with appraisal and revalidation requirements as set out by the GMC and the NHS revalidation team
Teaching, Training and Supervision of others
- To clinically supervise and manage junior medical staff working at the hospice in training and non-training grade roles, and support their orientation
- To act as educational supervisor for training grade doctors as needed
- To contribute to the teaching and supervision of medical students and other professional visitors who may be placed at the hospice
- To take part in the delivery of external education sessions for other professionals in liaison with the hospice education department
Management
- In liaison with the Medical Director, to take on appropriate areas of management, which may include a specific medical link role with other departments and services or require attendance at relevant management meetings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Maintenance of full registration and licence to practise with the GMC.
- - MRCP or MRCGP
- - Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via one of the following:
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in place at the time of appointment OR
- Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration in place at the time of employment or likely to be obtained within 6 months (Specialist Trainees that do not hold a CCT must be due to be awarded one within 6 months of the interview date)
Desirable
- - Higher academic degree e.g. MD, MSc, PhD (A)
- - Qualification in teaching (A)
Personal Attributes
Essential
- - Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships with and among team members of all disciplines
- - Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff
- - Ability to work independently as well as part of the Medical Directorate and hospice Senior Medical Team, to balance individual requirements against those of the Senior Medical Team and hospice organisation as a whole
- - A passion for palliative care and for the work of the Hospice
- - Driving license and own transport
- - Good level of self-awareness and strategies to maintain wellbeing
- - Aware of limits of own competence and able to identify areas for personal and professional development
Skills
Essential
- - Appropriate clinical skills and able to work at consultant level
- - Proven teaching ability with experience of large and small group teaching
- - Willingness to undertake teaching for medical undergraduates and postgraduates + all grades of nursing staff and AHPs
- - Experience and skills in undertaking audit projects and evidence of completed audit
- - Good IT skills, word-processing, presentations and spreadsheets
- - Good written and verbal communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues, staff and hospice supporters at all levels
Desirable
- - Proven track record in research and willingness to undertake further research
- - Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals
- - Completion of a general management course or programme
- - Interest in medical management
- - Advanced communication skills training
- - Educational Supervisor Training
Experience
Essential
- - Recent experience and familiarity of UK healthcare systems and practices (or equivalent)
- - Training in management of patients with specialist palliative care needs.
- - Experience of the management of both malignant and non-malignant disease.
- - Knowledge of contemporary NHS and voluntary sector management issues.
- - Knowledge of political context within which we operate.
- - Awareness of core principles and guidelines in relation to research in clinical practice
Desirable
- - Clinical experience in the hospice inpatient and community settings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Maintenance of full registration and licence to practise with the GMC.
- - MRCP or MRCGP
- - Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via one of the following:
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in place at the time of appointment OR
- Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration in place at the time of employment or likely to be obtained within 6 months (Specialist Trainees that do not hold a CCT must be due to be awarded one within 6 months of the interview date)
Desirable
- - Higher academic degree e.g. MD, MSc, PhD (A)
- - Qualification in teaching (A)
Personal Attributes
Essential
- - Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships with and among team members of all disciplines
- - Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff
- - Ability to work independently as well as part of the Medical Directorate and hospice Senior Medical Team, to balance individual requirements against those of the Senior Medical Team and hospice organisation as a whole
- - A passion for palliative care and for the work of the Hospice
- - Driving license and own transport
- - Good level of self-awareness and strategies to maintain wellbeing
- - Aware of limits of own competence and able to identify areas for personal and professional development
Skills
Essential
- - Appropriate clinical skills and able to work at consultant level
- - Proven teaching ability with experience of large and small group teaching
- - Willingness to undertake teaching for medical undergraduates and postgraduates + all grades of nursing staff and AHPs
- - Experience and skills in undertaking audit projects and evidence of completed audit
- - Good IT skills, word-processing, presentations and spreadsheets
- - Good written and verbal communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues, staff and hospice supporters at all levels
Desirable
- - Proven track record in research and willingness to undertake further research
- - Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals
- - Completion of a general management course or programme
- - Interest in medical management
- - Advanced communication skills training
- - Educational Supervisor Training
Experience
Essential
- - Recent experience and familiarity of UK healthcare systems and practices (or equivalent)
- - Training in management of patients with specialist palliative care needs.
- - Experience of the management of both malignant and non-malignant disease.
- - Knowledge of contemporary NHS and voluntary sector management issues.
- - Knowledge of political context within which we operate.
- - Awareness of core principles and guidelines in relation to research in clinical practice
Desirable
- - Clinical experience in the hospice inpatient and community settings
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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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