Job summary
We
are looking for a Consultant in Palliative Medicine to join our Wellbeing
Centre and Outpatient Services here at St Johns Hospice.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will act as a Consultant in Palliative Medicine for the Wellbeing Centre and Outpatient Services at St Johns Hospice, and will have clinical responsibility for patients accepted by the Wellbeing Centre & Outpatient Services, as well as providing cover for the Consultant in Palliative Medicine responsible for the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team and Hospice IPU at St Johns Hospice.
The post-holder will provide leadership, support and supervision for the medical team at St Johns Hospice.
About us
Why apply for this role as Consultant in Palliative Medicine?
At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits;
Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns.
If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work as
part of a team of consultants, providing specialist palliative care to patients
predominantly in the hospice wellbeing centre and out patients. The post will
also require occasional palliative care reviews of hospital patients, in
addition to cross-covering the community and the IPU to ensure adequate clinical cover for the service is
maintained when colleagues are on leave.
- Take
responsibility for patients under his/her care and will undertake clinical duties
associated with care of patients and the running of the clinical departments.
- Work collaboratively with all other team
members and provide clinical support to the wider multi-disciplinary team.
- Ensure that comprehensive plans are made
and recorded for each in-patient prior to the weekend in both their clinical
record and the handover sheet
- Ensure
comprehensive handover of clinical information to consultants covering out of
hours, ensuring seamless continuity of care
- Communicate
effectively within the multi-disciplinary care team within the hospice and
amongst wider teams to ensure seamless service provision across settings and
different services.
- Act as a
key member of the Senior Management Team, liaising with the Chief Nursing
Officer, Medical Director, Assistant Director of Nursing Hospice, Consultants
in Palliative Medicine, Hospice Heads of Departments and other staff members,
ensuring a multi-disciplinary approach to palliative care.
- To work
closely with and support the doctors and nurses on the ward in order to
prioritise and manage the workload on a day to day basis.
- Will
contribute to clinical service developments as identified in the Hospices
strategic and business planning processes.
- Participate in teaching programmes for
multi-professional teams within and outside the hospice.
- Provide clinical and educational
supervision for doctors in higher training in conjunction with consultant
colleagues.
- Participate, as required, in the
development of protocols, guidelines and documentation for St Johns Hospice.
- To abide by all organisational
policies and guidance contained within the staff handbook, especially in
relation to confidentiality and information governance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work as
part of a team of consultants, providing specialist palliative care to patients
predominantly in the hospice wellbeing centre and out patients. The post will
also require occasional palliative care reviews of hospital patients, in
addition to cross-covering the community and the IPU to ensure adequate clinical cover for the service is
maintained when colleagues are on leave.
- Take
responsibility for patients under his/her care and will undertake clinical duties
associated with care of patients and the running of the clinical departments.
- Work collaboratively with all other team
members and provide clinical support to the wider multi-disciplinary team.
- Ensure that comprehensive plans are made
and recorded for each in-patient prior to the weekend in both their clinical
record and the handover sheet
- Ensure
comprehensive handover of clinical information to consultants covering out of
hours, ensuring seamless continuity of care
- Communicate
effectively within the multi-disciplinary care team within the hospice and
amongst wider teams to ensure seamless service provision across settings and
different services.
- Act as a
key member of the Senior Management Team, liaising with the Chief Nursing
Officer, Medical Director, Assistant Director of Nursing Hospice, Consultants
in Palliative Medicine, Hospice Heads of Departments and other staff members,
ensuring a multi-disciplinary approach to palliative care.
- To work
closely with and support the doctors and nurses on the ward in order to
prioritise and manage the workload on a day to day basis.
- Will
contribute to clinical service developments as identified in the Hospices
strategic and business planning processes.
- Participate in teaching programmes for
multi-professional teams within and outside the hospice.
- Provide clinical and educational
supervision for doctors in higher training in conjunction with consultant
colleagues.
- Participate, as required, in the
development of protocols, guidelines and documentation for St Johns Hospice.
- To abide by all organisational
policies and guidance contained within the staff handbook, especially in
relation to confidentiality and information governance.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in palliative medicine
- Excellent clinical skills
- The authority and decision-making skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary team in a complex environment
- Ability to supervise the clinical work of consultants, doctors in training and other staff
- Evidence of under and/or post graduate teaching
Desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills certificate / training is desirable
- Experience at Consultant in Palliative Medicine level is desirable
- Experienced accredited clinical/educational supervisor and qualified medical appraiser is desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Medical Practitioner
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on GMC specialist register for Palliative Medicine or CCT due within 6 months of interview or has a CESR
Desirable
- Postgraduate higher qualification PhD Diploma or Masters degree in an appropriate subject is desirable
- Membership of relevant Royal College or equivalent
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in palliative medicine
- Excellent clinical skills
- The authority and decision-making skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary team in a complex environment
- Ability to supervise the clinical work of consultants, doctors in training and other staff
- Evidence of under and/or post graduate teaching
Desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills certificate / training is desirable
- Experience at Consultant in Palliative Medicine level is desirable
- Experienced accredited clinical/educational supervisor and qualified medical appraiser is desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Medical Practitioner
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on GMC specialist register for Palliative Medicine or CCT due within 6 months of interview or has a CESR
Desirable
- Postgraduate higher qualification PhD Diploma or Masters degree in an appropriate subject is desirable
- Membership of relevant Royal College or equivalent
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).
