Specialty Doctor in Palliative Care

St Giles Hospice

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Job summary

St Giles Hospice is a thriving independent charity based in the Staffordshire countryside providing specialist palliative care for adults with life-limiting illnesses and their families. This is an ideal opportunity for a doctor with a special interest in Palliative Medicine to join the hospice at an exciting time of growth.

This post would suit someone wishing to pursue a career or gain experience in Palliative Medicine. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, willing to learn and flexible in their approach to support the team and patients on our specialist in-patient unit. Time will be allocated for supporting professional activities and study leave/budget made available to promote development.

Main duties of the job

The candidate must have full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice, 4-year full time postgraduate training at least 2 of which will have been in a relevant specialty in the UK. You will require knowledge and skills in the holistic assessment of needs and management of complex Palliative and End of Life care patients. You will be able to demonstrate advanced communication skills and an understanding of ethical issues relevant to palliative care.

About us

Having a CQC rating of outstanding, St Giles Hospice is a registered charity providing high-quality medical and nursing care for local people living with cancer and other serious illnesses, as well as offering support for their families and helpers. Care is offered in a variety of ways according to the individuals needs and are offered out in the community as well as from 3 sites, an Inpatient Unit at Whittington, Day Unit Facilities at Sutton Coldfield and Uttoxeter.

We receive funding from the NHS but primarily we rely on fundraising activities and legacies, together with trading activities, 21 Shops, Lottery and Other Trading to support our work. We employ 300 people across a broad range of roles; from direct patient care to fundraising and administration as well as support from 1000 volunteers to help us provide and support our services.

Company benefits:

To reward the hard work of our fantastic staff, St Giles hospice offers an excellent benefits package as per the below;

27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, (rising to 35 days with reckonable NHS service) pro-rata for part time staff.

Contributory pension scheme. Those with an existing NHS pension have the option of continuing in that scheme

Free car parking

Training and development opportunities as well as progression within the organisation.

Date posted

22 September 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0379-22-8512

Job locations

Fisherwick Road

Whittington

Lichfield

Staffordshire

WS14 9LH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

The post holder will participate in the planning, development and delivery of palliative medical care to patients by:

  • Providing continuity of medical care on the inpatient unit and being responsible with the medical team for the day to day management of patients admitted to the IPU.
  • Performing a full holistic assessment of new patients and providing on-going medical review for existing inpatients.
  • Prescribing appropriately in line with hospice and the West Midlands Palliative Care Physicians Guidelines for Symptom Control, maintaining accurate and legible drug charts. Completing the requisitions for pharmaceutical and other supplies when necessary

  • Keeping comprehensive notes using the Systm1 electronic patient record
  • Participating in the consultant ward rounds and appropriate ward multi-disciplinary team meetings
  • Liaising, as needed, with other health and social care providers to ensure optimal patient care during and after discharge from Hospice services
  • Completing medical certificates of cause of death, coroners or medical examiner referrals and cremation documentation in an accurate and timely manner
  • High-quality and timely completion of administrative duties including discharge letters and death notification letters.
  • Participating in the Hospice non-residential 1st on call medical rota, (maximum 1 in 5), to provide appropriate medical care and advice in emergency situations.

Clinical Governance:

  • The post holder will be professionally responsible for helping to ensure robust organisational clinical governance, through active participation in activities such as:

    • Clinical audit
    • Reviewing and making recommendations on the implementation of national guidelines eg NICE
    • Keeping up to date with medical developments, new drugs, treatments and medications, relating to palliative care and sharing learning

Teaching and research:

The post holder will be asked to be involved in supervising and teaching medical students and other health and social care professionals on placement, in collaboration with the rest of the MDT.

They will also expected to contribute to the internal teaching programme for members of the MDT and, if appropriate, externally as part of the Hospices commitment to educating other clinical teams about end of life care

There is the opportunity to develop relevant research interests and participate in the hospices active research programme

Managerial and Leadership:

The post holder will take on leadership and management activity, to be determined according to skills and professional development needs

General:

The successful candidate will:

  • Be expected to undertake Continuous Professional Development. St Giles Hospice will encourage and support this
  • Be able to travel between the 2 St Giles sites if required. Travelling expenses will be paid by St Giles Hospice
  • Be expected to be aware of his/her responsibilities towards health and safety and to adhere to the fire regulations.
  • Be required to familiarise him/herself with the Hospice Policies and Procedures as applicable
  • Undergo annual medical appraisal and engage fully with Medical Revalidation. St Giles Hospice is supported with medical revalidation by University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust and the responsible officer is their Medical Director, Dr J Crampton

A formal job plan will be agreed during induction

    The successful candidate will, on initial appointment and thereafter, be required to inform the Hospice of any regular commitments in respect of private professional services or fee paying services. There will be a similar requirement in respect of additional NHS responsibilities or other external duties.

    The post holder must be fully registered with the General Medical Council. It is essential to maintain appropriate membership of a recognised medical defence organisation. Employees at the Hospice do not benefit from NHS indemnity. The appointee will be required to live within a distance that allows them to fulfil their clinical commitments as agreed with the Medical Director: this is usually within a 60 minute commute.

    The job description is not exhaustive and acts as a guide to the duties to be performed. The job description may be amended to reflect the changing requirements of the hospice at any time, after discussion with the post holder.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Clinical:

    The post holder will participate in the planning, development and delivery of palliative medical care to patients by:

    • Providing continuity of medical care on the inpatient unit and being responsible with the medical team for the day to day management of patients admitted to the IPU.
    • Performing a full holistic assessment of new patients and providing on-going medical review for existing inpatients.
    • Prescribing appropriately in line with hospice and the West Midlands Palliative Care Physicians Guidelines for Symptom Control, maintaining accurate and legible drug charts. Completing the requisitions for pharmaceutical and other supplies when necessary

    • Keeping comprehensive notes using the Systm1 electronic patient record
    • Participating in the consultant ward rounds and appropriate ward multi-disciplinary team meetings
    • Liaising, as needed, with other health and social care providers to ensure optimal patient care during and after discharge from Hospice services
    • Completing medical certificates of cause of death, coroners or medical examiner referrals and cremation documentation in an accurate and timely manner
    • High-quality and timely completion of administrative duties including discharge letters and death notification letters.
    • Participating in the Hospice non-residential 1st on call medical rota, (maximum 1 in 5), to provide appropriate medical care and advice in emergency situations.

    Clinical Governance:

    • The post holder will be professionally responsible for helping to ensure robust organisational clinical governance, through active participation in activities such as:

      • Clinical audit
      • Reviewing and making recommendations on the implementation of national guidelines eg NICE
      • Keeping up to date with medical developments, new drugs, treatments and medications, relating to palliative care and sharing learning

    Teaching and research:

    The post holder will be asked to be involved in supervising and teaching medical students and other health and social care professionals on placement, in collaboration with the rest of the MDT.

    They will also expected to contribute to the internal teaching programme for members of the MDT and, if appropriate, externally as part of the Hospices commitment to educating other clinical teams about end of life care

    There is the opportunity to develop relevant research interests and participate in the hospices active research programme

    Managerial and Leadership:

    The post holder will take on leadership and management activity, to be determined according to skills and professional development needs

    General:

    The successful candidate will:

    • Be expected to undertake Continuous Professional Development. St Giles Hospice will encourage and support this
    • Be able to travel between the 2 St Giles sites if required. Travelling expenses will be paid by St Giles Hospice
    • Be expected to be aware of his/her responsibilities towards health and safety and to adhere to the fire regulations.
    • Be required to familiarise him/herself with the Hospice Policies and Procedures as applicable
    • Undergo annual medical appraisal and engage fully with Medical Revalidation. St Giles Hospice is supported with medical revalidation by University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust and the responsible officer is their Medical Director, Dr J Crampton

    A formal job plan will be agreed during induction

      The successful candidate will, on initial appointment and thereafter, be required to inform the Hospice of any regular commitments in respect of private professional services or fee paying services. There will be a similar requirement in respect of additional NHS responsibilities or other external duties.

      The post holder must be fully registered with the General Medical Council. It is essential to maintain appropriate membership of a recognised medical defence organisation. Employees at the Hospice do not benefit from NHS indemnity. The appointee will be required to live within a distance that allows them to fulfil their clinical commitments as agreed with the Medical Director: this is usually within a 60 minute commute.

      The job description is not exhaustive and acts as a guide to the duties to be performed. The job description may be amended to reflect the changing requirements of the hospice at any time, after discussion with the post holder.

      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • - Qualified Medical Practitioner
      • - GMC Registration with licence to practice (no restrictions)
      • - Palliative care qualification (eg certificate or diploma) or willingness to work towards
      • - Appropriate Medical liability cover

      Skills and Kowledge

      Essential

      • - Excellent clinical skills and
      • - Excellent communication skills, with high standard of spoken and written English
      • - Proven ability to manage patients with complex physical, psychological and social problems effectively
      • - IT literacy
      • - Understanding of hospice movement and palliative care
      • - Clinical audit and quality improvement methodology
      • - Excellent interpersonal skills
      • - Demonstrated ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
      • -Confidence to work independently on-call (evening and weekends), with phone support from a 2nd on call consultant
      • - Ability to gain confidence and trust
      • - Ability to respond to change
      • - Commitment to continuing personal development and medical education
      • - Strategies for ensuring personal and professional resilience
      • - Car owner / driver with full licence
      • - Flexible approach to working hours and on call commitments

      Desirable

      • - Leadership and management

      Experience

      Essential

      • - Minimum of 4 years post qualification experience with at least 2 years in a UK health setting and related specialty
      • - Experience of teaching medical, nursing and other healthcare professionals

      Desirable

      • - Specialist Palliative care experience
      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • - Qualified Medical Practitioner
      • - GMC Registration with licence to practice (no restrictions)
      • - Palliative care qualification (eg certificate or diploma) or willingness to work towards
      • - Appropriate Medical liability cover

      Skills and Kowledge

      Essential

      • - Excellent clinical skills and
      • - Excellent communication skills, with high standard of spoken and written English
      • - Proven ability to manage patients with complex physical, psychological and social problems effectively
      • - IT literacy
      • - Understanding of hospice movement and palliative care
      • - Clinical audit and quality improvement methodology
      • - Excellent interpersonal skills
      • - Demonstrated ability to work in multidisciplinary teams
      • -Confidence to work independently on-call (evening and weekends), with phone support from a 2nd on call consultant
      • - Ability to gain confidence and trust
      • - Ability to respond to change
      • - Commitment to continuing personal development and medical education
      • - Strategies for ensuring personal and professional resilience
      • - Car owner / driver with full licence
      • - Flexible approach to working hours and on call commitments

      Desirable

      • - Leadership and management

      Experience

      Essential

      • - Minimum of 4 years post qualification experience with at least 2 years in a UK health setting and related specialty
      • - Experience of teaching medical, nursing and other healthcare professionals

      Desirable

      • - Specialist Palliative care 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.

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

      From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Additional information

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

      From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Employer details

      Employer name

      St Giles Hospice

      Address

      Fisherwick Road

      Whittington

      Lichfield

      Staffordshire

      WS14 9LH


      Employer's website

      https://www.stgileshospice.com/ (Opens in a new tab)


      Employer details

      Employer name

      St Giles Hospice

      Address

      Fisherwick Road

      Whittington

      Lichfield

      Staffordshire

      WS14 9LH


      Employer's website

      https://www.stgileshospice.com/ (Opens in a new tab)


      For questions about the job, contact:

      HR Advisor

      Rachael Jennings

      Rachael.Jennings@stgileshospice.com

      00441543432031

      Date posted

      22 September 2022

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      Depending on experience

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Part-time, Flexible working

      Reference number

      B0379-22-8512

      Job locations

      Fisherwick Road

      Whittington

      Lichfield

      Staffordshire

      WS14 9LH


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