Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine - London

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title:Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Location: Marie Curie, London (based at the Royal Free Hospital)

Salary:NHS Pay Circular M&D 2/2025 £109,725 to £145,478 per annum pro rataplus London Weighting. (Placement on the salary scale is dependent on experience) + 2% availability supplement.

Hours:10 PAs per week with 1 in 7 Consultant on-call commitment

Contract:one-year fixed-term contract with the option of extending to two years, depending on review of service requirements

Closing Date:8thSeptember 2025

Interview Date:TBC

Marie Curie is working in partnership with the Royal Free Hospital to establish two new palliative care services.

A Marie Curie staffed palliative care team will be based in the Royal Free A&E department and a 7-bed in-patient palliative care unit within the Royal Free, which will be open to direct access from A&E, other in-patient wards and the community.

The role also involves participation in the hospital's training and education work, e.g., undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes, clinical supervision of junior medical staff, and internal and external healthcare professional colleagues. This will be in collaboration with the Royal Free specialist palliative care team and neighbouring palliative care services.

In addition, the post holder will also be expected to engage with the management, clinical governance, research, and service development activities of the service. Opportunities exist for the post holder to develop links with the well-established palliative care research team at University College London.

Applicants must have full GMC registration and be on or eligible within 6 months from the date of interview for inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine (via CCT, CESR or EC rights).

For an informal discussion about this role or to arrange a visit, please contact Dr Philip Lodge, Medical Director and Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Marie Curie London:Philip.lodge@mariecurie.org.uk;Philip.Lodge@nhs.net.

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

Person Specification

Personal attributes

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and with colleagues in other disciplines
• Able to organise time efficiently and effectively
• Able to motivate colleagues
• Able to demonstrate strategies for self-care and sustainability

Desirable

• Previous managerial training and experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Higher Medical Qualification: FRCP, MRCP, FRCA, MRCGP
• GMC registered medical practitioner with a licence to practise
• Be on or be eligible within 6 months from the date of interview for inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine (via CCT, CESR or EC rights).

Desirable

• An appropriate higher degree (MSc, MD, PhD or equivalent)

Teaching, audit and research

Essential

• Committed to formal and informal teaching and training of registrars, junior doctors and medical students
• Participation in audit, quality improvement and quality assurance projects
• Previous experience of teaching and designing and effecting audit
• programmes

Desirable

• Evidence of teaching qualification or learning
• Research Interest

Experience

Essential

• Experience of palliative care in a wide range of settings
• Excellent communications skills
• Demonstrable person-centred, compassionate leadership skills
• Ability to take on full responsibility for independent management of patients and running a service

Desirable

• Evidence of role in the development of clinical service

Motivation

Essential

• Committed to patient focused care, learning and continuous professional
• development, effective and efficient use of resources
• Desire to develop services for patients and families

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Marie Curie

Address

Royal Free Hampstead Nhs Trust

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG

Employer's website

https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)