University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Supportive and Palliative Care

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Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust and John Taylor Hospice are recruiting to a Consultant post in Supportive and Palliative Care. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team which is dynamic and values innovation focuses on delivering exceptional patient care and has close working links with local hospices. The service wishes to recruit to a 10PA Consultant role, however part-time candidates will also be considered and can be discussed further, with the Clinical Lead.

In Birmingham and you will see a real diversity of lifestyles. Whether you like the rural life and the pursuit of outdoor interests or prefer inner city living, Birmingham has everything to offer. As the second-largest city in the UK, you'll find that Birmingham's vibrant culture is ever-changing through on-going regeneration, renewal and grand-scale construction. So whatever your tastes, hobbies or lifestyle, Birmingham has something to offer.

The role will be predominately based at Good Hope Hospital and John Taylor Hospice. Good Hope Hospital is situated in the leafy, suburban, Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield. Sutton Coldfield is linked by rail and bus route to the City Centre as well as having excellent motorway links to and from the city. Good Hope Hospital serves a catchment population of approx. 450,000 and provides acute and general medicine as well as other specialist services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will also be part of the Senior Medical Team at the John Taylor Hospice, based in Erdington. The Hospice was founded in 1910 and is now an independent registered charity, supporting a wide range of adult palliative diseases as well as providing holistic support to individuals, including families and carers.

The successful candidate can expect to work within an innovative and supportive team of Supportive and Palliative Care Consultants, Doctors and Nurses, whilst being supported by a dedicated admin team. The team also works closely with the Division 5 Management Team, working collaboratively to drive service innovation.

Further details may be obtained from: Dr J Speakman r (Clinical Service Lead -- Supportive and Palliative Care Team), telephone No via Switchboard on 0121 371 2000.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Details

Date posted

18 August 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£84,559 to £114,003 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-EP-1067422

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician to provide palliative medicine input to the hospital Supportive and Palliative Care Team at Good Hope Hospital and the community or inpatient unit teams at John Taylor Hospice.

Applications from those wishing to work full time or less than full time will be considered.

For the purposes of the job description reference will be made hereafter to a single post holder, but all responsibilities should be assumed and will be confirmed at the point of final job planning

The post will be hosted as an NHS post by University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust (UHBFT) with their terms and conditions. There will be a focus within the job plan on work with the Supportive and Palliative Care Team at Good Hope Hospital (GHH) and as part of the senior Medical Team at John Taylor Hospice.

UHBFT has four hospital sites with consultant cover, a dedicated CNS team and other medical colleagues at each site. Similarly, John Taylor Hospice is merged with Birmingham St Mary's Hospice as part of the Hospice Charity Partnership, so the post holder will become part of a wider Hospital and Hospice Medical team who mutually support each other. There may, in exceptional circumstances, be a requirement for cross cover of colleagues based on sites other than GHH and JTH.

The post holder will join a telephone advisory 2nd on call rota, coordinated across Birmingham and Solihull, with colleagues from John Taylor Hospice, Birmingham St Mary's Hospice, Marie Curie Hospice West Midlands and University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust (UHBFT). This responsibility is approx. 1 in 8 and attracts a 3% availability supplementation to annual salary and is currently under review.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician to provide palliative medicine input to the hospital Supportive and Palliative Care Team at Good Hope Hospital and the community or inpatient unit teams at John Taylor Hospice.

Applications from those wishing to work full time or less than full time will be considered.

For the purposes of the job description reference will be made hereafter to a single post holder, but all responsibilities should be assumed and will be confirmed at the point of final job planning

The post will be hosted as an NHS post by University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust (UHBFT) with their terms and conditions. There will be a focus within the job plan on work with the Supportive and Palliative Care Team at Good Hope Hospital (GHH) and as part of the senior Medical Team at John Taylor Hospice.

UHBFT has four hospital sites with consultant cover, a dedicated CNS team and other medical colleagues at each site. Similarly, John Taylor Hospice is merged with Birmingham St Mary's Hospice as part of the Hospice Charity Partnership, so the post holder will become part of a wider Hospital and Hospice Medical team who mutually support each other. There may, in exceptional circumstances, be a requirement for cross cover of colleagues based on sites other than GHH and JTH.

The post holder will join a telephone advisory 2nd on call rota, coordinated across Birmingham and Solihull, with colleagues from John Taylor Hospice, Birmingham St Mary's Hospice, Marie Curie Hospice West Midlands and University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust (UHBFT). This responsibility is approx. 1 in 8 and attracts a 3% availability supplementation to annual salary and is currently under review.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Medical Degree (E)
  • MRCP or equivalent (E)
  • Full GMC Registration with licence to practice (E)
  • Evidence of annual appraisal (E)
  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register (E) via
  • CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
  • CESR or
  • European Community Rights
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Medical Degree (E)
  • MRCP or equivalent (E)
  • Full GMC Registration with licence to practice (E)
  • Evidence of annual appraisal (E)
  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register (E) via
  • CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
  • CESR or
  • European Community Rights

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Service Lead

John Speakman

John.Speakman@uhb.nhs.uk

07903487090

Details

Date posted

18 August 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£84,559 to £114,003 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-EP-1067422

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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