University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor in Supportive and Palliative Care

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Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust is recruiting a Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine.

You will join an innovative and supportive team all with a shared vision of providing outstanding care for palliative care across University Hospitals Birmingham.

We are seeking an enthusiastic specialty doctor to support the Trust and hospice in improving how it cares for patients requiring supportive or palliative care.

Main duties of the job

*Deliver high-quality palliative care to patients in inpatient settings.

*Supporting the triage of patients referred to the Supportive and Palliative Care team at QEHB and providing medical review and liaison with ward-based teams.

*Attending and contributing to the Supportive and Palliative care MDT.

*Involvement in the learning and development for other team members, taking part in internal and external education offered by the hospice and hospital

*Act in line with the NHS constitution and UHB values.

*Observe policies and procedures written by the trust.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Details

Date posted

11 September 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £67,465 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

6547

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for or discuss with the named hiring manager for more details about this post

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for or discuss with the named hiring manager for more details about this post

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • *Full GMC registration
  • *Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice
  • *Eligibility to live and work in the UK
  • *4-5 years clinical experience at least 2 of which must be in the relevant specialty

Experience

Essential

  • *Minimum of 4 years post full registration clinical experience with at least 24 months within Oncology
  • *Completion of ST1/CT1 and ST2/CT2 or equivalent experience
  • *Ability to verify complete details of employment history
  • *JSD -- Foundation training completed and appropriate experience
  • *Evidence of commitment to Supportive and Palliative Care speciality
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • *Full GMC registration
  • *Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice
  • *Eligibility to live and work in the UK
  • *4-5 years clinical experience at least 2 of which must be in the relevant specialty

Experience

Essential

  • *Minimum of 4 years post full registration clinical experience with at least 24 months within Oncology
  • *Completion of ST1/CT1 and ST2/CT2 or equivalent experience
  • *Ability to verify complete details of employment history
  • *JSD -- Foundation training completed and appropriate experience
  • *Evidence of commitment to Supportive and Palliative Care speciality

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

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

Trustwide

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:

Consultant

Dr John Speakman

John.Speakman@uhb.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

11 September 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £67,465 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

6547

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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