Consultant in Palliative Medicine
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with Rotherham Hospice has one full time post available in Palliative Medicine. The successful candidate will participate in clinical work in Palliative Medicine across Rotherham Hospice, community and hospital. They will have an office at Rotherham Hospital, with shared secretarial support for the Palliative Medicine Team and access to office space at Rotherham Hospice and admin support, with associated IT, PC and lap top, with network access, to enable patient records access (hospice, hospital and community) off site.
The successful applicants will be provided with supported induction into the NHS and the Trust and become a part of the clinical teams, where they will also be supported with their learning and personal development. A full hospice induction will also be provided.
Main duties of the job
The clinical responsibilities include working with the Hospital Supportive Care Team, alongside the rest of the medical team, to conduct assessments and reviews of patients with complex palliative care needs in hospital.
The successful applicant with be the Medical Lead for the Hospital Multi-Disciplinary Team.
All three consultants work together to provide the service across Rotherham and therefore provide cross cover at times of annual leave.
The long-term plan is for the consultants to slowly rotate through all settings (hospital, hospice, community and clinic).
The Hospital Palliative Medicine team conducted over 700 patient assessments in 2023-24, which included UECC and Woodlands Psychiatric Hospital (in the grounds of Rotherham Hospital).
The post holder will supervise the hospital specialty doctors and be clinical supervisor to the Specialist Registrar
The post holder will lead on education delivery and strategy to increase educational delivery and effectiveness of this on improving palliative and end of life care for the population of Rotherham.
About us
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community provider delivering a range of health care services to people in Rotherham and across South Yorkshire.
We are ambitious about our future and the part we will play in meeting the health and social care needs of the local community and the wider region. Our innovative and forward thinking approach means we are at the forefront of care delivery for people at home, in the community and in hospital.
At the heart of the Trust are more than 4,500 members of staff who are working out of the main Rotherham Hospital site and a number of community locations. A range of specialist services are delivered across the South Yorkshire region and nationally.
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. The Trust seeks to establish a workforce as diverse as the population it serves. We will consider applications to work flexibly. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Medical Recruitment Team to discuss.
All Consultant interviews will be performed in person (face to face). If there are any exceptional circumstances as to why a candidate cannot attend in person then a possible virtual interview will be considered by the Executive panel but is not guaranteed.
Date posted
01 August 2024
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£99,532 to £131,964 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9165-24-07-121
Job locations
The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust
Moorgate Road
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 2UD
The Rotherham Hospice
Broom Road
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 2SW
Employer details
Employer name
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust
Moorgate Road
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 2UD
Employer's website
https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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