South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine

The closing date is 05 October 2025

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Job summary

The opportunity has arisen for an experienced Specialty Doctor to join the community Specialist Palliative Care teams in Rugby and South Warwickshire. The successful applicant will join an established team of consultants and clinical nurse specialists in 2 different areas across Warwickshire. This a new post to increase the medical support in two of the SWFT community teams. It is anticipated that the Palliative Care teams across SWFT will continue to grow over the next few years, creating opportunities for further development into services for patients with non-malignant diagnoses.Both Rugby and South Warwickshire have a weekly MDT. The South Warwickshire MDT is integrated with the Warwick Hospital Palliative Care Team and is attended by the three local hospices. The MDTs are supported by the senior Palliative Care secretaries.Both teams are supported by Palliative Care secretaries.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate would be expected to work across the community specialist palliative care teams in Rugby and South Warwickshire. It is expected that this would be 2 days in Rugby and 3 days in South Warwickshire with some flexibility needed at times of annual leave.

About us

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2

We appreciate you completing the survey.

Details

Date posted

16 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

Depending on experience per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

203-M1870

Job locations

South Warwickshire and Rugby

Leamington Spa and Rugby Myton

CV34 6SR


Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate would be expected to work across the community specialist palliative care teams in Rugby and South Warwickshire. It is expected that this would be 2 days in Rugby and 3 days in South Warwickshire with some flexibility needed at times of annual leave.The post holder will be expected to undertake a minimum of 50 hours CPD per year, and time is given in SPA time for this.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate would be expected to work across the community specialist palliative care teams in Rugby and South Warwickshire. It is expected that this would be 2 days in Rugby and 3 days in South Warwickshire with some flexibility needed at times of annual leave.The post holder will be expected to undertake a minimum of 50 hours CPD per year, and time is given in SPA time for this.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • 4 years full time post-graduate training (or equivalent) and at least 2 of those years working within Palliative Medicine
  • Ability to commute to review patients within South Warwickshire or Rugby community depending on patient need

Desirable

  • Ability to commute to review patients within South Warwickshire or Rugby community depending on patient need
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • 4 years full time post-graduate training (or equivalent) and at least 2 of those years working within Palliative Medicine
  • Ability to commute to review patients within South Warwickshire or Rugby community depending on patient need

Desirable

  • Ability to commute to review patients within South Warwickshire or Rugby community depending on patient need

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

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

South Warwickshire and Rugby

Leamington Spa and Rugby Myton

CV34 6SR


Employer's website

https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

South Warwickshire and Rugby

Leamington Spa and Rugby Myton

CV34 6SR


Employer's website

https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director

Dr Kate Hoddell

kate.hoddell@swft.nhs.uk

01926495321

Details

Date posted

16 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

Depending on experience per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

203-M1870

Job locations

South Warwickshire and Rugby

Leamington Spa and Rugby Myton

CV34 6SR


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