Job summary
Working Part time : 8 sessions per week
Applications are invited for the position of Consultant in Palliative Medicine.
The successful candidate will be a permanent Consultant in Palliative Medicine working across the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team (CSPCT) within Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) and Hospice of the Good Shepherd (HGS). This an exciting opportunity to facilitate and enhance the care of patients with life-limiting illness across West Cheshire - providing specialist advice and input in hospital and community settings and leading further service development and research.
The postholder will collaborate closely with existing consultants within the collaborative service, providing specialist palliative medical skills for patients and leadership to a wider team of clinicians tasked with the delivery of responsive, effective, coordinated, compassionate, person-centered palliative care.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant for this appointment will be in an exciting position to enhance and facilitate the care of the terminally ill across the locality and to act as a focus for advice, generalist contact in community and hospice settings and further development and research locally.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A higher medical qualification MRCP or FRCR or MRCGP or FRCA
- GMC registered practitioner with licence to practice
- Be on, or be eligible within 6 months from date of interview for inclusion on, the GMC Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine (via CCT, CESR or European Community Rights).
Desirable
- An appropriate higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of palliative care in a wide range of settings
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Ability to take on full responsibility for independent management of patients and running a service
- Evidence of role in development of clinical service
- Has undertaken management training in an NHS environment, including conflict management skills.
- Excellent IT skills familiarity with Microsoft Office Ability to use patient information systems
Teaching , Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of teaching medical, nursing and other disciplines. Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates
- Thorough understanding of the principles of clinical audit
- Demonstrate use of research and evidenced base to improve practice
Desirable
- Evidence of teaching qualification or learning
- Thorough understanding of the principles of clinical audit
- Audit or research publications relevant to the post
Motivation
Essential
- Committed to patient focussed care, learning and continuous professional development, effective and efficient use of resources
- Desire to develop services for patients and families
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to lead and work as part of a multidisciplinary team and with colleagues in other disciplines
- Excellent communications skills
- Able to organise time efficiently and effectively
- Ability to cope with stress/work under pressure
- Experience of managing conflict
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A higher medical qualification MRCP or FRCR or MRCGP or FRCA
- GMC registered practitioner with licence to practice
- Be on, or be eligible within 6 months from date of interview for inclusion on, the GMC Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine (via CCT, CESR or European Community Rights).
Desirable
- An appropriate higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of palliative care in a wide range of settings
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Ability to take on full responsibility for independent management of patients and running a service
- Evidence of role in development of clinical service
- Has undertaken management training in an NHS environment, including conflict management skills.
- Excellent IT skills familiarity with Microsoft Office Ability to use patient information systems
Teaching , Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of teaching medical, nursing and other disciplines. Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates
- Thorough understanding of the principles of clinical audit
- Demonstrate use of research and evidenced base to improve practice
Desirable
- Evidence of teaching qualification or learning
- Thorough understanding of the principles of clinical audit
- Audit or research publications relevant to the post
Motivation
Essential
- Committed to patient focussed care, learning and continuous professional development, effective and efficient use of resources
- Desire to develop services for patients and families
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to lead and work as part of a multidisciplinary team and with colleagues in other disciplines
- Excellent communications skills
- Able to organise time efficiently and effectively
- Ability to cope with stress/work under pressure
- Experience of managing conflict
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.
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.
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).
