Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Consultants in Palliative Medicine to join a friendly and dynamic team based at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust working in collaboration with Severn Hospice. The Department of Palliative Medicine at SaTH consists of a team of 3 senior specialist palliative care doctors. Together with the team at Severn Hospice, providing palliative care to the population of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Mid-Wales.
Contribution to an out of hours on call rota is core to this role
Main duties of the job
Main Clinical duties include:
- To provide an early, proactive, palliative care review service with support to both hospital sites, The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), Telford.
- To provide support for daily ward reviews to optimise holistic patient care and flow to the Hospice and Community
- To support the 7-day Specialist Palliative Care service across the Trust, Severn Hospice and the community
- To participate in the existing out of hours specialist palliative care consultant on call rota for the area, which is shared between Hospital and Hospice Palliative care consultants.
- To collaborate in the provision of the palliative and end of life care education program to all front line clinicians within the trust.
- To undertake teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and to contribute to postgraduate and continuing education both locally and nationally.
- To participate in clinical governance including to undertake quality improvement and clinical audit.
- At Severn Hospice, for the shared post, the main clinical duties would include:
- Provision of Consultant input to the hospice wards, mainly based on Perry ward ,Shrewsbury (8 beds), but providing cross-cover to Alexandra Ward, Telford (11 beds) when needed.
- Provide clinical leadership for the hospice multidisciplinary team
- To oversee the care of patients admitted to the hospice for symptom control, emergency respite and terminal care.
About us
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust's catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) - all beautiful and unique.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes' drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate/s and their Clinical Director and consultantcolleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is basedon a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets outthe consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultantsprofessional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. Itwill provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives,detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a less than full time post)as: 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically relatedactivity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work. 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research. Out of Hours Activity - On call is non-resident, 1:7, 3% supplement. This is largely telephone advice butwith occasional face to face reviews to Severn Hospice IPU only. Historical on call data suggests thiswould be no more frequent than once per quarter.The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertakenor if the service demands a review of the team job plan. The job plan conforms to the current recommendationsof the Royal College of Physicians.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate/s and their Clinical Director and consultantcolleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is basedon a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets outthe consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultantsprofessional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. Itwill provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives,detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a less than full time post)as: 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically relatedactivity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work. 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research. Out of Hours Activity - On call is non-resident, 1:7, 3% supplement. This is largely telephone advice butwith occasional face to face reviews to Severn Hospice IPU only. Historical on call data suggests thiswould be no more frequent than once per quarter.The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertakenor if the service demands a review of the team job plan. The job plan conforms to the current recommendationsof the Royal College of Physicians.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS, Mb ChB or equivalent medical qualification.
- A higher medical qualification (e.g. MRCP, MRCGP, FRCA, FRCR) or equivalent.
Desirable
- Evidence of postgraduate study in the specialty/ with an appropriate postgraduate qualification (e.g., MSc)
Entry Criteria
Essential
- Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- Entry onto the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register in Specialist Palliative Medicine via one of the following: -Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) -Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) -European Community Rights
- Ability to take full responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Evidence of achievement of competencies in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice.
- Meets the criteria set out in the generic capabilities framework in the Job Description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS, Mb ChB or equivalent medical qualification.
- A higher medical qualification (e.g. MRCP, MRCGP, FRCA, FRCR) or equivalent.
Desirable
- Evidence of postgraduate study in the specialty/ with an appropriate postgraduate qualification (e.g., MSc)
Entry Criteria
Essential
- Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- Entry onto the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register in Specialist Palliative Medicine via one of the following: -Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) -Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) -European Community Rights
- Ability to take full responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Evidence of achievement of competencies in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice.
- Meets the criteria set out in the generic capabilities framework in the Job Description
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).
