Job summary
Job summary:
- We are currently offering this fantastic opportunity inclusive of our£10KRecruitment & Retention scheme.
- We are pleased to announce this exciting opportunity to recruit a consultant colleague to join our Team of 3 senior colleagues to support patients within Wigan Borough
- This vacancy is as a result of our previous colleague moving to work closer to home
- Hours: 10 PA but post also suitable for applicants preferring to work less than full time:
Main duties of the job
The clinical role of the successful candidate will involve working with the community specialist palliative care team who are based at Wigan and Leigh Hospice and working with the hospital palliative care team based at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary.
The hospital team moved into purpose build accommodation on the hospital site in June 2023 which includes dedicated clinic space. This has already enabled us to increase our outpatient activity, which we plan to develop further.
The proposed job plan includes consultant ward reviews with the hospital palliative care team with the potential to increase outpatient provision further, including rapid access clinics.
The community role will include joint clinical assessments with members of the MDT in the patients homes and the Woodview Centre at the hospice. The successful candidate will also be expected to work with the senior leadership team at the hospice and the end of life strategy group to develop community palliative and end of life services at a strategic level.
There are opportunities in both settings to have an education role, supporting medical students and doctors in training.
There is a degree of flexibility within the job plan; we will try to accommodate interests and preferences.
About us
o There are newly furbished postgraduate centres at both Royal Albert Edward Infirmary and Wrightington Hospital.o The trust supports the requirements of CME as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for CME activities.o The trust recognises that mentoring is an essential support mechanism for newly appointed specialists. o The trust has in place a peer mentoring programme available to all consultants and speciality doctors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical role
The successful candidate will join a well-established team with three senior medical colleagues who lead the specialist palliative care services within Wigan Borough. The clinical role of the successful candidate will involve sessions working within community and hospital settings, as illustrated by the job plan. The detail of these clinical sessions is flexible and subject to discussion with existing colleagues.
On call commitment: This is a maximum of 1 in 5 weekday evenings and weekends, the majority of these will be second on-call but may also include a small number of first on call. The doctor on call is expected to see complex patients at Wigan and Leigh Hospice as well as provide remote advice to the borough. Compensatory time off in lieu following busy on call can be considered.
Tier 2: In addition to the above on-call commitment we operate a Tier 2 rota providing face to face weekend review to hospital and community patients alongside a specialist nurse. Medical input is provided on one weekend day for 6 hours. You will be expected to participate in this rota on a 1:5 frequency. Where possible this will be timed to coincide with a second on-call. Remuneration can be financial or 8 hours time in lieu.
Hospital role: The post-holder will work with the multidisciplinary team reviewing Hospital inpatients. This will include attendance at the weekly MDT and may include attendance at other MDTs (e.g., cancer of unknown primary, non-malignant liver disease depending on areas of interest.
Outpatient sessions: Clinics may form part of the job-plan. There are well established clinics at both the hospice and hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical role
The successful candidate will join a well-established team with three senior medical colleagues who lead the specialist palliative care services within Wigan Borough. The clinical role of the successful candidate will involve sessions working within community and hospital settings, as illustrated by the job plan. The detail of these clinical sessions is flexible and subject to discussion with existing colleagues.
On call commitment: This is a maximum of 1 in 5 weekday evenings and weekends, the majority of these will be second on-call but may also include a small number of first on call. The doctor on call is expected to see complex patients at Wigan and Leigh Hospice as well as provide remote advice to the borough. Compensatory time off in lieu following busy on call can be considered.
Tier 2: In addition to the above on-call commitment we operate a Tier 2 rota providing face to face weekend review to hospital and community patients alongside a specialist nurse. Medical input is provided on one weekend day for 6 hours. You will be expected to participate in this rota on a 1:5 frequency. Where possible this will be timed to coincide with a second on-call. Remuneration can be financial or 8 hours time in lieu.
Hospital role: The post-holder will work with the multidisciplinary team reviewing Hospital inpatients. This will include attendance at the weekly MDT and may include attendance at other MDTs (e.g., cancer of unknown primary, non-malignant liver disease depending on areas of interest.
Outpatient sessions: Clinics may form part of the job-plan. There are well established clinics at both the hospice and hospital.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
Skills
Essential
Experience
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
Skills
Essential
Experience
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
Wigan Lane
Wigan
WN1 2NN
Employer's website
http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
