Job summary
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
0.80 wte (8 sessions per week)
Permanent post
Base: Queenscourt Hospice, Town Lane, Southport, Merseyside
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity? Why not come an join our integrated Supportive and Specialist palliative Care team which serves Southport, Formby and West Lancashire. You would be working alongside colleagues from Queenscourt Hospice, local hospitals and community services to provide and support excellent palliative and end-of-life care.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical leadership within the supportive and specialist palliative care service, leading the improvement of the quality of care within the team and contribute to improving quality across the system.
Participate in business planning for palliative and end of life care across the locality and, as appropriate, within the trust.
To provide direct and indirect Specialist palliative medicine advice and support to the integrated West Lancs Southport and Formby Specialist Palliative Care Service.
To attend weekly Specialist Palliative Care MDT meeting.
Together with the senior medical team, support the daily clinical huddle, weekly cancer site-specific MDTs, and monthly non-malignant disease MDTs.
To provide Specialist palliative medicine advice and support to S&O hospital, General practitioner's, District Nurses and other healthcare professionals across WL, S&F.
To carry out domiciliary visits when required (approximately 2-3/week).
Be responsible for carrying out training and teaching for health care staff and participated in undergraduate and postgraduate training and will apply to be an honorary clinical lecturer at each.
About us
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist inpatient and community mental health, learning disabilities, addiction and acquired brain injury services for the people of Liverpool, Sefton and Kirkby, Merseyside. We also provide community physical health services in Liverpool, Sefton, secure mental health services for the North West of England, the West Midlands and Wales and specialist learning disability services across Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside.
Our ambition is to deliver perfect care to become the world's leading organisation in holistic health and well being.
Mersey Care's vision and values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm and Support (CARES) drive our organisation and the way we work together to deliver services. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate, during recruitment and any subsequent employment with the Trust, that their behaviour supports our values
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide direct and indirect Specialist palliative medicine advice and support to the integrated West Lancs Southport and Formby Specialist Palliative Care Service.
- To attend weekly Specialist Palliative Care MDT meeting.
- Together with the senior medical team, support the daily clinical huddle, weekly cancer site-specific MDTs, and monthly non-malignant disease MDTs.
- To provide Specialist palliative medicine advice and support to S&O hospital, General practitioners, District Nurses and other healthcare professionals across WL, S&F.
- To carry out domiciliary visits when required (approximately 2-3/week).
- To undertake at least two outpatient clinics per week (up to one new and four follow-up assessments / clinic)
- To provide clinical advice and patient review in hospital (equivalent to 1 clinical session a week. Palliative medicine within the hospital is provided alongside the out-reach of specialty doctors from Queenscourt Hospice).
- To participate in the consultant on-call rota for palliative medicine for all healthcare settings across the WL, S&F area and provide cover for consultant colleagues during leave as necessary.
- To contribute to the planning and further development of palliative care services across WL, S&F and to attend appropriate local and regional committees and working groups.
- To develop good working relationships with all staff in hospital, the voluntary sector and in the community in order that a high standard of care can be provided to all patients in the locality.
- To promote innovation in palliative medicine.
- To develop and maintain clinical excellence and competence in palliative medicine through professional standards and obligations, participation in medical audit, research and engagement with continuing medical education by meeting CPD expectations and comply in particular with the GMC guidance on good medical practice.
- To participate fully in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education locally
- To coordinate with colleagues, plans of annual, study, professional leave and adhere to the trust leave policy in respective of notice. To ensure all periods of sickness are notified to the trust in accordance with that managing sickness absence policy.
- To participate in consultant appraisal and job planning.
- The post holder will not have routine responsibility for inpatient specialist palliative care beds but will be expected to provide cross consultant cover on call with colleagues and for periods of leave. They will be expected to provide telephone advice to health professionals out of hours when required.
2. Training duties WL, SSPCS is committed to providing high quality end of life care training to all health and social care providers.
- Participation in the weekly SSPCT education programme.
- Participation in the active, peer reviewed, multi-professional palliative and end-of-life care education program for WL, S&F.
- Delivery of post-graduate medical education for doctors at Southport & Ormskirk Hospital
- Participation in undergraduate clinical teaching for students from University of Liverpool and Edge Hill University.
- Opportunity to participate in the delivery of MSc in Integrated Palliative and End of Life Care.
3. Clinical governance and quality assurance
- Expected contribution to clinical governance and responsibility for setting and monitoring standards.
- Participation in clinical audit and other local assurance processes across all care settings across WL, S&F.
- Participation in service/team evaluation and the planning of future service
4. Quality improvement
- Leads and manages a team in a way that supports the development of a culture of continuous improvement and
- Utilises a quality improvement approach to think systemically about complex problems, develop potential change ideas and test these in practice using a systematic QI methodology.
- Empowers the team to resolve local issues on a daily basis using the tools and method of quality improvement without staff having to seek
- Promotes awareness and understanding of quality improvement, and shares learning and successes from quality improvement
5. General duties
- To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trusts personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers
- To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of
- To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information
- To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health
- To participate in annual appraisal for
- To attend and participate in the education program for the SSPCS.
- To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of
- To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with
- To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to
- To comply with the Trusts agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services
Please see job description for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide direct and indirect Specialist palliative medicine advice and support to the integrated West Lancs Southport and Formby Specialist Palliative Care Service.
- To attend weekly Specialist Palliative Care MDT meeting.
- Together with the senior medical team, support the daily clinical huddle, weekly cancer site-specific MDTs, and monthly non-malignant disease MDTs.
- To provide Specialist palliative medicine advice and support to S&O hospital, General practitioners, District Nurses and other healthcare professionals across WL, S&F.
- To carry out domiciliary visits when required (approximately 2-3/week).
- To undertake at least two outpatient clinics per week (up to one new and four follow-up assessments / clinic)
- To provide clinical advice and patient review in hospital (equivalent to 1 clinical session a week. Palliative medicine within the hospital is provided alongside the out-reach of specialty doctors from Queenscourt Hospice).
- To participate in the consultant on-call rota for palliative medicine for all healthcare settings across the WL, S&F area and provide cover for consultant colleagues during leave as necessary.
- To contribute to the planning and further development of palliative care services across WL, S&F and to attend appropriate local and regional committees and working groups.
- To develop good working relationships with all staff in hospital, the voluntary sector and in the community in order that a high standard of care can be provided to all patients in the locality.
- To promote innovation in palliative medicine.
- To develop and maintain clinical excellence and competence in palliative medicine through professional standards and obligations, participation in medical audit, research and engagement with continuing medical education by meeting CPD expectations and comply in particular with the GMC guidance on good medical practice.
- To participate fully in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education locally
- To coordinate with colleagues, plans of annual, study, professional leave and adhere to the trust leave policy in respective of notice. To ensure all periods of sickness are notified to the trust in accordance with that managing sickness absence policy.
- To participate in consultant appraisal and job planning.
- The post holder will not have routine responsibility for inpatient specialist palliative care beds but will be expected to provide cross consultant cover on call with colleagues and for periods of leave. They will be expected to provide telephone advice to health professionals out of hours when required.
2. Training duties WL, SSPCS is committed to providing high quality end of life care training to all health and social care providers.
- Participation in the weekly SSPCT education programme.
- Participation in the active, peer reviewed, multi-professional palliative and end-of-life care education program for WL, S&F.
- Delivery of post-graduate medical education for doctors at Southport & Ormskirk Hospital
- Participation in undergraduate clinical teaching for students from University of Liverpool and Edge Hill University.
- Opportunity to participate in the delivery of MSc in Integrated Palliative and End of Life Care.
3. Clinical governance and quality assurance
- Expected contribution to clinical governance and responsibility for setting and monitoring standards.
- Participation in clinical audit and other local assurance processes across all care settings across WL, S&F.
- Participation in service/team evaluation and the planning of future service
4. Quality improvement
- Leads and manages a team in a way that supports the development of a culture of continuous improvement and
- Utilises a quality improvement approach to think systemically about complex problems, develop potential change ideas and test these in practice using a systematic QI methodology.
- Empowers the team to resolve local issues on a daily basis using the tools and method of quality improvement without staff having to seek
- Promotes awareness and understanding of quality improvement, and shares learning and successes from quality improvement
5. General duties
- To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trusts personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers
- To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of
- To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information
- To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health
- To participate in annual appraisal for
- To attend and participate in the education program for the SSPCS.
- To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of
- To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with
- To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to
- To comply with the Trusts agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services
Please see job description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- MRCP (UK) or an equivalent postgraduate qualification
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification e.g. MA, MSc, MD, PhD or equivalent
- Academic qualification e.g. MA, MSc, MD, PhD or equivalent
- Teaching qualification / higher qualification in medical education
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on specialist register with GMC as a specialist in palliative medicine
- Or eligible for CCT within 6 months of date of interview and have passed Specialtu exit exam
- Or successfully completed CESR in palliative medicine
- Or a statement of eligibility for registration issued by GMC
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Transport
Essential
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Demonstrable management or leadership skills
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to demonstrable service change or improved outcomes to patients
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- MRCP (UK) or an equivalent postgraduate qualification
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification e.g. MA, MSc, MD, PhD or equivalent
- Academic qualification e.g. MA, MSc, MD, PhD or equivalent
- Teaching qualification / higher qualification in medical education
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on specialist register with GMC as a specialist in palliative medicine
- Or eligible for CCT within 6 months of date of interview and have passed Specialtu exit exam
- Or successfully completed CESR in palliative medicine
- Or a statement of eligibility for registration issued by GMC
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Transport
Essential
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Demonstrable management or leadership skills
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Ability to work in and lead team
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
- Has led clinical audits leading to demonstrable service change or improved outcomes to patients
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).
