Job summary
Consultant Palliative Medicine - Acute & Community
We warmly welcome your application to join our friendly, award-winning Fylde Coast palliative and end of life care team and a well-established Fylde Coast End of Life Group with a longstanding collaborative approach to the care and support for our communtiy.
We are looking to recruit a full-time consultant to be based across our hospital in-patient and community services to complement the roles of our other consultants and medical teams and skilled palliative care team, to ensure continuity of care across settings and enable us to sustain and continue to develop our services in line with our Fylde Coast Palliative and End of Life Care strategic goals.
The post holder will have an NHS consultant contract with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. An additional honorary contract will be held with Trinity Hospice and the post holder will report to the Medical Director of Trinity Hospice.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will
Work collaboratively with the four other Consultants in Palliative Medicine and the wider multi-professional team to ensure the delivery and continuity of specialist palliative care for the population of the Fylde Coast
Participate in the second on call medical rota to support the integrated adult service and 24-hour specialist palliative care advice line.
About us
As the palliative care hub for the Fylde Coast, Trinity Hospice has been providing excellent specialist palliative and end of life care for adults and children with progressive life limiting illnesses for over 35 years. Trinity is highly regarded by partners and the public as a well-run charity eager to build and sustain effective partnerships which does not rest on its laurels.
Trinity is an award-winning organisation, having won National Medium Sized Charity of the Year in 2014, Lancashire Charity of the Year in 2015, the 2019 Nursing Times National Award for Innovation in Technology, retaining Investors in People Gold in 2019 as well as being rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission in 2017.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work collaboratively with the four other Consultants in Palliative Medicine and the wider multi-professional team to ensure the delivery and continuity of specialist palliative care for the population of the Fylde Coast
Take an active role in the planning, development, and delivery of services to achieve service objectives and continuous improvement of wider specialist palliative care services.
Provide direct clinical responsibility for the care of hospice inpatients, outpatient clinics and community visits
Participate in weekly Specialist Palliative Care Multidisciplinary Team meetings.
Support the delivery of best practice in palliative and end of life care in line with the Fylde Coast End of Life Care Strategy
Work with the Fylde Coast Strategic End of Life Group to support the implementation of the local strategy and the ongoing development of palliative and end of life care across health and social care on the Fylde Coast.
Provide strategic palliative and end of life care education leadership for the hospice and Fylde Coast along with key staff at the hospice and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals.
Contribute to the delivery of education to all staff groups and act as a clinical or educational supervisor to speciality doctors and trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work collaboratively with the four other Consultants in Palliative Medicine and the wider multi-professional team to ensure the delivery and continuity of specialist palliative care for the population of the Fylde Coast
Take an active role in the planning, development, and delivery of services to achieve service objectives and continuous improvement of wider specialist palliative care services.
Provide direct clinical responsibility for the care of hospice inpatients, outpatient clinics and community visits
Participate in weekly Specialist Palliative Care Multidisciplinary Team meetings.
Support the delivery of best practice in palliative and end of life care in line with the Fylde Coast End of Life Care Strategy
Work with the Fylde Coast Strategic End of Life Group to support the implementation of the local strategy and the ongoing development of palliative and end of life care across health and social care on the Fylde Coast.
Provide strategic palliative and end of life care education leadership for the hospice and Fylde Coast along with key staff at the hospice and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals.
Contribute to the delivery of education to all staff groups and act as a clinical or educational supervisor to speciality doctors and trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners
Person Specification
Legal Requirements
Essential
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a) Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within six months of the interview); b) Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR); c) European Community Rights.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent.
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
Desirable
- Teaching qualification such as PGCE.
- Higher degree (MD/PhD).
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills - both oral and written.
- Competent computer and IT skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibility and supervise staff.
- Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams and across organisations.
- Involvement and evidence of implementation of service development and managing change in a healthcare setting.
- Leadership skills - ability to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions, to inspire colleagues and get the best out of them including ideas and innovations. Able to represent the hospice when necessary with colleagues, partners, patients and those close to them.
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering high quality teaching programmes to undergraduates.
- Evidence of supervising doctors in training.
- Research experience.
Knowledge/Research
Essential
- Awareness of independent hospice sector and its links with the NHS.
- Awareness of NHS organisation and core values of NHS.
- Understanding of the management responsibilities of a consultant working in a hospice setting.
- Participation in a management/ leadership training course.
Knowledge/Research
Essential
- Commitment to CPD and requirements of clinical governance and audit.
- A proven track record in self- directed service improvement.
Desirable
- Publications in peer reviewed journals.
Person Specification
Legal Requirements
Essential
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a) Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within six months of the interview); b) Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR); c) European Community Rights.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent.
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
Desirable
- Teaching qualification such as PGCE.
- Higher degree (MD/PhD).
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills - both oral and written.
- Competent computer and IT skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibility and supervise staff.
- Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams and across organisations.
- Involvement and evidence of implementation of service development and managing change in a healthcare setting.
- Leadership skills - ability to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions, to inspire colleagues and get the best out of them including ideas and innovations. Able to represent the hospice when necessary with colleagues, partners, patients and those close to them.
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering high quality teaching programmes to undergraduates.
- Evidence of supervising doctors in training.
- Research experience.
Knowledge/Research
Essential
- Awareness of independent hospice sector and its links with the NHS.
- Awareness of NHS organisation and core values of NHS.
- Understanding of the management responsibilities of a consultant working in a hospice setting.
- Participation in a management/ leadership training course.
Knowledge/Research
Essential
- Commitment to CPD and requirements of clinical governance and audit.
- A proven track record in self- directed service improvement.
Desirable
- Publications in peer reviewed journals.
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
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
whinney heys
Blackpool
FY3 8NR
