Palliative Care Registrar

Job responsibilities

This will depend upon the level of experience of the successful postholder but may include:

Rowcroft Hospice

1. Day to day clinical responsibility for the 12 inpatients under the supervision of Dr George Walker, Dr Sarah Human and Dr Fay Murray-Brown.
2. To contribute to palliative medicine outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits
3. To contribute to meetings with the Community Specialist Palliative Care MDT
4. To supervise and teach junior medical staff and students
5. To contribute to the hospice in-house educational programme
6. To contribute to the hospice clinical audit programme

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

1. To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team
2. Assessment of patients in Torbay hospital and the provision of advice on symptom control to the doctors responsible for those patients
3. To contribute to palliative medicine outpatient clinics
4. To contribute to the Torbay Hospital education programme
5. To contribute to the medical directorate audit programme

Qualifications and training

Essential

• oFull registration and Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council.
• Completed foundation and Internal Medicine Stage 1 training or GP training programme
• oMember of a recognised medical defence union.
• oMRCGP or MRCP (Parts 1 and 2 required & PACES desirable but would consider applicant working towards PACES if not yet achieved)
• oEnthusiasm for Palliative Care

Desirable

• oHigher qualification, eg Cert Med Ed
• oDesire to work towards a qualification in palliative care eg palliative care diploma
• oPalliative Care experience

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• oAppropriate level of clinical knowledge.
• oExcellent communication and language skills - ability to communicate with clarity in written and spoken English.
• oExperience in General Medicine or General practice.

Desirable

• oRecognised communication skills course

Management and administrative

Essential

• oLegible handwriting.
• oAbility to organise time and workload.

Quality improvement, audit and research.

Essential

• oEnthusiasm for quality improvement and audit.

Desirable

• oExperience in quality improvement and audit.

Teaching

Essential

• oEnthusiasm for teaching

Desirable

• oPrevious experience of multidisciplinary teaching
• oTeaching skills course/ certificate

Personal Requirements

Essential

• oCaring attitude to patients
• oExcellent team working skills
• oFlexible approach to team working

Desirable

• oA good understanding of the purpose, values and strategy of the ICO and Rowcroft Hospice.
• oNon-defensive sense of humour

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).