Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine

Job summary

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work within an experience innovative team within speciality palliative care? The Specialist Palliative Care Directorate in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board are seeking an experienced, compassionate Specialty Doctor to work in St Davids Hospice Inpatient Unit or The Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport. Full Time and part time hours are available.

The Palliative Care Directorate are based within the Primary Care and Community Division of ABUHB, providing care for patients across Gwent.

We are looking for a specialty doctor in Palliative Medicine who, under the supervision of the Palliative Medicine Consultants, will provide effective and appropriate medical care for palliative care patients within Aneurin Bevan Hospitals and the inpatient unit.

We are aiming to provide cover for the service between the hours of 8:00 and 18:30, with the hours of on-site work being between 9am and 5pm and potential for off-site on-call cover between the hours of 8-9am and 5-6.30pm. Proposed job plan is attached within the JD although we are flexible.

Main duties of the job

As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board's patients.

• Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:
• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division's and Health Board's service plans
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Health Board

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.