Specialist Physician in Palliative Care

1 month ago


Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom Hampshire Hospitals NHS Full time

Job Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with a dynamic and collaborative multidisciplinary team, developing and advancing skills and knowledge in the field of Rheumatology.

In-house and external training will be provided to support the individual's and department's needs.

The post holder will be expected to develop advanced clinical skills, theoretical knowledge, and practical experience, ensuring that clinical care of patients is evidence-based and aligned with British Society of Rheumatology and NICE guidelines.

Main Duties of the Job

To work collaboratively with the Rheumatology Consultants and practitioner team in planning and providing a gold standard service.

This includes:

  • High standards of professional practice to ensure quality and safety of patient care, experience, and the patient journey.
  • Specialized clinical practice, knowledge, and skills.
  • Leading by example.
  • Supporting and contributing to the team in ensuring that clinical services are delivered to a high quality of care and that all compliance requirements, such as CQC and contractual requirements, are achieved.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with complex presentations, requiring high-level analysis and interpretation skills and the comparison of a range of options to achieve effective treatment.

To develop clinically reasoned treatment/action and to undertake and evaluate.

To develop the above skill set with the staff who report to you or for whom you have a responsibility to train.

Working for Our Organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part-time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential Criteria

  • BSc Nursing, Physiotherapy, or Occupational Therapy.
  • HCPC or NMC Registration.

Desirable Criteria

  • Additional PostGrad Training.

Experience/Knowledge

Essential Criteria

  • Evidence of recent and continuous appropriate experience.
  • Demonstrate effective management of own workload and autonomous practice.
  • Knowledge and experience within the NHS in a wide range of medical conditions and awareness of evidence-based practice.
  • Evidence of undertaking relevant postgraduate training/CPD, including reflective practice.

Desirable Criteria

  • Previous appropriate Band 6 Experience.
  • Evidence of researching HHFT as an employer and expressing a desire to work for the Trust.

Skills and Ability

Essential Criteria

  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrate or show potential to lead a team in seniors' absence.

Other Specific Requirements

Essential Criteria

  • Holding a current driving license with insurance for business purposes or able to arrange equivalent alternative.

Desirable Criteria

  • Willingness to work cross-site, at short notice if needed.
  • Skills in service development.


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