Palliative Medicine Specialist

1 month ago


Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This role is a new substantive post within the department of Palliative and End of Life Care, reflecting the value the Trust places on delivering the best care for patients and their loved ones in their last years of life.

The Consultant will provide specialist advice, support, and education throughout the hospital, with a focus on the front door, which has undergone a £30 million facelift, including a structured process for people with palliative and end of life needs.

The Palliative and End of Life Care service is provided Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30, with out-of-hours advice offered via a telephone helpline to Prospect Hospice, our local independent hospice with whom we work closely.

Main Duties

  1. Provide Consultant care, advice, and support across acute hospital care settings, with occasional forays into local hospice and community settings.
  2. Conduct hospital inpatient reviews throughout the week and outpatient reviews as required.
  3. Develop close working relationships with hospital clinical teams, providing remote clinical advice, undertaking clinical reviews, and assessments.
  4. Contribute to medical audit, service improvement, and integration initiatives.
  5. Support the Clinical Lead in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Division Management Team.
  6. Contribute to the leadership and development of Services under the direction of the Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director, in line with the Trust's business plans.
  7. Advanced communication skills.
  8. Certificate/Diploma in Palliative Care.
  9. Postgraduate teaching qualification.

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Ability to lead a multi-professional team and take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
  • Ability to undertake palliative care assessments in various settings, including hospice, outpatient clinics, hospital wards, and community.
  • Clinical training/experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT/CESR or within 6 months of obtaining CCT/CESR.
  • Expertise in the full range of Palliative Medicine conditions.

Teaching & Research

Essential

  • Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Experience of research and ability to apply outcomes to clinical practice.

Desirable

  • Experience of large research studies.
  • Evidence of design and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Leadership & Management

Essential

  • Demonstrable multi-disciplinary team leadership skills.
  • Evidence of leadership skills training.
  • Demonstrable appropriate multi-disciplinary team leadership skills.
  • Experience of effective management.

Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
  • Caring and empathetic attitude to patients and colleagues.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, hospital staff, and other agencies.
  • Clinical integrity with an open and honest approach with patients, clinical colleagues, and the MDT.
  • Personal integrity, trustworthiness, and honesty.
  • Personal and professional values and behaviours must reflect the STAR Values of the organisation - Service, Teamwork, Ambition & Respect.

Desirable

  • Evidence of MDT feedback on team working.
  • Has undergone personal coaching.

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB

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