Locum Appointment for Service ST3 Palliative Medicine

3 months ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Locum Appointment for Service in Palliative Medicine ST3 equivalent.

The post is available from 2 October 2024 until 4 February 2025.

This is a LAS post and is thereforenot recognised for training.

Applicants must have a Basic Medical Degree and have Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice.

MRCP or equivalent medical Qualification is also required.

Full details can be found in the Person Specification and Job Description.

Main duties of the job

Routine review of patients under the care of their own clinical base appropriate to the needs of individual patients and care regimes.

Registrar level medical cover for all clinical units and services participating in the South Yorkshire Programme For Higher Specialist Training in Palliative Medicine.

Specialist Palliative Medical Cover for advice, consultations and emergency admissions for primary and secondary care services who refer to clinical units and services participating in the programme.

Activities which a registrar would normally be expected to undertake while on-call are:

A review of inpatients on their own base unit Review of specific patients identified as in need of out of hours specialist medical review by colleagues on other units Advice to general practitioners, junior medical staff and clinical nurse specialists concerning patients under their care. If such advice is dependant on a clinical assessment the registrar would be expected to attend the patient out- of-hours if necessary Liaison with primary and secondary care services to facilitate the provision of emergency and out-of-hours therapy or services for patients in need.

About us

The Northern General Hospital has 1,200 beds and an accident and emergency department. The hospital provides orthopaedic, colorectal, plastic and cardiothoracic surgery for the city. There is a large department for the care of the elderly and rehabilitation including a stroke unit. Regional centres for renal medicine and spinal injuries are also on site.

The Sheffield Macmillan Palliative Care Unit opened in May 2002, providing 18 beds in a separate purpose built unit within the Northern General site. Medical staff include two consultants, StR, Advanced Clinical practitioner, and junior medical staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Hospice and in-patient palliative care unit duties will primarily be concerned with the day-to-day management of patients in the care of the service. The Specialty Registrar will be expected to attend multi-disciplinary meetings and assist in the supervision of Core Specialty Trainees and GP Registrars within the medical team. Patients receiving specialist palliative care in the community, in the Therapies and Rehabilitation Centre, and hospital outpatients will also be seen by Specialty Registrars under the appropriate supervision of the consultant.

Outside working hours, at their base clinical unit, StRs on the South Yorkshire Programme for Higher Specialist Training Scheme will take part in an on-call rota.

For further details please see the Job Description.

Person Specification

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

Evidence of participation in CME / CPD in the last 12 months

Desirable

Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio

Qualifications

Essential

Basic Medical Degree MRCP or Equivalent Registered (or eligible to be registered) with the GMC with a licence to practise ALS

Personal Attributes

Essential

Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values (see appendix) Good oral and written communication skills Good time management skills

Teaching and Training

Essential

Experience of teaching medical students and junior doctors

Clinical Experience

Essential

Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems Ability to prioritise clinical need Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient Successful completion of foundation years training or equivalent Experience of working in the NHS

Desirable

Palliative Medicine experience

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