Consultant in Palliative Medicine

NHS; Chester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job description

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The successful candidate will be a part time appointment working across community and hospital settings with the Hospital Specialist Palliative Care Team (HSPCT) within The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (CoCH NHSFT) and the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team (CSPCT) within Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP).

Main duties of the job

1. To undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
2. To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively.
3. To participate in service and business planning activity for the trust, community and, as appropriate, for the locality.
4. To participate in annual appraisal.
5. To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
6. To participate annually in a job plan review with the Clinical Director which will include consultation with a relevant manager to ensure that the post is developed considering changes in service configuration and delivery.
7. To work with local managers and professional colleagues to ensure the efficient running of services.

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GMC registered
• Be on, or be eligible within 6 months from date of interview for inclusion on, the GMC Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine (via CCT, CESR or European Community Rights)
• An appropriate higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
• A higher medical qualification MRCP or FRCP or MRCGP or FRCA

Experience

• Experience of palliative care in a wide range of settings
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Ability to take on full responsibility for independent management of patients and running a service
• Evidence of role in development of clinical service
• Has undertaken management training in an NHS environment, including conflict management skills.
• Excellent IT skills familiarity with Microsoft Office Ability to use patient information systems

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.