Consultant in Palliative Medicine

This substantive Consultant post offers an opportunity to join the palliative care teams of the Margaret Centre (specialist palliative care unit at Whipps Cross Hospital) and the Waltham Forest specialist community palliative care team, supporting the transition of services in preparation for the anticipated hospital redevelopment.

This post is primarily inpatient unit focussed, with the additional requirement of supporting community outpatients and home visits for patients within the Waltham Forest catchment area.

The post holder will be supported by the hospital palliative care network consultants and join the regional on-call rota for out of hours palliative care consultant-led support and advice.

10 PAs are available; applicants interested in a full-time post or in a less than full time post (minimum 6PAs) are encouraged to apply.

Main duties of the job

This post is primarily inpatient unit focussed, with the additional requirement of supporting community outpatients and home visits for patients within the Waltham Forest catchment area.

The post holder will be supported by the hospital palliative care network consultants and join the regional on-call rota for out of hours palliative care consultant-led support and advice.

10 PAs are available; applicants interested in a full-time post or in a less than full time post (minimum 6PAs) are encouraged to apply.

There may be opportunity to develop new and exciting partnerships with local hospice palliative care service providers in view of the hospital redevelopment plans.

The job description opens with an introduction to the palliative care services, the Margaret Centre (MC), and then follows with an introduction to the Waltham Forest Community.

You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

This post is primarily inpatient unit focussed, with the additional requirement of supporting community outpatients and home visits for patients within the Waltham Forest catchment area.

The post holder will be supported by the hospital palliative care network consultants and join the regional on-call rota for out of hours palliative care consultant-led support and advice.

10 PAs are available; applicants interested in a full-time post or in a less than full time post (minimum 6PAs) are encouraged to apply.

There may be opportunity to develop new and exciting partnerships with local hospice palliative care service providers in view of the hospital redevelopment plans.

The job description opens with an introduction to the palliative care services, the Margaret Centre (MC), and then follows with an introduction to the Waltham Forest Community.

You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oFull and specialist registration (with a licence to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration/ or entry into the specialist register within 6 months of the interview)
• oApplicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview
• oApplicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• oMRCP/ FRCP or evidence of equivalent qualification and/or experience
• CESR
• oHigher research degree (MD, PhD, MD (Res))
• oAccredited Educational Supervisor
• oOther qualifications which might enhance the provision of the service e.g. Teaching qualification, management qualification

Experience

• oHave experience in the management of resources
• oEvidence of experience in Specialist Palliative Care in different settings
• oExperience of teaching a variety of styles and to various audiences
• oAble to take responsibility of service without direct supervision
• oExcellent publication record

Knowledge

• oEvidence of broad-based knowledge and experience in specialised palliative care in different settings

Skills

• oEvidence of leadership
• oAbility to work in a multidisciplinary team and with colleagues at different locations.
• oGood oral and written communications skills
• oAbility to relate to colleagues and other professionals and communicate between specialities and disciplines.

Other

• oOther qualifications which might enhance the provision of the service e.g. Teaching qualification, management qualification and family members and all the members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• oGood knowledge of, and the ability to use, spoken and written English.
• oAbility to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods to respond to questions and queries

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.