Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Camden and Islington Community Palliative Care Team Consultant in Palliative Medicine 6.5 PA permanent We are seeking a substantive community consultant in Palliative Medicine for the South Camden and Islington Community Palliative Care Team. This post sits within the Camden, Islington and UCLH Palliative Care Service. Doctors on the specialist register for SPC or due to CCT within 6 months are welcome to apply. There are on call duties aligned to this post. AAC: to be confirmed

Medical consultants within the Service work primarily within the South Camden and Islington community palliative care service, and in addition to clinical care, each are closely involved with strategic development and service improvement, as well as the advancement of relationships with key colleagues. The aims of the post are to provide an efficient and responsive clinical service to the community patients requiring supportive and palliative care; the post holder will join a team of 3 community consultants ( 2 medical, 1 nursing) to develop relationships and improve the care of patients and provide cross clinical cover within other areas of the specialist palliative care service (including the UCLH hospital palliative care team). This is a substantive consultant role of 6.5 PAs. All DCC are within the community setting with on call across both community and hospital.