Consultant

Consultant - Palliative Care

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Luton

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Posted

1 weeks ago

About the role

The Specialist Palliative Care Team at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity to join their team as they are seeking to appoint an additional Specialist Palliative Care Consultant with a specific focus on inpatient work. The successful candidate will join a clinical team of 3 Consultant Colleagues, 1 WTE Band 8a Practice Development Nurse, 7.2 WTE Band 7 Specialist Nurses and 2 WTE Band 6 Specialist Nurses cross site. The Specialist Palliative Care Team are based at both Luton and Dunstable Hospital and Bedford Hospital and support patients across the hospital sites, visiting patients on the wards when required. The post holder will provide consultant advice in palliative care to specialist nurses, specialty doctors, GPs, consultant colleagues in other specialties and other health care professionals within the hospital as required. The Specialist Palliative Care Team at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust work closely with all hospice services within the area.

Provision with Consultant colleagues of a service to Luton and Dunstable Hospital with responsibility for providing and advising on Palliative Care within the hospital To work with the palliative care team and wider team on Trust wide development of the palliative pathways To support the Community Teams and the wider system through regular board rounds and virtual ward

Consultant - Palliative Care

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology. Our Values We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences. Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Person specification

Essential

Medical Degree
MRCP
Full GMC Registration (GMC Licence to Practice is mandatory before employment commences)
Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register: ?CCT (or within 6 months of receipt of CCT at time of interview) ?CESR - portfolio pathway (must be on Specialist Register at time of applying)
Excellent all round experience of DGH work
Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Palliative care
Able to take full and independent responsibility for clinical work and delivering service without direct supervision.
Understanding of clinical governance and ability to demonstrate ongoing CPD
Experience of guideline appraisal
Participation in relevant local audits
Ability to interpret and apply clinical research
Knowledge and ability to teach all grades of trainees and medical students
Ability to co-operate in a democratic team environment
Flexible attitude, team player with good management skills
Leadership Skills
Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance.
Residence within 10 miles by road or up to thirty minutes travelling time of the hospital for purposes of on-call emergencies.
Fit to undertake the role with satisfactory Occupational Health clearance
Satisfactory DBS clearance

Desirable

MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research
Participation in relevant national audits
Has attended Teaching the Teachers or similar course