Consultant

Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Wye Valley NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Hereford

Salary

£105,504 – £139,882

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

The Trust will offer relocation expenses up to £8K (in line with the Trust Recruitment Policy)

Wye Valley NHS Trust and St Michael's Hospice, in the beautiful county of Herefordshire, are looking to appoint to a new consultant post in Palliative medicine as a result of service expansion . The team provides medical leadership, direct patient care, training, teaching and opportunities for quality improvement and service development across WVT acute and community hospitals, Herefordshire and mid Powys community and St Michael's Hospice.

The post holder will act as Lead for COMPASS (Community Outreach Model for Palliative Assessment, Support and Step up/down) based within Hereford County Hospital and the Virtual Wards from Nelson House

This post holder will work with an established specialist palliative care team including consultants, CNSs and End of Life Care Facilitators. This post will provide consults in acute receiving areas and review new and existing patients in the virtual ward service including domiciliary visits, board rounds and MDT discussions.

There is a wealth of opportunity for palliative medicine training and multi-professional teaching supported by facilities at St Michaels Hospice and WVT including a simulation suite.

Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Wye Valley NHS Trust

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The post is 10 PAs with 2.5 SPAs. See the Job Description for proposed job plan.

The post includes 1 in 5 second on call.

The post holder will clinically lead the community outreach model service (COMPASS), providing excellent palliative care in acute receiving areas and upskilling generalist colleagues.

The post holder will participate in the weekly Herefordshire SPC service wide MDT and HCH SPC weekly MDT of patients known to the hospital team.

The post holder will review new referrals and existing patients in the virtual ward service including undertaking domiciliary visits, board rounds and MDT discussions.

The post holder will work with the 3 other senior palliative medicine colleagues to foster a collaborative, team approach that nurtures a seamless SPC service across organisational boundaries and in turn, integrates with non-SPC colleagues and teams covering all places of care in Herefordshire and mid Powys.

The post holder will be available for all SPC professionals caring for patients across the localities, specifically focused on the acute and community environment.

The post holder will participate in cross cover with consultant colleagues including clinical advice and 2nd on call for sickness and annual leave.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites. We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential. Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Person specification

Essential

Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC.
MRCP (UK) or equivalent
On the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of interview, Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) or European Community Rights.
Experience in working effectively within a multidisciplinary team and specialist palliative care unit. with experience and confidence at consultant level
Ability to undertake palliative care assessments in a variety of settings including hospital wards, outpatient clinics, palliative care inpatient unit, and in patients' homes
Ability to provide palliative care advice and support to other healthcare professionals in the palliative care team, hospital and community settings
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
Experience of research and ability to apply outcomes to clinical practice.
Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit.
Experience of teaching, including doctors and medical students.
Experience of multidisciplinary teaching.
Demonstrate effective team working skills
Time management/organisational ability
Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent

Desirable

Higher Medical Degree
Subspecialty training or equivalent
Relevant research published in peer review journal