ConsultantPermanent

Consultant in Palliative Medicine

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Derby

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

No

Trust type

Teaching

Posted

7 weeks ago

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a large, friendly and proactive Palliative Medicine Department at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton.

You will join 11 consultants based between Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and Queens Hospital Burton (QHB), who also provide services at the associated community Hospitals.

The Specialist Palliative Care team at UHDB provides support to patients and families in a variety of settings. It comprises the 20-bed specialist palliative care in-patient unit, Nightingale Macmillan Unit (NMU); Ward 2, a 14-bed general palliative care ward providing end of life care at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital in Derby; Hospital Palliative Care Team covering RDH and QHB; Community Palliative Care Team and an End of Life Care Facilitator Team

Consultant in Palliative Medicine

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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The successful candidate will be based across sites and will provide expert clinical input across the in-patient wards of RDH, via outpatient clinics and advisory services. The medical team works flexibly and the candidate will have the opportunity to work in the other areas of the service to ensure a broad experience and career development.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to contribute to the education programme and quality improvement activities. They will take part in a 1 in 10 on call rota.

This is a part time post, 6.25PA

o Work with the wider Palliative Medicine team to support in-patients with symptom control, decision making for treatments and onward planning for discharge. o Conduct outpatient clinics for Palliative Medicine patients. o At specified times, being a point of contact for calls to the department for advice and referral, with awareness of bed states to ensure patients are cared for in the most appropriate place. o To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit. o To undertake continuing professional development (CPD) and comply with requirements for appraisal and revalidation. o To work to achieve personal, departmental and Trust objectives. o The post-holder will take part in the out of hours consultant on call rota. o Contribute to leadership, management and service development of the wider Palliative Medicine department.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer: o Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership developmento On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.o A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts about our Trust: o We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.o We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.o An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.o Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.o Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.o We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.o We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Person specification

Essential

MBBS/MBChB or equivalent
GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application
Entry on GMC Specialist Register, or eligible for entry on Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview OR if applying for Specialist Registration via Portfolio Pathway (Formerly CESR) be able to provide evidence of submission prior to interview
Evidence of independent clinical practice
Experienced in making clinical decisions & managing risk
Experience of managing and leading a clinical team
Experience of audit management
Evidence & experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students

Desirable

Postgraduate Qualification / Additional higher medical/scientific degree relevant to speciality
Evidence of attendance on a management course for consultants
Evidence of attendance on a formal 'Training the Trainers' course
Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
Recent experience in Palliative Medicine research and a desire to continue research