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About the role

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to recruit a Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine on a 6 month post, expected to start in October/November. Successful candidates will join the Palliative Medicine team that consists of three consultants. Candidates should be fully registered with the GMC and MRCP or equivalent is essential. The post-holder will provide a Palliative Medicine advisory service to the clinical teams within Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

As a Trust we have been actively involved in developing the training program for students from the Three Counties Medical School based in Worcester which opened in September 2023. We also have a long-established role in training medical students from the University of Birmingham and undergraduates from the University of Warwick.

Interested candidates are invited to contact Rachel Bullock to discuss the opportunity.

The Department of Palliative Care provides an advisory specialist palliative care service for hospital patients at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust. The Hospital Palliative Care Team are based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital (WRH) and the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, with close working with the other Consultants in Palliative Medicine based at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (WHAT). A component of this WTE post is to support the COMPASS service. The COMPASS service is due for launch in late 2026 / early 2027 and a consultant has been recently appointed to lead this service. COMPASS - This is a new initiative seeking to guide patients and professionals to the right care in the right place at the right time. The role incorporates both the assessment of patients presenting with palliative care needs in acute receiving areas at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, alongside oversight of patients with palliative care needs being cared for by the Hospital at Home service. The aim is to provide acute holistic management and interventions at home preventing hospital or hospice admission, if preferred.

Person specification

Essential

Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Palliative Medicine.
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty.
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, including Virtual Ward caseload if working COMPASS service.
Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team.
Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
Ability to work in a team.
Enquiring, critical approach to work.
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.
An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent.

Desirable

Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels.
Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
Evidence of having undertaken original research
Higher degree.
Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Palliative Medicine (or expected within 6 months of interview date) via