PALLIATIVE MEDICINE CONSULTANT

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Job Description:Contribute to the delivery of high-quality specialist palliative care advice, management and support to patients, families, carers and the wider clinical teams within UHL.Participation in the daily clinical board round with the Specialist Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialists.Share responsibility for Consultant Palliative Care provision in the areas in which you work, particularly at your base site.Lead clinician for specialist palliative care at LGH (LRI/LGH post)Participate in undergraduate teaching duties alongside clinical service deliveryFull contribution to the Consultant non-resident second on call rota. Potential for up to 1PA for educationProfessional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures.Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally.Participating in medical audit, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD time for CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at audit and other governance meetings is mandatory; Managerial, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate and compliance with standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trust.Respond in a timely fashion to legitimate requests from Trust officers this might include investigations of incidents or complaints.Participate in teaching and training of junior staff and other clinical staff groups. The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for junior medical staff within the specialty but not as a named educational supervisor initially although with expansion of the number of postgraduate doctors in training in the palliative care team, there may be opportunities for this.Participate in professional continuing medical education; study leave is provided for this purpose.Undertake the Trust Corporate and Directorate specific Induction and competency Programmes appropriate to role.Maintain their continuing professional development (CPD) to be able to successfully revalidate.

17 April 2024
Location: United Kingdom Derby
Work type:
Full time
PLEASE! No enquiries from Recruitment Agencies or Headhunters.

Only direct applications will be considered.

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