Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic Palliative Medicine Consultant to join the Trafford Community Specialist Palliative Care Team.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive community consultant post based with Trafford Community Specialist Palliative Care Service and linking with St. Ann’s Hospice including Hospice Out-patient session and Hospice 2^nd On-call.
This post has an NHS contract held by Trafford Local care Organisation, with an honorary contract with St Ann’s Hospice. Palliative Medical governance and Consultant support will be through St. Ann’s Hospice.
Main duties of the job
This Consultant in Palliative Medicine will play a key role in the development and delivery of high quality equitable palliative care services for the patients and families within Trafford Community.
The appointee will work in collaboration with the Trafford Community Specialist Palliative Care Service and St. Ann’s Hospice to facilitate the seamless co-ordination of palliative care services for patients between care settings.
The Consultant will provide senior medical specialist palliative care assessment and management for patients and their families working as part of the specialist palliative care Multi-professional Team both in Trafford Community and St. Ann’s Hospice.
The post holder will provide medical leadership within the Trafford Specialist Palliative Care Service, providing clinical advice and support for other members of the service as well as wider community colleagues.
The post holder will support the operational and strategic development of the Trafford Service with the service leads.
The Consultant will encourage and facilitate non-clinical activities, such as education and training, audit and quality improvement.
Working for our organisation
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- MBBS / MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full registration with GMC and licence to practice
- CCT in Palliative Medicine (or within 6 months at the time of interview) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
- MD / PhD
Experience / Knowledge
Essential criteria- Training and work experience in Specialist Palliative Medicine in hospital, hospice and community settings
- Work experience in Oncology and the community setting
- Expert knowledge and experience of symptom control in malignant and non-malignant conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients at consultant level
- Understanding of current NHS initiatives related to palliative and end of life care.
- Up to date knowledge of relevant literature.
- Specialist interest in a field within specialist palliative care
Personal Skills
Essential criteria- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with patients and other healthcare professionals
- Ability to form good professional relationships with patients and staff and work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- Time management skills and ability to organise and manage patient priorities and workload
- Strong clinical and strategic leadership skills
- Demonstrates flexible approach with ability to motivate others
- IT skills
- Commitment to MDT working and to be an enthusiastic team member
- Advanced communication skills training
Training
Essential criteria- Experience in leading education and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level
- Commitment to supporting education within the multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of supervising junior colleagues
- Teaching qualification
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria- Participation in and leadership of audits and quality improvement projects
- Publications relevant to Palliative Medicine
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Core research skills with ability to embrace a research culture
- Understanding of clinical risk management
- Peer reviewed research publications
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Other
Essential criteria- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Car owner with full driving licence