Trust Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Job overview
This is a multi-faceted role offering experience across a breadth of services. As a 12 month locum appointment there is flexibility for less PA’s or adjustment to the job plan above to balance service ambition with your individual needs and interests.Weekly clinical workload for the post will include community outreach to support the clinical nurse specialist teams in Bassetlaw, Mansfield and Ashfield. This may include in-reach to the bedded facility in Bassetlaw or domiciliary reviews.
From John Eastwood Hospice there will be a weekly ward round for up to 6 patients, sharing these with a consultant colleague. There will also be in-reach and work alongside the clinical nurse specialist and end of life team in Sherwood Forests Hospitals.
The role will build on our developing ambitions to provide reach to more deprived groups and to develop shared pathways of care with other services and other disease groups by offering outpatient clinical time.
Main duties of the job
Maintenance of high quality, evidence-based, Specialist Palliative Care to patients and their families with care, compassion and dignity.- Responsibility for the day-to-day clinical management of patients including hospice, hospital and community patients.
- To manage and participate in the out-of-hours on call rota for John Eastwood Hospice and provide reciprocal cover for periods of leave to Consultant colleagues.
- Provide consultant level medical leadership within Specialist Palliative Care service.
- Lead the development of reciprocal pathways of support between different medical specialities and a variety of patient environments.
- Participate in departmental and trust clinical governance and quality improvement.
- Work to achieve personal and trust objectives.
Ensure active engagement in CPD and appraisals and revalidation.
Participate in delivery of education and training both within the hospice and externally.
Contribute to educational and clinical supervision of trainee doctors.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire.Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network.These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Deliver consultant level day-to-day medical care to hospice in-patients and patients accessing other Specialist Palliative Care services.
- Provide clinical leadership, education and development to the wider clinical team
- Provide leadership and participate as a member at the weekly in-patient multidisciplinary team meeting.
- Out-of-hours responsibilities for the Mid Notts and Bassetlaw area, including participation in the medical on call rota.
- Cover for colleagues’ annual leave and other authorised absences.
- Any responsibility which relates to a special interest.
- Educational and clinical supervision of trainee doctors, advanced clinical practitioners and supervision of Specialty Doctors.
- Training and supervision of Nurse Independent Prescribers.
- To participate in education and training junior doctors, medical students, hospice staff and volunteers.
- Participate in clinical audit, quality improvement projects and the Trusts clinical governance processes.
- Support research activity.
- Comply with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements as stipulated by the Royal Colleges.
- To keep a portfolio of evidence, to have an annual appraisal and write a personal development plan (PDP) in line with GMC revalidation policies and procedures.
- Support and assist in the achievement of Trust objectives.
- Work with the trust and commissioners on the development of Specialist Palliative Care and End of Life Care services.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Full registration with the UK General Medical Council with a licence to practise
- MRCP
- Eligible for entry on GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview, or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
- Higher qualifications relevant to Palliative Medicine eg M.D., MSc, Ph.D
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of Specialist Palliative Care problems
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Management and leadership
Essential criteria- Experience of leading and managing clinical teams
- Ability to manage and lead a multidisciplinary Specialist Palliative Care Team
- Willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
- Experience in clinical governance and delivering the highest standards of clinical quality and performance
- Training or qualification in clinical leadership and management
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria- Ability to teach clinical and non-clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
- Supervision of doctors in training and non-training grade posts
- Training or qualification in medical education
Research Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of engagement with and skills in research
- Publication in peer reviewed journals
Other Attributes
Essential criteria- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues
- Evidence of ability to work in a team and delegate appropriately
- Good interpersonal skills
- Evidence of good personal organisation, including time management
- Work within a multidisciplinary team, both as a member and as a leader
- Enquiring and critical approach to work
- Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level IT Skills
- Able to travel within the catchment area
- Evidence of attendance on an Advanced Communication Skills Course
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