Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Palliative Care
- Grade
- Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (Up to)
- Hours
- Part time - 6 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 110-MD114-0424
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Y Bwthyn
- Town
- Ynysmaerdy
- Salary
- £52,542 - £82,418 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine (Fixed term)
Specialty Doctor
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
The speciality doctor post is part time for 3 days (6 sessions). The post will be based in Y Bwthyn Specialist Palliative Care Unit in Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant but is a Cwm Taf Morgannwg Wide post and therefore the post holder must be prepared to work in any of the 3 palliative care units if the situation arises.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Main duties of the job
Provision of a service to the Health Board under the supervision of the named Consultant with the responsibility for the diagnosis and treatment, physical and psychological needs of patients under the care of the Team.
Provide specialist Palliative Care advice and support to POW hospital patients with supervision from the named Consultants.
Medical support, with the Consultants, to the wider team including where necessary, assessment of patients in the Inpatient Unit, Day Care, Outpatients, other hospitals within the Health Board or at a patient’s home.
Participation in the Education Programme for Palliative Medicine/Care
Participation in the departmental audit programme annually.
These duties are an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed by the supervising Consultant Physician/Associate, Medical Director, and or Locality Clinical Directors. Any changes to clinical commitments would include a review of the timetable and would take account of the experience of the post holder and the need for any additional training.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder when necessary and in line with changing service needs.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provision of a service to the Health Board under the supervision of the named Consultant with the responsibility for the diagnosis and treatment, physical and psychological needs of patients under the care of the Team.
Provide specialist Palliative Care advice and support to POW hospital patients with supervision from the named Consultants.
Medical support, with the Consultants, to the wider team including where necessary, assessment of patients in the Inpatient Unit, Day Care, Outpatients, other hospitals within the Health Board or at a patient’s home.
Participation in the Education Programme for Palliative Medicine/Care
Participation in the departmental audit programme annually.
These duties are an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed by the supervising Consultant Physician/Associate, Medical Director, and or Locality Clinical Directors. Any changes to clinical commitments would include a review of the timetable and would take account of the experience of the post holder and the need for any additional training.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder when necessary and in line with changing service needs.
7.2 OTHER ASPECTS OF THE POST
Service Quality
The post holder will be expected to actively participate in the planning and development of services within existing forums, and to attend committees and meetings on an equitable basis with colleagues.
An active commitment to clinical governance including involvement in clinical audit and clinical risk management and continuing professional development is expected of the new post holder
Person specification
Knowledge, Personal skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to manage common general medical conditions Understanding of psychological factors. Good communication skills.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of symptom management. Knowledge of ethical issues in end-of-life care.
Education/ Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration.
Desirable criteria
- MRCP or MRCGP. Diploma/MSc in Palliative Medicine. Communication skills training.
Experience
Essential criteria
- 4 years postgraduate training (or equivalent on part-time or flexible basis), 3 of which in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or shall have relevant experience or competencies.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of Palliative Care, Haematology and/or Oncology or have equivalent experience or competencies
Personality requirements to include attitudes and personal disposition
Essential criteria
- Good team worker. Good communication skills. Humanity. Compassion. Common Sense.
Desirable criteria
- Able to work independently and take responsibility when appropriate. Keen to lead change and development.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bethan Jones
- Job title
- Consultnat Palliative Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443758
- Additional information
Sarbari Gupta (CTM UHB - Palliative Care) [email protected]
01443 443443 72335
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