Job vacancy: Consultant in Palliative Care, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading

Job summary

Main area: Palliative Care
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent: On-Call Rota Requirements: Category A, 1:7, 0.33PA
Hours: Part time - 6.33 sessions per week (On-Call Rota Requirements: Category A, 1:7, 0.33PA)
Job ref: 193-CON196NCG- A

Employer: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town: Reading
Salary: £99,532 - £131,964 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/07/2024 23:59

Consultant in Palliative Care

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

I f you would like to discuss this post or arrange a visit, please kindly contact

[email protected] secretary to Dr Moretto and Dr Krauze

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name Charlotte Passman

Job title Secretary to Dr Moretto and Dr Krauze

Email address [email protected]

Telephone number

0330 053 6092

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration Within 6 months of CCST in (Speciality) at interview date
Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom or equivalent

Desirable criteria

Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded

Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

Fully trained in Palliative Medicine
Previous responsibility for clinical governance and GMC Good Medical Practice
All aspects of palliative medicine and patient care

Audit Management & IT

Essential criteria

Ability to work within clinical governance guidelines
Undertake audits and present data as required
Good IT skills, use of patient and hospital database

Desirable criteria

Evidence of clinical leadership role demonstrating accountability for quality of care, financial controls and efficient management of workforce

Research, Teaching Skill & Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence or providing good teaching and supervision to trainees

Desirable criteria

Track record of publications in peer reviewed journals
Educational qualification

Patient Experience

Essential criteria

Contributes to improving patients experience
See patients as individuals and involve them in decisions about their care
Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service
Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Able to abide by the Trust CARE Values; Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful and Excellence
Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligence in both written and spoken English
Willingness to take responsibility, and exert appropriate authority
Excellent interpersonal skills
Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team, understanding each others unique role

We are NOT able to carry out telephone interviews thus applicants must be prepared to travel for an interview.

All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a probationary period.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

All applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview. This is in order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.

IMPORTANT:

1. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

2. Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

3. All vacancies followed by INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY have been classified as an internal role and only internal candidates will be considered.

4. All staff identified as AT-RISK who meets the requirements of the post will be prioritised accordingly. Priority will initially be given to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust employees.

5. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

Applications from Tier 2 candidates who require Tier 2 immigration status to work in the UK are welcome but such candidates will not be appointed to the post if there are a sufficient number of other suitable and available candidates, as the employing body will in those circumstances be unable to satisfy the Resident Market Labour Test as required by the Border Immigration Authority.

*The Trust operates a smoke-free policy*

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Emilia Moretto
Job title: Clinical Lead, Consultant in Palliative Care
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0118 9550400

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