Job summary
- Main area
- Palliative Care
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Doctor
- Contract
- 15 months (15 months fixed term contract)
- Hours
- Part time - 28 hours per week
- Job ref
- 251-MED8042PC
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basingstoke Hospital
- Town
- Basingstoke
- Salary
- £104,401 - £115,341 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Doctor in Palliative Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Doctor
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
This is a fixed term post based across HHFT sites including Basingstoke, Andover and possibly Winchester to ensure service needs are met. The post includes working in the HHFT Palliative care team. Please see attached job description.
Main duties of the job
To work with the Consultants in Palliative Medicine to deliver high quality palliative care
- Undertake medical assessment, diagnosis and management of patients in hospice/hospital/community settings
- Initiate appropriate medical care and prescribe appropriately in line with HHFT policies and guidelines
- Assess new referrals to the service and work with MDT to initiate appropriate investigations and treatment
- Any other medical duties in emergency situations
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Communication with patient’s relatives and carers regarding clinical condition and management plan. To be involved in family meetings as required
- To work as part of the MDT and communicate clearly with colleagues. To attend weekly Specialist Palliative Care MDT meetings
- Communicate unexpected changes in patients’ condition to the Consultant in charge and, when required, to on call medical staff
- Record medical assessment and examination on electronic patient database
- Review and update drug records, working with the Pharmacist; to maintain accurate and legible drug charts
- Completion of TTO prescriptions and patient-held drug record cards when working in the in-patient setting
- Completion of death certificates and cremation certificates, and liaison with Medical Examiner’s Office as required
- Communicate with referring team and other healthcare professionals e.g. GPs, to ensure continuity of care when appropriate and attend community GSF meetings
- To support clinical nurse specialists and junior doctors working within the team
- To provide support to the community, Hospice @ Home and Homecare teams across the service
- Provide advice and teaching to HHFT staff and members of the MDT
- Participate in education events, including Trust Induction programme, junior doctor and medical student teaching, and teaching events for nursing staff, health care assistants and allied health professionals
- To meet requirements of appropriate royal college for CPD with involvement in CPD appropriate to speciality: keeping up to date with medical developments, new drugs, treatments and medications, including complementary medicine relevant to palliative care
• Participate in annual appraisal and job plan review and revalidation process
Further details in Job Description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • MBBS or equivalent
- • Full Registration with the GMC with the requirement to maintain
Desirable criteria
- • Diploma/MSc in Palliative Medicine
- • Relevant UK experience/Experience of working in the UK National Health Service
Experience
Essential criteria
- 12 years post grad training and training in palliative care speciality
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of Palliative Medicine in all settings
- • Advance communications skills
- • Oncology experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of an ability to communicate effectively and empathetically with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels
- • The ability to work as part of a team, works well in MDT
- • Able to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of audit and research
Desirable criteria
- • Teaching skills and training in teaching methods
- • Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government’s cancer agenda, long term conditions and EOL Strategy and Quality markers
- • Experience of Project Management including the development, planning and completion of a project within timescales.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew Tan
- Job title
- Palliative Care Consultant and Clinical lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01962 825344
- Additional information
Please contact with any questions or to arrange an informal visit
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Medicine Division
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