Job vacancy: Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London

Job summary

Main area: Palliative Medicine
Grade: Consultant YC72
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 7.5 sessions per week
Job ref: 333-G-PC-C-0010

Employer: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: University College Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro-rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/09/2025 23:59

Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Consultant YC72

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to:

Provide clinical care to patients and those important to them within South Camden, and Islington (and NE Westminster) The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Nurse Specialists and other colleagues in the team, as well as colleagues within the wider service and throughout the Trust, and will liaise with professionals within the community - GPs, Community Nursing and other specialist Teams (e.g. Respiratory, Learning difficulties, Heart Failure, Dementia etc), and within St Pancras Hospital (St Pancras Rehabilitation Unit, Camden Virtual ward etc) as well as neighbouring hospitals as needed.
Provide clinical cross cover for SPC consultants in the service who work in UCLH as needed.
Work closely with the clinical lead for the service, as well as the leads for the community and hospital team.
Represent Palliative Care at relevant clinical and strategic meetings (e.g. NCL Specialist Palliative Care provider group, PallE8, GP Multidisciplinary meetings, Cross community meetings)
Attend and contribute to the community specialist palliative care MDT meeting each week.
Provide clinical supervision and educational supervision to trainees working within the team, as well as educational support and teaching to members of the nursing team undertaking advanced practice (e.g non-medical prescribing, physical assessment) and to visitors to the team.

Hospital:

The purpose of this post is to provide clinical care and leadership within the UCLH Palliative Care Service as follows:

Provide clinical care to patients within UCLH. The post holder will work closely with the with the inpatient lead for this team, Dr Jane Neerkin and inpatient lead clinical nurse specialist, Emily Anderson.
Support Clinical Nurse Specialists and other colleagues in the team, as well as other colleagues within the wider service and throughout the Trust,liaising with professionals in the community as needed, such as GPs, community palliative care teams and community nurses.
Work closely with the clinical lead for the service, Dr Rasha Al-Qurainy, as well as the leads for the surgery & cancer, medicine, and specialist hospital boards.
Represent Palliative Care at relevant clinical and strategic meetings within the hospital.
Share the clinical leadership with colleagues within the UCLH Palliative Care Team depending on demand.
Actively contribute to the UCLH Supportive, Palliative and End of Life Care Strategy 2024-2028 agenda, working closely with relevant clinicians to optimise patient care, communication and use of hospital beds.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

Primary Medical Degree
Approved Clinician status
Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practice
MRCP (UK) or recognised equivalent, and inclusion on the Specialist Register (applicants who expect to CCT expected within 6 months of interview date are welcomed)

Desirable criteria

An additional postgraduate qualification of relevance to the work

Personal Skills & Qualities

Essential criteria

Excellent communication and empathic skills
The highest ethical and professional standards
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to both lead and be led as part of a team
Ability to work on own initiative
Be skilled at encouraging and giving feedback
Demonstrable leadership skills
Enthusiasm to work within a changing environment
Sound organisational skills

Experience, Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Excellent skills in specialist palliative care
Proven ability to efficiently manage patients with complex physical, psychological, spiritual and social problems and to respond sensitively to the needs of carers
Proven ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team and support others to flourish
Proven ability to lead clinical care across professional and organisational boundaries
Experience of working within the community
Ability to work with sensitivity within a multicultural society
An understanding of the principles and practical applications of clinical governance systems, education, quality improvement etc
Understanding of the drivers influencing NHS and commercial health care providers and current and proposed national organisational changes
Ability and commitment to teach in a clinical and academic setting
Ability to act as a consistent reference point in a team and to take a leadership role
Ability to prioritise workload, to delegate responsibilities as appropriate

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Bronze

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: Dr Jane Neerkin
Job title: Hospital Lead Consultant
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07824469220

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Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Consultant YC72

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Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Personal Skills & Qualities

Essential criteria

Experience, Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

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