Consultant in Palliative Medicine
☞ Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Update day: 18-05-2024
Location: Truro South West
Category: Health / Medical Care Doctors / Nurse Part-time
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Job type: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £88,364 - £119,133 a year
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Consultant in Palliative Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Full time
- Part time
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
We will deliver safe, high quality, consistent and personalised care based on best practice. We are working to be a responsive organisation that listens and learns.
Great Organisation
We work to be a green organisation, and our sustainability plan will deliver NHS net zero targets. We will support quality care, research and innovation. All our work will be underpinned by clear and transparent principles and systems.
Great People
We will work together with our staff to create an organisation that supports our collective health and wellbeing. We will attract, retain and develop great people, and embed a caring, open, inclusive and restorative just culture that supports us to deliver quality care.
Great Partner
With our partners we will deliver health care that improves people’s quality of life, prevents ill health and reduces inequalities. We will spend our money wisely to achieve high quality outcomes that matter to local people.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
We are looking for a Consultant in Palliative medicine to join our integrated palliative care team to work across the county.
An innovative team and opportunity for service re-design with ICB.
Main duties of the job
Review patients with complex palliative care needs and support to the specialist nurses in Acute hospitals, community and hospices.
Role in Education to medical students, junior doctors and system-wide multidisciplinary teams.
Working for our organisation
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) is the principal provider of mental health, learning disability, universal children’s services and Palliative care to people living in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The Trust employs 3700 people and with an annual budget in the region of £150 million is one of the largest local employers. The Trust was formed as a specialist provider in April 2002 following reorganisation of local NHS Trusts. It was licensed as a Foundation Trust in March 2010 and acquired community children’s services in April 2011. From April 2016 it also provides adult community services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Primary responsibilities will be to deliver specialist palliative care services delivered within Cornwall.
This will include collaborating with the Specialist Palliative Care nurses in the local acute trust (NHS) offering an in reach, supportive service to this team and the wider hospital where required, and the Community Specialist Care Nursing teams (NHS)
To work on site with the local Hospice (within the charity sector) which currently has x2 - 10 bedded units in the county.
To be accessible to the wider healthcare professional community in the ability to offer timely advice and expertise in the management of patients with specialist palliative care needs.
The local integrated Care Board (ICB) is currently refreshing the Cornwall End of life strategy and the services within and so this is an exciting time of transformation and within the role an opportunity to be involved in this work.
Cornwall Partnership trust is committed to the teaching and training of university of Exeter medical students and the current palliative care team play a key role in this teaching.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Completed MRCP
- CCT in Palliative Medicine
- Relevant Higher Degree e.g., MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
Experience
- Experience in assessing and treating patients with palliative care needs in inpatient, out-patient and community settings.
- Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD
- Experience of working across different SPC settings, including charitable sector.
Skills
- Previous experience in taking a leadership role in several multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring high quality care and staff morale.
- Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work.
- Ability to appraise own performance
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills.
Teaching
- Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and multi-disciplinary teaching
- Understanding of the principles of teaching.
- Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education or multi professional education.
- DipEd Postgraduate teaching qualification or equivalent.
Research and Audit
- Ability to critically appraise published research.
- Experience of carrying out audit/quality improvement projects.
- Experience of involvement in a research project and publication
- Interest in research.
Aptitude and Personal qualities
- Positive attitude to multidisciplinary working and leadership.
- Ability to deal effectively with pressure.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
- Reliable and honest.
- Flexible approach to working practice.
- Evidence of involvement in partnership with other agencies.
Other Requirements
- Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.
- Able to fulfil all duties of post including on-call.
At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:
- Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
- Protected CPD time for registered staff
- Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Coaching and mentoring opportunities
- A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
- Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
- A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
- Individual professional development programmes
Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:
- Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
- Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
- Free DBS checks where required
- Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.
We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.
If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.
Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644
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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.
Deadline: 02-07-2024
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