This is a substantive, NHS Consultant post with an option to work full or part time hours in Central Glan Clwyd Hospital. The North Wales Specialist Palliative Care service is constantly evolving and this post, in conjunction with existing posts, will strengthen the Palliative Medicine Consultant team sitting within the Department of Palliative Care. The post holder will work closely with Palliative Medicine Consultants across North Wales supported by a number of Speciality Doctors and the Specialist Nursing Team.
Responsibilities
* Being the lead clinician supporting St Kentigern Hospice, including weekly ward rounds and overseeing the weekly MDT. Supporting their Advance Nurse Practitioner team and hospice service development are additional aspects to this role.
* Holding a weekly outpatient clinic, within the Cancer Centre, for patients with malignant and non-malignant diseases.
* Support the community team with domiciliary visits where clinic attendance is not possible or appropriate. Providing medical leadership of the Central SPC team alongside the named Band 7 Hospital Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) Nurse Lead, coordinating team cover and assisting with the prioritisation of workload.
* The post holder will contribute to the 24/7 SPC (Medical) Advice Line for Health Care Professionals (HCPs) in North Wales. The frequency of on call commitments is currently 1 in 8 participation for Saturday (9am to 9am) and Sunday (9am to 9am), as well as 1 in 8 participation for weekday evenings (5pm to 9am). This is a telephone advice line, open to HCPs throughout North Wales. It is not anticipated that face to face patient assessments would be required in the out of hours period, except in exceptional circumstances.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is Wales's largest health organisation, with a budget of over £2.4 billion and a workforce of over 20,000 staff. The Health Board provides primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for the population of North Wales. BCUHB provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and specialist hospital services across 3 acute hospitals and a network of community hospitals, health centres, clinics, and mental health units. It also co-ordinates or provides the work of GP practices and NHS services provided by dentists, opticians, and pharmacists across the region. The Health Board is an integrated health system that strives for excellent, compassionate care delivered in partnership with the public sector and other statutory and third sector organisations.
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