Job summary
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Post: Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine
MCEC Division
Contract: Permanent
The Palliative care team at Darent Valley Hospital consists of a consultant, a non-consultant grade doctor (specialty doctor) and 5.8 FTE experienced clinical nurse specialists, including a team lead and admin support. They provide a 9-5 seven day a week service, with one CNS on each day of the weekend. There are plans to increase the consultant complement.
The consultant is responsible for the establishment of guidelines and the supervision of the team's clinical practice.
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (DGT) is a dynamic and transforming Trust, committed to delivering the highest quality service to the communities it serves. DGT is an organisation that is genuinely committed to making you feel valued and important by supporting your physical and mental wellbeing, your career development and your general enjoyment of work.
There is an excellent Postgraduate Centre at Darent Valley Hospital. This provides lecture and tutorial rooms and a dining room. Numerous meetings for Hospital Doctors and General Practitioners are held at the centre. There are regular educational sessions and meetings covering Case Presentation, Journal club, Histopathology joint meetings, General, Urological and Vascular X-ray meetings and Mammography Meetings.
We committed to the concepts of equality and diversity. You are required to fulfil your responsibilities under this policy and to ensure that no individual receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, religion, creed, colour, race, ethnic or national origin, HIV status, age, social background, trade union membership or non-membership and is not placed at a disadvantage by requirements or conditions which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
Responsibilities
A formal Job Plan will be agreed between the appointee and their Clinical Director, on behalf of the Medical Director, within three months after the commencement date of the appointee. This will be signed by the Clinical Director and will be effective from the commencement date of the appointment. The Job Plan for the first three months will be agreed between you and the Directorate. The Job Plan will then be reviewed annually, following the Appraisal Meeting. The Job Plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a Consultant's duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year.
Essential Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration
* MBBS or equivalent
* Holds CCT or equivalent or will obtain within 6 months of interview date in Palliative Care
Desirable Qualifications
* Other degrees, e.g. BSc, MSc, MD, PhD
Essential Knowledge
* Clinical Governance principles
* Awareness of current General Medical practices
Essential Experience
* Wide experience in Palliative Care Medicine
* Full and independent management of clinical patient workload
* Experience of teaching doctors-in training and undergraduates
* Experience of clinical audit and QIP process
* Experience of collaborative clinical or laboratory research
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit https://www.gov.uk/visa-eligibility-or-criminal-record-check.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Darent Valley Hospital
Darent wood road
Dartford
DA2 8DA
Employer website
https://www.dgt.nhs.uk/working-for-us
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