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Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Care
The closing date is 19 March 2026.
Applications are invited for the post of Substantive Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine. This exciting new post based at the Evelina London Children's Hospital will provide medical care to children and young people within the Evelina London as well as across the South East of England. The post holder will provide clinical care for patients at the end of life or where symptom control is difficult; in collaboration with other Consultants at the hospital and in conjunction with community teams. The Less than full time post (6PA) will provide continuity for this growing service. Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview. For more information about this role and to arrange an informal visit, please contact Dr Ella Aidoo - ella.aidoo1@nhs.net
Aiming to conduct interviews in late March or early/mid April.
Main duties of the job
Provide High Quality Care to Patients
* The appointee will assume Consultant responsibilities with the Palliative Care Team and will support growth and development of the service.
* The post holder will work closely with other tertiary and community based teams to ensure comprehensive palliative care services are provided for all children and families referred to the service.
Research, Teaching and Training
* The appointee will support the development of the Paediatric Palliative Care Team Clinical Nurse Specialists to provide clinical support and expertise.
* He / she will provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.
Governance
* To review clinical outcomes using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.
* Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis to ensure resulting actions are implemented.
* Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed, implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.
* To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.
Leadership and Team Working
* To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, and the Trust when participating in national or local initiatives.
* To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Kings Health Partners.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield and employs around 23,500 staff with over 1 million patient contacts a year.
The paediatric palliative care service was established at Evelina London Children's Hospital in 2013, initially as a charity funded 2-year project but then developing into a substantive service. Although the service is based at Evelina, it has strong networking links across SE London, including with community partners in Lambeth and Southwark, with Demelza Hospice, and with colleagues across King's Health Partners as well as Kent. There are also 4 other Part time substantive consultants, 7 clinical nurse specialist posts, a GRID trainee and 2 full time service administrators.
Development of the paediatric palliative care services at ECH was pump primed by a DH grant from the '£30 million fund'. This funding supported a 9-month project, which initiated training programmes, care pathways and collaborative links across SE London and into Kent & Medway. The proposed endpoint was that there should be a 5-day a week commissioned on-site and outreach service as ECH with out-of-hours cover.
The fifth part time consultant post will share in the clinical caseload of the clinical team working together with all members of the CNS team and GRID trainee.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed description of the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration
* MBBS or Equivalent
* Accredited to and Fellow of The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or equivalent
* On register for paediatrics (CCT or equivalent), or within 6 months of award of CCT by date of interview
* PPC GRID trained or equivalent
* Higher Degree
* Further qualification in paediatric palliative care
* Management course
* Research/Publications relevant to palliative care CCT in Paediatric Palliative Medicine or within 6 months of attaining this
Clinical Skills & Experience
* Minimum of 2 year working in tertiary paediatric palliative medicine
* Experience in the management of difficult ethical decisions
* Appreciation of national and international developments in paediatric palliative care
* Involvement in the Clinical Audit process
* Teaching experience
* Valid Level 3 training in child safeguarding
* 3 months minimum work in adult palliative care
Audit Management & IT
* Record of active involvement in clinical governance, audit
* Record of involvement in service development activities management
Research, Teaching skill & experience
* Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
* Understanding / knowledge of research ethics.
* Track record of research publications in palliative care or related fields
Leadership/Management Skills
* Communication: Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
* Interpersonal Skills: Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
* Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Previous experience working at consultant level within Paediatric Palliative Medicine.
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.
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