Job responsibilities In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a servicein Palliative Medicine with responsibility to support medically the HospitalPalliative Care Multi-disciplinary team who provides a seven-day service within New Cross Hospital. Typically, 2-3 patients are seen per clinical hospital inpatient or outpatientsession (1 PA) dependent on clinical complexity, either new referrals or follow up assessments, and 2 patients are seen during a community clinical session(1 PA). Advisory support (face to face or by telephone) will also be providedregarding patient care to colleagues in other specialties. Some clinical session time is allocated specifically for MDTs and Board rounds. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part inthe out-of-hours On-Call Palliative Medicine service for the area of Walsall,Dudley and Wolverhampton. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and when needed to review in person patients admitted to Compton Care IPU. This service operates with a system of first on-call doctors (Specialty Doctors and Specialty trainees), second on-call Consultants providing telephone advice. This telephone advice to the local hospitals can be delegated to Specialty Registrars for training purposes. It does include some first-on call duties which are not onerous but can also occurin case of sickness. 0.25 PAs is allocated to on-call duties. When theserequirements are exceeded, then time in-lieu will be allocated within a few days of the occurrence. To provide cover for Consultant and Senior colleagues in respect ofperiods of leave. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take part inmedical audit, quality improvement projects and research as appropriate. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to ensure that therequirements of clinical governance are met. To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involvedin the care of patients supported by the Palliative Care Team to be able to contact you when necessary.