The Trust will offer relocation expenses up to £8K (in line with the Trust Recruitment Policy)
Wye Valley NHS Trust and St Michael's Hospice, in the beautiful county of Herefordshire, are looking to appoint a new consultant post in Palliative medicine as a result of service expansion. The team provides medical leadership, direct patient care, training, teaching and opportunities for quality improvement and service development across WVT acute and community hospitals, Herefordshire and mid Powys community and St Michael's Hospice.
The post holder will act as Lead for COMPASS (Community Outreach Model for Palliative Assessment, Support and Step up/down) based within Hereford County Hospital and the Virtual Wards from Nelson House.
This post holder will work with an established specialist palliative care team including consultants, CNSs and End of Life Care Facilitators. This post will provide consults in acute receiving areas and review new and existing patients in the virtual ward service including domiciliary visits, board rounds and MDT discussions.
There is a wealth of opportunity for palliative medicine training and multi-professional teaching supported by facilities at St Michaels Hospice and WVT including a simulation suite.
The post is 10 PAs with 2.5 SPAs. See the Job Description for proposed job plan.
The post includes 1 in 5 second on call.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will clinically lead the community outreach model service (COMPASS), providing excellent palliative care in acute receiving areas and upskilling generalist colleagues.
The post holder will participate in the weekly Herefordshire SPC service wide MDT and HCH SPC weekly MDT of patients known to the hospital team.
The post holder will review new referrals and existing patients in the virtual ward service including undertaking domiciliary visits, board rounds and MDT discussions.
The post holder will work with the 3 other senior palliative medicine colleagues to foster a collaborative, team approach that nurtures a seamless SPC service across organisational boundaries and in turn, integrates with non-SPC colleagues and teams covering all places of care in Herefordshire and mid Powys.
The post holder will be available for all SPC professionals caring for patients across the localities, specifically focused on the acute and community environment.
The post holder will participate in cross cover with consultant colleagues including clinical advice and 2nd on call for sickness and annual leave.
Person Specification
Educational Qualifications
* Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC.
* MRCP (UK) or equivalent
* On the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of interview, Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) or European Community Rights.
* Higher Medical Degree
Experience
* Experience in working effectively within a multidisciplinary team and specialist palliative care unit. with experience and confidence at consultant level
* Ability to undertake palliative care assessments in a variety of settings including hospital wards, outpatient clinics, palliative care inpatient unit, and in patients' homes
* Ability to provide palliative care advice and support to other healthcare professionals in the palliative care team, hospital and community settings
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
* Subspecialty training or equivalent
Research and Audit
* Experience of research and ability to apply outcomes to clinical practice.
* Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit.
* Relevant research published in peer review journal
Education and Teaching
* Experience of teaching, including doctors and medical students.
* Experience of multidisciplinary teaching.
Management and Administrative Experience
* Demonstrate effective team working skills
* Time management/organisational ability
* Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent
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.
£105,504 to £139,882 a year based on 10PAs, 2% supplement on call
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