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Consultant in Palliative Medicine
The closing date is 17 August 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Palliative Medicine Consultant to join the Supportive and Palliative Care team at East Kent Hospitals. We are looking for a dynamic, innovative, forward-thinking individual to join our multi-disciplinary team.
Our multi-disciplinary Supportive and Palliative Care Team is part of the Trust Cancer Services, working closely with colleagues in the Acute Oncology, Oncology, Haematology, Research, Chemotherapy, and Radiotherapy Teams to support both inpatient and outpatient pathways across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
This is a new post at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be part of the Palliative Medicine Consultant Team and be based at Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) Margate, but will act as a Consultant responsible for the provision of specialist Palliative Care Services across Heart of Kent Hospice.
A key component of this role is to provide advanced clinical skills, leadership, and expert knowledge in clinical practice. The role contributes to leading service delivery, supporting quality improvement, and providing safe and effective specialist-level palliative care assessment and advice to adult inpatients with life-limiting illnesses or those undergoing curative treatment of serious conditions with complex symptoms, supporting our core services in the Trust.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected, and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families, and carers we care for every day.
Through our Family First scheme, we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post. For more information, please visit https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/careers/family-first-scheme/
We also offer removal expenses (substantive positions), up to 32 days' annual leave, and active support for study, quality improvement, and patient safety work as part of our 'We care' improvement journey, and medical education and research.
Job responsibilities
Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries, please don't hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top of the page.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programs are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to, for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that the interview date has been set as guidance and may be subject to change.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
* Basic Medical Qualification e.g., MBBS
* MRCP of MRCGP or other Oncology Specialist Training
* GMC Registration
* UK CCT in Palliative Care (or within 6 months)
* Diploma or MSc in Oncology
* MA in Ethics
* MD/PhD in a related area
* Teaching experience
* Advanced communication training/courses
Skills and experience
* Palliative Care experience
* Senior-level Multidisciplinary team working
* Teaching experience
* Time Management & prioritization
* Ability to take full responsibility for clinical care at consultant level
* Research project experience
* Supervision of medical colleagues experience
Clinical governance
* Audit and research experience and enthusiasm
* Knowledge of clinical governance issues
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
* Knowledge of national, statutory, and legal influences in cancer
Personal/professional attributes
* Interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral
* Negotiation, leadership, and influencing skills
* Flexibility and adaptability skills
* Experience and enthusiasm for teaching healthcare professionals at different levels
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
£105,504 to £139,882 a year, pro-rata, per annum
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