Job ref: 25127 Job type: Temporary Location: Somerton Road Salary: NHS Consultant Scale Closing date: Thursday 18 Dec 2025 16:00 Job summary Post: Locum Consultant in Adult Palliative Medicine Location: Northern Ireland Hospice, 74 Somerton Road, Belfast, BT15 3LH Salary: NHS Consultant Scale Hours: 8 - 10 PA/week Job Summary: It is envisaged that the post-holder will make key contributions to all aspects of the clinical care of patients. They will help to develop palliative medicine within Northern Ireland Hospice and provide care to patients in the inpatient unit and community. They will contribute to the development of staff and help in the delivery of education programmes requiring medical input. The post-holder will join the current consultant team whose clinical responsibilities rotate between the inpatient and community services. The post-holder will be expected to contribute programmed activities (PAs) to direct clinical care (DCC). There are also PAs to supporting professional activities (SPA) and 0.5 PAs for time off in lieu of on-call. Additional PAs in the future would be considered for additional involvement in teaching / research / supervisory roles depending on the interests of the candidate. The job description given is subject to change. The post will be based at Somerton House, however, this is subject to change either on an ongoing or temporary basis according to the demands of the service. Interview Date: It is anticipated that interviews will take place on 8th January 2026. For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Specification below. If you have any queries, please contact a member of the People & Development Team via email to or phone. The closing date for applications is Thursday 18th December (we recommend that applications are submitted at least 15 minutes prior to the closing time to ensure technical difficulties are not encountered). For guidance on how to apply using our online application platform GetGot, or troubleshooting any potential issues, please refer to the following link: GetGot FAQ's Please note all correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form. Please ensure to check your 'junk/spam' folder as due to personal email security settings, emails can sometimes appear here. Any email correspondence will come from an email address ending. We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register