Overview
Applications are invited for a substantive Consultant in Palliative Medicine post jointly delivered between Wexham Park Hospital and Thames Hospice. This innovative cross-site role reflects a shared commitment to delivering integrated specialist palliative and end-of-life care across hospital and community settings.
Developed in line with the priorities of the Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB), the post aims to strengthen continuity of care for patients with complex palliative needs across East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire.
The successful candidate will work with the Supportive and Palliative Care multidisciplinary team at Wexham Park Hospital and the community services at Thames Hospice, contributing to the continued development of integrated palliative care services across the region.
This role builds on an existing shared consultant model established between the organisations in 2023 and offers an excellent opportunity for a clinician interested in innovative service development, integrated care and community-based palliative medicine.
This post has been developed to expand consultant-level palliative medicine provision in community settings across East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire.
The post holder will be primarily based at Thames Hospice, with one day per week at Wexham Park Hospital, supporting integration between acute and community services.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Key elements of the role
* Clinical leadership of the Thames Hospice Virtual Ward (5 beds)
* Specialist medical support for patients under the Hospice at Home service
* Collaborative working with acute teams at Wexham Park Hospital, particularly within the Emergency Department and acute medical services
* Supporting admission avoidance and facilitating timely discharge where appropriate
* Participation in service development across the Integrated Care System
The role offers opportunities to contribute to education, quality improvement and research across both organisations.
The post holder will join a collaborative and supportive consultant team working across hospice and hospital services.
This advert closes on Sunday 5 Apr 2026
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