Job overview 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 to 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. Advert 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. Working for our organisation Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites. We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential. Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job descriptions for further information. To find out more, visit our employer hub on jobs/bmj.com and search Wye Valley Or go to NHSJobs and search for Consultant in Palliative Medicine. AAC Date: 6th July 2026