Main area Specialist Palliative Care Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
40 hours per week (Full Time and Part Time positions available) Job ref 040-SD314
Employer Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Employer type NHS Site St David's Hospice In-Patient Unit Town Newport Salary £62,117 - £92,216 Per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/11/2025 23:59
Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL abb.vacancyrequests@wales.nhs.uk
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
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Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work within an experience innovative team within speciality palliative care? The Specialist Palliative Care Directorate in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board are seeking an experienced, compassionate Specialty Doctor to work in St David's Hospice In-Patient Unit and YYF.
The Palliative Care Directorate are based with in the Primary Care and Community Division of ABUHB, providing care for patients across Gwent .
We are looking for a specialty doctor in Palliative Medicine who, under the supervision of the Palliative Medicine Consultants, will provide effective and appropriate medical care for palliative care patients within Aneurin Bevan Hospitals and the inpatient unit.
We are aiming to provide cover for the service between the hours of 8:00 and 18:30, with the hours of on-site work being between 9am and 5pm and potential for off-site on-call cover between the hours of 8-9am and 5-6.30 pm. Proposed job plan is attached within the JD although we are flexible.
Main duties of the job
As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board’s patients.
* Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:
* To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
* To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the speciality
* To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
* To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies
* To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division’s and Health Board’s service plans
* To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Health Board
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award‑winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in‑house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world‑class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to job description and person specification.
This position involves Regulated Activity with adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
· Enhanced check with barred list information, including
- an adults barred list check
Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC
Person specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Skills & Abilities
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Personal Attributes
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To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Aoife Gleeson
Job title: Clinical Director
Email: aoife.gleeson@wales.nhs.uk
Additional information
Sian Hughes
Directorate Manager
Specialist Palliative Care
sian.hughes8@wales.nhs.uk
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