Job overview
The post holder’s duties will be primarily at Churchill Hospital, Oxford, or Katharine House Hospice, Banbury, but it is a condition of all appointments that post holders will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations and outreach into the community if required.
The aim of these fellowships is to offer a / split of clinical service provision with protected time to undertake either Educational or Quality Improvement project work over the course of a year. It is anticipated that this post will provide an excellent opportunity for senior trainees looking to take an OOP to gather in depth experience of Palliative Medicine, or to broaden their experience of education or governance.
Sobell House is an NHS Specialist Palliative Care Service and is an integral part of the Oncology Directorate within the Surgery and Oncology Division in Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Sobell House has served the community of Oxfordshire for over years. Sobell House Hospice Charity supports the work of the Hospice and the Trust. Visit the website at Sobell House Hospice Charity is supplying the funds to support these fellowship roles financially.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will perform the duties of Fellow to the Palliative Medicine team which is based at Sobell House in the Churchill Hospital and Katharine House Hospice in Banbury. The post holder will work within one or more area of the service either:
-On the specialist inpatient wards in Sobell House or Katharine House which comprise beds offering intensive symptom management and end of life care for adults with life limiting conditions
-in the Hospital Palliative Care Team offering a consultative specialist advisory service for adults with life limiting conditions under the care of specialist colleagues in the acute hospitals of the John Radcliffe, Churchill, Nuffield Orthopaedic or Horton Hospitals in Oxfordshire
-in the Community Palliative Care Team working in concert with primary care to enable symptom control and ACP for adults with life limiting conditions who are in their usual place of residence throughout Oxfordshire and South Northamptonshire
-in the newly commenced RIPEL project which offers Home Hospice care and enhanced responsiveness to for adults with life limiting conditions who are suffering uncontrolled symptoms or a crisis in care.
The post holder will participate in the on-call rota alongside our current Specialist Registrars and Specialty Doctors.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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