Overview
An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Ipswich Hospital in the Palliative Medicine Department as part of the Medicine and Community Ipswich and East Suffolk (MACIES) division. We are inviting applications for a position in Palliative Medicine with up to one full time position available. Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent (Portfolio Pathway) and must be on the Specialist Register.
On Call
The On‑call commitment is approximately 1 in 8 second on call with an availability supplement. This provides telephonic medical and symptom control advice to St Elizabeth Hospice, Ipswich Hospital, West Suffolk Hospital and St Nicholas Hospice Care in Bury St Edmunds, James Paget Hospital (Gorleston), and community calls in Suffolk and the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area. It may involve taking calls from GPs, hospital doctors, nurses or allied health‑care professionals. This is compensated as per national contractual arrangements, by at least a 3% supplement. The frequency of on call may change due to the number of consultants on the rota with remuneration adjusted accordingly and compensatory rest accommodated as per national guidelines.
Clinical Responsibilities
* General responsibilities including participation in the consultant on‑call rota
* Outpatient clinics
* Medical input to ward patients with clinical leadership for palliative and end‑of‑life care
* Advice and support to Specialist Nurses and clinical team members
* Input to MDT meetings within the speciality
* Teaching responsibilities divided between the clinical team; opportunities for teaching medical students, foundation year doctors, IMT trainees and other professional groups as needed
* Other care of inpatients or outpatients
* Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
* Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
* Participation in clinical governance
* Liaison with primary and secondary care to ensure continuity of medical care and to advise on management of palliative patients transferred to the community setting
Benefits and Working Conditions
The Trust offers flexible working options to accommodate service needs. Other benefits include a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro‑rated) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Staff Health and Wellbeing programmes provide a variety of services.
Contact
For further details or informal visits: Dr Samuel King, Consultant, Email: Samuel.King@esneft.nhs.uk, Phone: 01473 706932.
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