We are looking for a part time Consultant in Palliative Medicine to join the well-established and highly respected Specialist Palliative Care Services in Buckinghamshire. The services are hosted at Florence Nightingale Hospice in Aylesbury, and are part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
The post holder will join a team of 3 Consultants to support a wide range of palliative services, including the hospice, hospital, community, and hospice at home teams.
The 12 bedded in patient hospice forms part of the rotation for Specialist Palliative Medicine Training in the Oxford Deanery; the GP VTS scheme and Foundation Year doctors. We also train medical students.
The teams are constantly looking at ways to enhance patient care, and we have a large non-cancer patient cohort, as well as links with Oncology, Medicine for Older People and the Frailty teams.
Working days required currently are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday but this may be subject to change in the future and there is a need to be flexible to cover colleagues' absence on occasion.
The current vacancy is for 0.6wte but there may be the opportunity to develop this post further in the acute hub and make this a 1.00 wte job in the future.
For further information, please contact Dr Jane Henderson, Consultant in palliative medicine on 01296 332600.
Consultant in Palliative Medicine - see attached job description and person specification for full details.
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) Palliative Care Services serve a population of approximately 550,000 across Buckinghamshire, excluding Milton Keynes.
At BHT, we are committed to providing Outstanding Care, Healthy Communities & a Great Place to Work, and our CARE values (Collaborate, Aspire, Respect and Enable) are embedded in every action we undertake.
The Hospital Trust includes 3 Hospital Sites (Stoke Mandeville, Wycombe and Amersham); 1 Community Hospital; Community Hubs; and hosts the community Provider Services including the Adult Community Healthcare Teams.
The Specialist Palliative Care Service Clinical Directorate (CD) is part of the Community & Rehabilitation Care Group. The 12 bedded in patient hospice forms part of the rotation for Specialist Palliative Medicine Training in the Oxford Deanery; the GP VTS scheme and Foundation Year doctors. We also train medical students.
The role enhances Specialist Palliative Care and End of Life Care services in Buckinghamshire and education training alongside the 3 current Palliative Medicine Consultants and the well-established Palliative Care Services. The Post holder will be expected to oversee aspects of the Palliative Care services as per their job plan.
The 4 Consultants will ultimately rotate through, and lead on, different service areas over fixed periods of time. There are several initiatives in early stages, and the post holder will be encouraged to develop these further alongside the senior clinical and management teams. The on-call service is shared with our colleagues in East Berkshire, on a 1.8 rota currently. This is currently paid as a supplement of 5%.
This advert closes on Sunday 4 May 2025.
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