Locum Consultant Palliative Medicine YOR
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Medical Consultant to join the Marie Curie team in Bradford. The job incorporates managing the hospice 12-bed inpatient unit and Marie Curie REACT (responsive emergency assessment and community team), an award-winning service that identifies, reviews, and manages patients with acute palliative care needs through a presence in the Emergency Department and a virtual ward in the community. The 3 specialist palliative care services in Bradford work closely together to deliver high-quality, integrated palliative care to a culturally and ethnically diverse population. There are strong links with the Yorkshire palliative medicine training scheme, the local GP training scheme and research.
Responsibilities
The post holder will work as part of a wider multidisciplinary team to support palliative care provision in both the in-patient unit and theMarie Curie REACT virtual ward, with theEmergency departmentin reach. The post holder will provide a visible, accessible, and authoritative presence to whom staff, patients, and carers can turn for assistance, advice, and support. The role also involves participation in the hospital's training and education work, e.g.,undergraduateand postgraduate teaching programmes, clinical supervision of junior medical staff, and collaboration with internal and external healthcare professionals. In addition, the post holder will be expected to engage with the service's management, clinical governance, research, and service development activities.
Job Details
* Job Title: Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine
* Salary: NHS Pay Circular M&D 2/2025 £109,725 to £145,478 per annum (Placement on the salary scale is dependent on experience).
* Availability supplement: 1 in 8 Consultant on-call commitment, 5% availability supplement
* Contract: 6-month fixed-term contract with the potential for ongoing permanent sessions
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Higher Medical Qualification: FRCP; MRCP; FRCA; MRCGP
* GMC registered medical practitioner with a licence to practise
* Be on or be eligible within 6 months from the date of interview for inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine (via CCT, CESR or EC rights).
* An appropriate higher degree (MSc, MD, PhD or equivalent)
Experience
* Experience of palliative care in a wide range of settings
* Demonstrable person-centred, compassionate leadership skills
* Ability to take on full responsibility for the independent management of patients and running a service
* Evidence of role in the development of clinical service
* Evidence of cross-site working, including acute care
Personal Attributes
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and with colleagues in other disciplines
* Able to organise time efficiently and effectively
* Able to motivate colleagues
Teaching, Audit and Research
* Committed to formal and informal teaching and training of registrars, junior doctors and medical students
* Participation in audit, quality improvement and quality assurance projects
* Previous experience of teaching, designing, and effecting audit programmes
* Evidence of teaching qualification or learning
* Research Interest
Motivation
* Committed to patient-focused care, learning and continuous professional development, effective and efficient use of resources
* Desire to develop services for patients and families
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have full GMC registration and be on, or eligible within 6 months of, the interview date to be included on the GMC Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine (via CCT, CESR, or EC rights).
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