Pay in accordance to BMA payscale for SAS Doctors
Employment Type:
Permanent
Hours of Work:
Ref No:
JM503577JUN25
Closing Date:
23/06/2025
Specialty Doctor
Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice
Church Rd, Leckhampton, Cheltenham GL53 0QJ
Part Time - 8 Hours per week (Fridays)
Pay in accordance to BMA payscale for SAS Doctors
About Us:
Leckhampton Court is a Sue Ryder hospice, based in Gloucestershire. We’re here for people aged 18 and over living with conditions like cancer, heart failure and lung disease. It provides the only specialist hospice care inpatient unit in the county of Gloucestershire.
We offer a range of support, from inpatient care in our 16-bed hospice, set in the foot of the Cotswold Hills and surrounded by beautiful countryside, to day services and Hospice at Home which helps people stay at home longer and offers respite to carers.
The Hospice is looking for a Specialty Doctor to help us provide specialist palliative care in our in-patient unit, Day Hospice, and community on a part time basis.
About the role
To provide specialist palliative care in our 16 bedded in-patient unit plus support to our Community Services if needed, on a part-time basis.
The main duties of this post are providing medical cover for 9am to 5pm on Fridays plus participation in the out of hours rotas.
At weekends and Bank Holidays, medical support to the in-patient unit is:
• 10am-2pm Specialty Doctor approximately 1:8
• On call doctor (on call to be at a time when doctor IS NOT fulfilling the weekend session above) approximately 1:5
• 2nd on consultant
Clinical / Technical Responsibility
• Carry out medical assessment, diagnosis and management of new admissions
• To assess patients in their own homes or as out-patients if needed.
• Ensure good practice, symptom control and holistic care for patients, their family and carers whilst in the Hospice.
• Completion of necessary data on SystmOne related to deaths or discharges of patients from the palliative care unit.
• Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patients’ needs are met, especially in relation to on-going and continuity of care
• Weekend sessions (10 am – 2 pm) will be in conjunction with doctor on call
• When on call to be available out of hours to give telephone advice throughout the on call period, and to come to the hospice if requested
About you
• Must hold GMC Registration
• Have completed the equivalent of 4 years full time post graduate training, at least 2 of which are in a related speciality
• Evidence of continued professional development within specialty
• This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau
• Evidence of collaborative working
• Up-to date clinical skills and competencies in specialty
• An ability to challenge traditional boundaries using an evidence base
• Effective communication of complex information in a variety of settings
• Excellent interpersonal skills
Benefits
• Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
• Company pension scheme
• NHS annual leave honoured (T&Cs apply)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
For more of our employee benefits please visit our website.
https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryder
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGTBQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process by emailing recruitment@sueryder.org
https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion
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