Main area Palliative Care Grade Specialty Doctor Contract Fixed term: 3 years (English) Hours Part time - 6 sessions per week (English) Job ref 110-MD382-0825
Employer Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Princess of Wales Hospital Town Bridgend Salary £62,117 - £99,216 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/09/2025 23:59
Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine
Specialty Doctor
Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board.
Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.
At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.
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The post holder will carry out the duties of a specialty doctor across SPC. There will be support from the nursing team and a Consultant as well as the other members of the MDT.
This post is fixed term for upto 3 years due to funding.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Provision of a service to the Health Board under the supervision of the named Consultant with the responsibility for the diagnosis and treatment, physical and psychological needs of patients under the care of the Team.
Provision of specialist Palliative Care advice and support for hospital patients with supervision from the named Consultants.
Medical support, with the Consultants, to the wider team including where necessary, assessment of patients in the Inpatient Unit, Day Care, Outpatients, other hospitals within the Health Board or at a patient’s home.
Participation in the Education Programme for Palliative Medicine/Care
Participation in the departmental audit programme annually.
These duties are an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed by the supervising Consultant Physician/Associate, Medical Director, and or Locality Clinical Directors. Any changes to clinical commitments would include a review of the timetable and would take account of the experience of the post holder and the need for any additional training.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
* We listen, learn and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will:
• Together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of specialist palliative care to patients
• Primarily provide medical support to the specialist palliative care inpatient unit under consultant supervision When appropriate on occasions, carry out assessment of patients in the specialist palliative day care/outpatient setting, Hospital palliative care team in Royal Glamorgan Hospital and Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda or in the community.
• Work with colleagues in primary and secondary care to provide effective symptom control, appropriate rehabilitation and terminal care for patients within the hospital and community.
• Travelling as necessary between hospitals/clinic will be required to undertake such duties.
• You will be required to support the consultants in the efficient running of services. There is a requirement to work within the financial and other constraints decided upon by the Health Board. Additional expenses of any kind must not be committed without the approval of the appropriate manager/budget holder.
• The post holder will be required to:
o Be a core member of the Specialist Palliative Care MDTs
o Undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board’s procedures and operating policies
o Participate in job appraisal and review
Up until recently specialty doctors participated in a 24/7 on call specialist palliative medicine rota. With restructuring of the health board there is currently neither 24/7 nor 7/7 working for the specialty doctors, but across the whole service, all OOH working is under regular review.
Person specification
* 4 years postgraduate training (or equivalent on part-time or flexible basis), 3 of which in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or shall have relevant experience or competencies.
* Communication Skills Training
* 4 years postgraduate training (or equivalent on part-time or flexible basis), 3 of which in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or shall have relevant experience or competencies.
* Communication Skills Training
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from individuals within protected groups as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. This includes, but is not limited to, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnership. We also warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community.
Applicants who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals will require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa unless they already hold permission to work via another route. Prospective applicants should self-assess their eligibility for sponsorship by visiting the UK Government’s Work in the UK guidance. For eligible candidates, the Health and Care Visa offers reduced application costs and exempts payment of the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Please ensure you check your email regularly, as all recruitment correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form.
Applications are welcome in either Welsh or English, with no preference given to the language used.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate the redeployment of internal staff into suitable roles.
All posts are subject to relevant checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where required, Professional Registration verification.
We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Lucy Timlin Job title Deputy Locality Manager Email address lucy.timlin@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number 01443443443 Additional information
Please make contact via email initially - the postholder works over a number of sites. The Deputy Locality Manager will be able to direct queries as appropriate - including those for medical colleagues.
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