Consultant in Palliative Medicine - Southport, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Southport, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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0.80 wte (8 sessions per week) Plus 10% R&R payment

Permanent post


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Queenscourt Hospice, Town Lane, Southport, Merseyside


This is an exciting opportunity to join the integrated Supportive and Specialist Palliative Care Team which serves Southport, Formby and West Lancashire.


You would join a group of passionate experienced doctors working as part of a multi-professional team from Queencourt Hospice in a post that supports hospital and community services.

You would support the development of a virtual ward as we build on our vision to deliver responsive cross-boundary care to patients and their families, in the right place and at the right time


We have a strong commitment to multi-professional education which responds to the training needs of local health and social care professionals.

The hospice education center has strong links with local Universities and is an ECHO network hub.


We are seeking an enthusiastic colleague to join our responsive clinical service, to be actively involved in education, to drive quality improvement and to influence strategic development of Palliative and End-of-Life care services.


To provide clinical leadership within the supportive and specialist palliative care service, leading the improvement of the quality of care within the team and contribute to improving quality across the system.


Participate in business planning for palliative and end of life care across the locality and, as appropriate, within the trust.


To provide direct and indirect Specialist palliative medicine advice and support to the integrated West Lancs Southport and Formby Specialist Palliative Care Service.

To attend weekly Specialist Palliative Care MDT meeting.


Together with the senior medical team, support the daily clinical huddle, weekly cancer site-specific MDTs, and monthly non-malignant disease MDTs.


To provide Specialist palliative medicine advice and support to S&O hospital, General practitioner's, District Nurses and other healthcare professionals across WL, S&F.

To carry out domiciliary visits when required (approximately 2-3/week).


Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.


We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.


At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.


  • To provide direct and indirect Specialist palliative medicine advice and support to the integrated West Lancs Southport and Formby Specialist Palliative Care Service.
  • To attend weekly Specialist Palliative Care MDT meeting.
  • Together with the senior medical team, support the daily clinical huddle, weekly cancer sitespecific MDTs, and monthly nonmalignant disease MDTs.
  • To provide Specialist palliative medicine advice and support to S&O hospital, General practitioner's, District Nurses and other healthcare professionals across WL, S&F.
  • To carry out domiciliary visits when required (approximately 23/week).
  • To undertake at least two outpatient clinics per week (up to one new and four followup assessments / clinic)
  • To provide clinical advice and patient review in hospital (equivalent to 1 clinical session a week. Palliative medicine within the hospital is provided alongside the outreach of specialty doctors from Queenscourt Hospice).
  • To participate in the consultant oncall rota for palliative medicine for all healthcare settings across the WL, S&F area and provide cover for consultant colleagues during leave as necessary.
  • To contribute to the planning and further development of palliative care services across WL, S&F and to attend appropriate local and regional committees and working groups.
  • To develop good working relationships with all staff in hospital, the voluntary sector and in the community in order that a high standard of care can be provided to all patients in the locality.
  • To promote innovation in palliative medicine.
  • To develop and maintain clinical excellence and competence in palliative medicine through professional standards and obligations, participation in medical audit, research and engagement with continuing medical education by meeting CPD expectations and comply in particular with the GMC guidance on 'good medical practice'.
  • To participate fully in undergraduate and pos
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