Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine - Harrogate, United Kingdom - Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

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    Job summary

    Consultant in Palliative Medicine - 9 month Fixed Term - up to 10 PA's

    Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a full or part time Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine for 9 months. This is a 10 PA job plan with some degree of flexibility around working pattern and part time applicants will be considered. This is a rare opportunity to join a well-established integrated multi-professional team providing specialist palliative care across hospital and community settings. There is the potential for substantive consultant openings over the coming years.

    The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic, and close working team to provide specialist palliative and end of life care to patients across the Harrogate and Rural District. The successful post-holder will work predominantly in the community with some hospital work to promote integrated working. Cross cover arrangements are in place with consultant colleagues at Saint Michael's Hospice to cover planned leave. This is generally telephone advice to experienced specialty doctors.

    Main duties of the job

    The successful candidate will take a proactive and engaged approach to all that they do. They will lead by example, demonstrating and championing the core values of Harrogate and District NHS foundation trust: Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality.

    The successful candidate is expected to:

  • To be jointly responsible, with the current Palliative Medicine consultants, for the provision of a Consultant delivered service, including prospective cover
  • To provide Specialist Consultant level palliative care to patients at the end of life
  • To work collaboratively with other members of the Specialist Palliative Care Team to uphold high standards of care across the hospital and community settings
  • Actively participate in weekly MDT meetings
  • For full details please see attached job description.

    About us

    This is an exciting time to join the Trust, one of the highest performing NHS Trusts in the UK and which is rated one of HSJ's Top 100 Places to Work

    Harrogate itself is a small Spa town, situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty. It is located within close proximity to Leeds and York. There is a high standard of residential accommodation and a wide range of local schools, which have an excellent national reputation in both the state and private sectors. There are numerous sporting, recreational and cultural activities available in the town or the surrounding area to suit most interests.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    For further information on this position please see the Job Description & Personal Specification attached.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Full registration with the GMC with licence to practice
  • Inclusion on Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
  • MRCP, MRCGP or equivalent
  • Experience

    Essential

  • At least 4 years (WTE) post graduate experience in palliative medicine, some of which being in an acute hospital setting
  • Experience of multidisciplinary working