Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide an efficient and responsive clinical service for patients requiring supportive and palliative care.

Deliver highquality specialist palliative care within the hospital and community settings.

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support patients and relatives across the palliative care pathway.

Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key colleagues across community and hospital services.

Participate in crossclinical cover within other areas of the specialist palliative care service, including liaison with hospital teams.

Contribute to strategic development and service improvement initiatives across the palliative care service.

Participate in rota arrangements for the palliative care service as required.

Provide clinical leadership and guidance within the palliative care team.

Support education, training, and development opportunities for colleagues within the service.

Contribute to the coordination and delivery of a 7day visiting and oncall service, if the department has such arrangement in place.

Engage in servicewide quality improvement, innovation, and integrated models of care.

Provide specialist advice and support to other healthcare professionals managing palliative care needs.

Participate in multidisciplinary meetings to review patient needs and optimise care planning.

Ensure continuity and safety of patient care through effective documentation and communication.

Promote a compassionate, personcentred approach to endoflife care across all clinical interactions.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and licence to practise
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine, or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview
• MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience delivering specialist palliative care within hospital and/or community settings
• Experience of managing complex symptom control and end-of-life care for patients with advanced illness
• Experience of working effectively within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams
• Experience of providing senior clinical advice and support to other medical and nursing teams

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills in palliative and supportive care
• Strong communication skills, including advanced communication with patients, families, and carers
• Sound knowledge of national guidance, standards, and best practice in palliative and end-of-life care
• Ability to contribute to service development, quality improvement, teaching, and clinical governance

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Demonstrates compassion, empathy, and professionalism when caring for patients, families, and carers in emotionally complex and sensitive situations
• Able to work calmly and effectively under pressure, managing uncertainty and complex decision-making with resilience
• Strong team-working ethos, with the ability to build positive, collaborative relationships across multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams
• Committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and upholding NHS values, equality, and dignity at all times

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Rd.

London

SW10 9NH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/