Contract type

Permanent

Location

Whittington

Hours

Negotiable

Annual salary

Competitive with NHS

St Giles Hospice is a leading provider of specialist palliative care services, committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centred care for individuals with life-limiting illnesses. We support patients and families in achieving the best possible quality of life through an interdisciplinary approach, including medical, nursing, psychosocial, and spiritual care.

The Consultant in Palliative Care reports into the Director for Clinical Services and is responsible for leading the medical provision and medical team at St Giles Hospice as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The role will form part of the Hospice Senior Leadership Team and play a vital role in supporting the strategic direction of the Hospice.

As a Consultant in Palliative Care, you will play a pivotal role in leading and delivering high-quality specialist palliative care services at St Giles Hospice both on our In Patient Unit (IPU) and in the community, the post is responsible for provision of day-to-day medical cover over 7 days a week both onsite and providing on call support at weekends to ensure the highest quality of clinical and medical care is delivered to our patients. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide clinical expertise, support education and training initiatives, and contribute to development of service provision across the hospice.

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Job Description

If you want to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Leon Ratcliffe on 01543 432 031

Qualifications

Essential

·        Full GMC registration with a licence to practise

·        CCT in Palliative Medicine (or within 6 months of attaining CCT)

·        Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine

Desirable

·        Higher degree (e.g., MD, PhD) or equivalent research experience in palliative care

Knowledge and experience

Essential

·        Extensive experience in managing patients with advanced, life-limiting illnesses

·        Proven ability to lead MDTs and provide clinical supervision

·        Expertise in symptom control, advance care planning, and ethical decision-making

·        Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage sensitively with patients, families, and colleagues

·        Knowledge of current UK healthcare legislation, including end-of-life care policies

·        Knowledge of evidence-based practice and quality improvement

·        Extensive experience of teaching and clinical audit

Desirable

·        Experience in hospice or community-based palliative care settings

·        Active involvement in service development, quality improvement, or education

Values

·        Exhibits our hospice values and behaviours

Skills

Essential

·        Excellent clinical skills in palliative medicine

·        Excellent communication skills

·        Proven ability to manage patients effectively with complex physical, psychological and social problems

·        Ability to lead and manage a team

·        Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team

·        Awareness of own limitations

Personal Attributes

·        Commitment to providing holistic, person-centred care

·        Strong leadership skills, with a collaborative and flexible approach to team working

·        Dedication to ongoing professional development and reflective practice

·        Empathetic

·        Team player

·        Able to work under pressure

·        Collaborative

·        Ambassador for St Giles Hospice

Other requirements

·        Valid driving licence

·        Eligibility to work in the UK

·        Please note that St Giles Hospice does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to accept sponsorship requests

Benefits

• Up to 33 days holiday plus bank holidays (Pro-rata for part time employees)
• Eligible clinical staff transferring from the NHS will have their continuous service and annual leave recognised for up to 10 years and can continue their NHS pension contributions
• Group pension scheme, matching contributions of up to 8%
• Life assurance scheme, up to the state pension age
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Enhanced sick pay, rising with service
• Access to blue light and charity worker discounts
• Free Parking

Health & Wellbeing

• The Hub Wellness Support
• Eligibility for flu vaccine
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to work scheme

Professional Development

All staff complete a comprehensive induction programme which includes statutory and mandatory e-learning as well as training that is tailored to the individual’s need. All staff and volunteers should also attend an induction day.

Regular training and personal development opportunities, with internal career progression being a focal point of team growth

This post is subject to a Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role, this may be earlier than the closing date.

If you have not heard within 14 days of the application close date, then please consider that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

As part of your application your data will be managed in line with St Giles Hospice Privacy Policy and kept for 6 months. If you would like to see this in full, please visit https://www.stgileshospice.com/privacy-policy/

Should you require any further information, please email: [email protected]

1)      I confirm that the above information is complete and correct and that any untrue or misleading information will give St Giles Hospice the right to terminate any contract of employment offered.

2)      I agree that St Giles Hospice may reserve the right to require me to undergo a medical examination. In addition, I agree that this information may be retained in my personal file during my employment and for six years thereafter and understand that information will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act (2018).

3)      I agree that should I be successful in this application, an application will be made to the Disclosure & Barring Service/Criminal Justice Information Service (Scotland) for Disclosure. I understand that should the disclosure not be to the satisfaction of the hospice any offer of employment may be withdrawn or my employment terminated.

We make every subject of a DBS check aware of the existence of the Code of Practice and make a copy available on request

Prospective employees will be advised that a criminal record will not automatically exclude them from being appointed.

Information provided by you on this form will be filed for six months and then destroyed if you are not successful.