Job summary
- Main area
- Palliative Medicine
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 050-WXM-PALL-1124
- Employer
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wrexham Maelor Hospital
- Town
- Wrexham
- Salary
- £106,000 - £154,760 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Consultant
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic Palliative Medicine Consultant to join the North Wales specialist palliative care team.
This is a permanent role within the Palliative Medicine department. The appointee should have previous general medical experience and will work with the senior and junior medical staff and clinical nurse specialists as part of the Specialist Palliative Care Team, to support both community and hospital inpatient services in North East Wales. This is a full time position, of ten sessions per week, based with the team in the Maelor Hospital, Wrexham.
Opportunities exist for those keen to pursue research and education/teaching interests via well-established links with Bangor University.
Main duties of the job
Through working closely with colleagues, the post holder will be expected to further develop palliative, end of life and bereavement care services in North East Wales. There is potential for flexibility within the Department, depending on the post holder’s individual interests and experience.
The post holder will provide a consultant and advisory service role working within the integrated (hospital and community) statutory East SPC team. They will advise colleagues on patient management, including closely supporting the CNSs and the Hospice at Home nursing teams in the East area. The post holder will have the support of specialty doctors and specialty trainees in palliative medicine on rotation.
Working for our organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.
Person specification
Knowledge/ Qualification
Essential criteria
- CCT or equivalent accreditation on Specialist Register
- MRCP or equivalent
- MBChB or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree
- Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Appropriate experience in training grade posts Equivalent training accepted by College/GMC for Specialist Register
Desirable criteria
- Experience / Interest in research
- Experience in teaching and evaluation
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Appropriate levels of skills & ability expected from a properly trained consultant
- Good working knowledge & experience of up-to-date medical oncology
- Good knowledge of role of palliative care in life-limiting non-cancer conditions
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of successful service development / quality improvement activities
- Evidence of leading change
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marlise Poolman
- Job title
- Clinical Senior Lecturer In Palliative Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000 857727
- Additional information
Dr Gemma Lewis-Williams, Consultant in Palliative Medicine/Co-Clinical Director ([email protected]).
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Abergele Hospital
Ambrose Onibere [email protected]
- Telephone
- 03000855063
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