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Job summary

Main area
Palliative Medicine
Grade
YM73
Contract
3 months (fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
259-MED0672WXH-A
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whipps Cross Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine

YM73

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

Locum Consultant in  Palliative Medicine

Whipps Cross University Hospital

( 10 PA Fixed Term )

3-6 months

 The post is based on the Whipps Cross University Hospital site to provide Consultant care to patients in the Margaret Centre Specialist Palliative Care Unit  and the Community Palliative Care Team in Waltham Forest. This post provide opportunity to working flexibly across the trust providing excellent palliative care to the people of East London. 

There are options to provide sessions to Waltham Forest Community Team and to the Margaret Centre until the hospital is redeveloped. Sessions at St Joseph’s Hospice can also be arranged. 

We would be happy to consider candidates wanting to work part-time (minimum 6 PAs) or job share.

Main duties of the job

There are options to provide sessions to Waltham Forest Community Team and to the Margaret Centre until the hospital is redeveloped. Sessions at St Joseph’s Hospice can also be arranged. 

We would be happy to consider candidates wanting to work part-time (minimum 6 PAs) or job share.

The successful candidate would be expected to work with the local and existing wider teams in providing inpatient and outpatient management for patients with palliative care needs, and to participate in the associated teaching programmes.

The successful candidate will also build on the existing good working relationships that exist with all departments across the Trust and with other palliative care services locally.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

There are options to provide sessions to Waltham Forest Community Team and to the Margaret Centre until the hospital is redeveloped. Sessions at St Joseph’s Hospice can also be arranged. 

We would be happy to consider candidates wanting to work part-time (minimum 6 PAs) or job share.

The successful candidate would be expected to work with the local and existing wider teams in providing inpatient and outpatient management for patients with palliative care needs, and to participate in the associated teaching programmes.

The successful candidate will also build on the existing good working relationships that exist with all departments across the Trust and with other palliative care services locally.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MRCP or Equivalent Specialist qualification
  • Full GMC Registration with license to practice
Desirable criteria
  • Higher research degree (MD, PhD, MD (Res))
  • Other qualifications which might enhance the provision of the service e.g. Teaching qualification, management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Have experience in the management of resources
  • Evidence of experience in Specialist Palliative Care in different settings
  • Able to take responsibility of service without direct supervision
Desirable criteria
  • Excellent publication record

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of board based knowledge and experience in specialised palliative care in different settings.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of leadership
  • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and with colleagues at different locations
  • Good oral and written communications skills

Other

Essential criteria
  • Other qualifications which might enhance the provision of the service e.g. Teaching qualification, management qualification and family members and all the members of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Good knowledge of, and the ability to use, spoken and written English
  • Ability to work across sites
Desirable criteria
  • Accredited Educational Supervisor

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Ananda Chapagain
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Please contact:

Ananda Chapagain Clinical Director

End-of-Life Care

[email protected]

 

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