BANK Doctor

St Lukes; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local hospice organization in England is looking for an experienced individual to support the medics team in providing high-quality palliative care services. The role involves medical support for inpatients, participation in training, and collaboration with medical staff. Ideal candidates should have personal medico-legal indemnity. Join a passionate team dedicated to making a difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in palliative medicine not essential, education provided.
• Personal medico-legal indemnity is imperative.

Responsibilities

• Admitting patients to the inpatient unit and providing medical assessments.
• Supporting day-care services and community consultation.
• Participating in training and educational activities.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced individual who will support the medics team in the provision of high‑quality palliative care services at St Lukes Hospice, primarily providing medical support for a 10‑bed in‑patient unit, though other opportunities can be considered. This person will play an important medical role in the delivery of care to inpatients, community and day‑patients in collaboration with the medical director, consultant, medical colleagues and the wider disciplinary team. Previous experience in palliative medicine is not essential, as there will be education and supervision for the successful applicant. Personal medico‑legal indemnity is imperative, as the hospice does not have NHS medical indemnity. Please discuss with the Medical Director for further guidance or information. The role also involves participation in training and educational activities as well as activities relating to maintaining clinical excellence within the service.

Responsibilities

• Admitting patients to the inpatient unit and providing the medical component of the multidisciplinary assessment and treatment planning.
• Providing continuity of medical care on the inpatient unit and day services.
• Supporting day‑care services by consultation and medical assessments of attendees when necessary.
• Supporting hospice community services by consultation with the specialist nursing team and patient medical review as appropriate.
• Liaising with other members of the multidisciplinary team, patients’ families, community teams, hospital services and other specialist palliative care teams.
• Working on the on‑call rota and providing out of hours cover to the unit.
• Providing high quality specialist palliative care medical advice to health‑care professional colleagues.
• Completing administrative duties including discharge letters, day‑care letters and accurate record keeping.
• Participating in the teaching and educational activities of the unit, students, nursing staff, primary health‑care professionals, patients and families, including the training of junior medical staff on rotation through the centre.
• Participating in activities related to maintaining clinical excellence with the centre and clinical governance, e.g. audit of clinical practice, implementation of best practice statements.
• Developing relevant research interests and participating as and when possible.

At St Lukes Hospice, our ethos is one of service; being of service to our local people and community is central to all that we do. We believe the most important privilege any person can have is the opportunity to comfort and support one’s fellow human beings in their hour of need. This spirit of service at St Lukes extends not only to the patients, but also to family and friends, and we welcome diversity.

The founding members of St Lukes Hospice were driven by the same ideals that inspire us today; they reached out a warm and caring hand to those in need and helped relieve their suffering of mind, spirit or body. The founder of the hospice movement, the late Dame Cicely Saunders, wanted hospices to remain a beacon of hope with a message of care and community. St Lukes is a lively and vibrant hospice that has a very powerful reason to be here. St Lukes is an incredibly inspiring place to work and volunteer. You will be joining a passionate team, dedicated to delivering care and support to local people and their families. We all share in the sense of privilege and honour that comes from being involved in a local organisation doing such important work and each day we look for new and innovative ways to make a difference to the wider community. Each member of staff is highly valued at St Lukes.