Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine

Integrated Care System; Dartford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks a Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine to join their dynamic team. The successful candidate will oversee clinical practices, establish guidelines, and play an integral role in patient care and team management at the Darent Valley Hospital. This permanent role offers a supportive environment with a commitment to staff well-being and development.

Qualifications

• Holds full GMC registration and MBBS or equivalent.
• CCT or equivalent in Palliative Care is required.
• Experience in Palliative Care Medicine and teaching.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for establishing guidelines and supervising the clinical practice of the team.
• Agrees a formal Job Plan with the Clinical Director within three months of appointment.
• Manages clinical patient workload independently.

Skills

Clinical Governance principles

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC Registration

CCT or equivalent in Palliative Care (to be obtained within 6 months)

Job description

Post: Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine

MCEC Division

Contract: Permanent

Main duties of the job

The Palliative care team at Darent Valley Hospital consists of a consultant, a non-consultant grade doctor (specialty doctor) and 5.8 FTE experienced clinical nurse specialists, including a team lead and admin support. They provide a 9-5 seven day a week service, with one CNS on each day of the weekend. There are plans to increase the consultant complement.

The consultant is responsible for the establishment of guidelines and the supervision of the team's clinical practice.

About us

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (DGT) is a dynamic and transforming Trust, committed to delivering the highest quality service to the communities it serves. DGT is an organisation that is genuinely committed to making you feel valued and important by supporting your physical and mental wellbeing, your career development and your general enjoyment of work.

There is an excellent Postgraduate Centre at Darent Valley Hospital. This provides lecture and tutorial rooms and a dining room. Numerous meetings for Hospital Doctors and General Practitioners are held at the centre. There are regular educational sessions and meetings covering Case Presentation, Journal club, Histopathology joint meetings, General, Urological and Vascular X-ray meetings and Mammography Meetings.

We committed to the concepts of equality and diversity. You are required to fulfil your responsibilities under this policy and to ensure that no individual receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, religion, creed, colour, race, ethnic or national origin, HIV status, age, social background, trade union membership or non-membership and is not placed at a disadvantage by requirements or conditions which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Job responsibilities

A formal Job Plan will be agreed between the appointee and their Clinical Director, on behalf of the Medical Director, within three months after the commencement date of the appointee. This will be signed by the Clinical Director and will be effective from the commencement date of the appointment. The Job Plan for the first three months will be agreed between you and the Directorate. The Job Plan will then be reviewed annually, following the Appraisal Meeting. The Job Plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a Consultants duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oFull GMC Registration
• oMBBS or equivalent
• oHolds CCT or equivalent or will obtain within 6 months of interview date in Palliative Care.
• Other degrees, e.g. BSc MSc, MD, PhD..

Knowledge

• oClinical Governance principles
• oAwareness of current General Medical practices

Experience

• oWide experience in Palliative Care Medicine
• oFull and independent management of clinical patient workload
• oExperience of teaching doctors-in training and undergraduates
• oExperience of clinical audit and QIP process
• oExperience of collaborative clinical or laboratory research.

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.