Consultant in Palliative Medicine

UHNM; Hempstalls; Remote; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Substantive Consultant in Palliative Medicine to join a dynamic MDT and provide specialist palliative care across hospital sites. The post includes 10 PAs with on-call commitment and flexible working options, including part-time or job share.

The successful candidate will join a core team, lead in teaching, and contribute to service development and research within the NHS Trust and Keele University collaboration.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and MRCP required.
• Entry on Specialist Register or UK training scheme or near this at interview/CESR progress.
• Higher degree (e.g., MSc in Palliative Medicine) desirable.
• Experience in liaison and coordination of care between multiple clinical teams.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of 4 consultants to expand specialist palliative care services.
• Provide outpatient and inpatient palliative care across hospital beds at UHNM.
• Lead undergraduate education in palliative care at Keele University School of Medicine.
• Contribute to curriculum development and clinical governance.

Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Leadership

Teaching

Communication

CME/CPD

NHS environment understanding

Education

GMC registration

MRCP

Specialist Registration pathway

Higher degree in Palliative Medicine

Job description

Main area Palliative Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

10 sessions per week (An 8 PA job plan would be considered) Job ref 205-8393348-

Site UHNM Town Stoke on Trent Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 14/12/2026

Job overview

SUBSTANTIVE CONSULTANT IN PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST

Applications are invited for the above post working in the University Hospitals of North Midlands. This is an exciting opportunity to join the established consultant and multidisciplinary teamto provide Specialist Palliative care services to the populations of Staffordshire and Cheshire. This is a 10 PA post which includes an on-call commitment attracting category B availability supplement. Applications would be considered for less than full time working or job share.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join an existing dynamic team of 4 consultants working in the Staffordshire area to expand the Specialist Palliative Care services provided in the University Hospitals of North Midlands. The successful candidate will be a core member of the Hospital Palliative Care Team working in both hospital sites providing specialist palliative advice, outpatient services and inpatient care for our 10 palliative medicine beds. The successful candidate will also work closely with local hospices and community services. The successful candidate will act take a lead role in undergraduate Palliative Care education at the Keele University's School of Medicine and will contribute to the development and provision of the Palliative Care curriculum.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role. If there are any queries or you wish to have a discussion regarding the role, please do not hesitate to contact the hiring manager.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC Possession of MRCP.
• Entry on Specialist Register or in U.K. training scheme or within 6 months of award of CCT at time of interview or CESR application in progress through Portfolio Pathway for Specialist Registration.
• A higher degree (eg MSc in Palliative Medicine)

Clinical experience

• Good general clinical experience in the specialty
• Experience of liaising and co-ordinating care between multiple clinical teams
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within all areas of palliative medicine.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients.
• Experience of conducting clinical audit.

Professional and Multidisciplinary Team Working

• Ability to work effectively with colleagues and within a team
• Ability to work flexibly and accommodate changes in work plan when necessary for the smooth running of the department.
• Experience of service development

Academic Achievements, Research, Publications

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
• An awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues
• Evidence of training in research methodology
• Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
• Evidence of having undertaken original research

Management and Administrative Experience

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
• Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives

Teaching and Training Experience

• Enthusiasm and ability to teach clinical skills to medical staff and students, and staff of other disciplines.
• Substantial experience of teaching medical students
• Recognised teaching skills course/ medical education qualification
• Experience of leadership, curriculum development and assessment in medical education.

Personal Attributes

• Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
• An enquiring and critical approach to work
• Caring attitude to patients.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies.
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
• Ability and means to travel To be accessible as required for on call duties
• A full UK Driving Licence

Important information about your application

• All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
• References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
• New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

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If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of your start date to ensure sufficient time for the operational and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

In line with the change of Immigration rules on 8th January 2026 if you require Sponsorship through the Skilled Worker Visa you must be able to provide B2 English evidence before a Certificate of Sponsorship can be issued.

Visa eligibility notice:
The UK Home Office has imposed an emergency brake on specific visa routes.

• Skilled Worker visas cannot currently be issued to Afghan nationals.
• Study visas cannot currently be issued to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar or Sudan.
  As a result, we are unable to progress applications requiring sponsorship under these routes.

UHNM supports the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist in preparing your supporting statement. However, we reserve the right to reject applications where AI has been used in a misleading manner, for example, by implying experience or understanding that the applicant does not possess or where its use is excessive or unfair. If AI has been used to support your application, you must declare this within your submission.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Dr Sarah Kelt Job title Consultant in Palliative Medicine & Clinical Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01782 674029

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