Consultant in Palliative Medicine | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust; Bolton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Bolton is looking for a Consultant in Palliative Medicine to join their community-based team. The role involves providing clinical leadership, facilitating service development, and engaging in on-call arrangements, primarily aimed at enhancing palliative care services. Successful applicants will have a consultant level medical qualification and experience in leading multidisciplinary teams. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative health service delivery in the community.

Qualifications

• Consultant level medical qualification with specialty training in Palliative Medicine.
• Experience in leading service development and multi-disciplinary team leadership within palliative care or related settings.
• Ability to work across community and hospital settings, contributing to rapid response and virtual ward initiatives.
• Flexibility to engage with pilot on-call arrangements and weekend work as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and service development support to set up and expand new services.
• Work alongside a consultant colleague in the community setting to support senior clinical practitioners.
• Engage, lead and drive changes to prove benefits and expand the team to support the service.
• Participate in on-call arrangements as determined, including weekend work.

Job description

Overview

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated, forward thinking Consultant in Palliative Medicine to an innovative community post in Bolton. The post holder will be joining the service at a time of exciting change and development to improve the provision of palliative care to the residents of Bolton. The post is predominantly community-based, with integrated hospital-based services.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and service development support to set up and expand new services, including a 7 day rapid response service and a ‘Hospital at Home’ virtual ward delivered by senior clinical practitioners, alongside advanced clinical practitioners in the Admissions Avoidance Team and other specialist teams running virtual wards.
• Work alongside a consultant colleague in the community setting to support newly appointed community senior clinical practitioners and a specialty doctor.
• Engage, lead and drive changes to prove benefits and expand the team to support the service.
• Participate in on-call arrangements as determined; weekend working to support the new service will be piloted, with current consultants providing 1:5 frequency 2nd on-call cover to Bolton Hospice.
• Operate predominantly in the community, with integrated hospital-based elements as required.
• Involvement in developing 7 day services and the integration of Hospital at Home/virtual ward initiatives.

Context and Service Model

The service includes a proactive emergency department service by two senior clinical practitioners (8a) to identify and manage unmet palliative care needs and initiate advance care planning, with a track record of reducing admissions and length of stay. The service aims to expand these capabilities into the community setting.

The post holder will be joining Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, an integrated provider serving Bolton’s population, with opportunities to work closely with primary care and local authority partners to deliver seamless patient care. The Trust strives to deliver high-quality care and staff development, and has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Requirements/Qualifications

• Consultant level medical qualification with specialty training in Palliative Medicine.
• Experience in leading service development and multi-disciplinary team leadership within palliative care or related settings.
• Ability to work across community and hospital settings, contributing to rapid response and virtual ward initiatives.
• Flexibility to engage with pilot on-call arrangements and weekend work as required.

Notes

There is currently no requirement to provide an outpatient clinic.

The advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025.