Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health & wellbeing services

Cycle to work scheme

Car lease salary sacrifice

Flexible working options

Job summary

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking a dynamic consultant in palliative medicine to join the Specialist Palliative Care Team. The post covers maternity leave as a 9‑month fixed-term locum, delivering services across Wakefield and Pontefract communities and Wakefield Hospice.

The successful candidate will work with a team of consultants and clinical nurse specialists, have opportunities to pursue personal areas of interest, and support education and service improvement initiatives within

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and licence to practise.
• Medical degree from a recognised medical school.
• Higher medical qualification (MRCP) or equivalent.
• SCE in Palliative Medicine or equivalent.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Evidence of working in palliative medicine in hospice, hospital and community settings.
• Evidence of education and training of healthcare professionals.
• Commitment to CPD and evidence based practice.

Responsibilities

• Support the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team with patient reviews.
• Lead and contribute to weekly hospice MDT and ward rounds.
• Provide consultant oversight of Wakefield Hospice inpatient service.
• Participate in education, training and governance activities.
• Ensure cross-coverage and continuity of care across hospital and community services.

Skills

GMC registration

Medical degree

MRCP or equivalent

SCE in Palliative Medicine

UK work eligibility

Education and training

CPD / evidence-based practice

Education

MRCP or equivalent

Medical degree (MBBS/MD)

GMC registration

Job description

About The Role

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT) is looking for a dynamic enthusiastic consultant to join the Specialist Palliative Care Team working predominantly supporting community services and Wakefield Hospice. This is a 9-month fixed term locum post covering for maternity leave. The successful candidate will work with the Trust Specialist Palliative Care Team to provide services across the Wakefield and Pontefract community as well as the inpatient unit at Wakefield Hospice. It is expected that the successful candidate will take a key role in providing community services and there is flexibility in the existing consultant team to enable pursuit of the successful candidate’s personal areas of interest. The post holder will work in a team of 7 consultants and 16 clinical nurse specialists who provide cross cover and support across hospital and community palliative medicine services. MYTT End of Life Care Services were rated as good in our last CQC visit. The multidisciplinary community team see approximately 1250 referrals per year. The post will involve working closely with a consultant colleague to provide consultant oversight of the Wakefield Hospice inpatient service which will be a maximum of 16 beds. Wakefield Hospice has approximately 250 admissions per annum.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT) is looking for a dynamic enthusiastic consultant to join the Specialist Palliative Care Team working predominantly supporting community services and Wakefield Hospice. This is a 9-month fixed term locum post covering for maternity leave. The successful candidate will work with the Trust Specialist Palliative Care Team to provide services across the Wakefield and Pontefract community as well as the inpatient unit at Wakefield Hospice. It is expected that the successful candidate will take a key role in providing community services and there is flexibility in the existing consultant team to enable pursuit of the successful candidate’s personal areas of interest. The post holder will work in a team of 7 consultants and 16 clinical nurse specialists who provide cross cover and support across hospital and community palliative medicine services. MYTT End of Life Care Services were rated as good in our last CQC visit. The multidisciplinary community team see approximately 1250 referrals per year. The post will involve working closely with a consultant colleague to provide consultant oversight of the Wakefield Hospice inpatient service which will be a maximum of 16 beds. Wakefield Hospice has approximately 250 admissions per annum.

The post holder will have the opportunity to work at a locality level as part of the collaborative end of life care partnership group improving co-ordination of care of patients in the last year of life and ensuring a whole system approach to care.

The teams are committed to education and service improvement with projects such as supporting the role out of ReSPECT, supporting patients with non-malignant respiratory disease, supporting patients dying with stroke, specialist palliative care hospital at initiative, developing The Rosewood Centre, as well as leading the delivery of the multidisciplinary Motor Neurone Disease Service. The Prince of Wales Hospice in Pontefract provides lymphoedema services across the region.

The post holder will not routinely provide on call services but would be expected to provide cover in unexpected circumstances at a frequency of a maximum of 1:8.which would be paid in addition to the 8 PAs. This is a second on call service providing out of hours telephone advice across the Mid Yorkshire, Huddersfield and Calderdale footprint.

Main duties

Hospital

• Support for the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team with both joint and independent review of patients.
• Support for Gold Standards Framework meetings in primary care where appropriate.
• Community team MDT weekly
• Administrative duties, for which appropriate office space and secretarial support is provided
• Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 8 PA timetable. Core SPA includes audit and governance. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service.

Hospice

• Twice weekly ward rounds of hospice inpatients
• Weekly MDT
• Clinical supervision for FY2/ IMT trainees at the hospice and specialist registrar on both sites if applicable and candidate has appropriate training. Training can be supported in post.
• Office accommodation with secretarial support is provided.

JOB CONTENT

This post holder will be based at Pinderfields Hospital (PGH). There will be mentorship provided from a senior member of the team within the department.

The post holder will attend the weekly hospice MDT.

The post holder will work alongside 6 consultant colleagues at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, 1 specialist registrar, 13 hospital and community clinical nurse specialists in palliative medicine, an end of life care facilitator, a fast track facilitator and 2 band 4 care co-ordinators.

At Wakefield Hospice the post holder will work with Dr. Anna Schuberth (Consultant in palliative medicine), an IMT, an FY2 trainee, a specialist registrar and two staff grade doctors

Please see the attached full job description for an example weekly timetable.

Essential Person Specification Requirements

• Full GMC Registration with licence to practise
• Medical Degree from recognised medical school
• Higher Medical Qualification (eg MRCP) or show evidence of equivalent qualification
• SCE in Palliative Medicine or equivalent
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Evidence of completion of a period of approved training in palliative medicine or within 6 months of completion of training
• Evidence of working in palliative medicine in hospice, hospital and community settings
• Experience in education and training of healthcare professionals
• Demonstration of evidence based practice
• Enthusiasm for maintaining planned approach to CPD
• Evidence of understanding of clinical trials in palliative medicine.

For the full Person Specification, including desirable criteria for the role, please refer to the attached document within the job description.

Dr. Hazel Pearse, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Associate Medical Director MYTT, telephone: [phone] or Dr Emma Lowe, Consultant in Palliative Medicine with an interest in community SPC. telephone:[phone]).

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

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Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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