Palliative Medicine Consultant

Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have formed the Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group to enhance patient care across the county.

This substantive post of 10 programmed activities is based at ULHT, with line management via St Barnabas Hospice, and requires the post holder to maintain a private residence within 30 minutes of the IPU due to on call commitments.

Qualifications

• Expert clinician to support a Specialist Palliative Medicine consultant position.
• Post based at ULTH, line managed via St Barnabas Hospice.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and support developing hospital SPC service and a community SPC Hospice Team.
• Ensure that high quality care is provided to patients and their families.

Job description

Company Description

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have formed the Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group to enhance patient care across the county. The Group operates under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team while each Trust retains its statutory name and legal responsibilities. This collaborative arrangement is designed to strengthen care pathways between community services and hospital settings, improving continuity and quality of care. Applicants will join a system focused on integrated, patient-centered services and shared clinical leadership.

Job Overview

We require an expert clinician to support a Specialist Palliative Medicine consultant position. The post holder will have the ability to inspire and support a developing hospital Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) service and a community SPC Hospice Team. With the help and direction of the executive and clinical leaders the successful applicant will ensure that we continue to procide high quality care to patients and their families.

This is a substantive post (10 programmed activities) which is based at ULTH. The post holder will be employed by United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals Trust and line managed via St Barnabas Hospice. It is essential that the post holder has private residence within 30 minutes travelling time of St Barnabas Hospice IPU due to on call commitments.

The all embracing nature of specialist palliative care as a countywide service results in a complex and lengthy explanation of the interrelated services and providers that address the needs of the patients and commissioners.