Palliative Medicine Specialty Doctor Flexible On-Call

NHS Scotland; Greenock; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Flexible working

Job share

NHS pension

Job summary

Ardgowan Hospice is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine to join its Specialist Palliative Care Team in Inverclyde. The role involves middle-tier medical cover across inpatient and community settings with senior support, and opportunities to engage in quality improvement, governance and education.

The post is fixed-term for six months (from January 2027) and supports flexible working; visa sponsorship is available.

Qualifications

• Doctor with at least four years of postgraduate experience with an interest in palliative medicine.

Responsibilities

• Provide middle tier medical cover across inpatient and community settings with senior medical support available at all times.
• Be part of a multidisciplinary Specialist Palliative Care Team.
• Participate in quality improvement projects, clinical governance activities and education.
• Contribute to the 1-in-5 non-residential on-call rota during out-of-hours.

Skills

Palliative medicine

Clinical governance

Quality improvement

On-call

Job description

Ardgowan Hospice is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine to join its Specialist Palliative Care Team in Inverclyde. The role involves middle-tier medical cover across inpatient and community settings with senior support, and opportunities to engage in quality improvement, governance and education.

The post is fixed-term for six months (from January 2027) and supports flexible working; visa sponsorship is available.