Specialty Doctor

Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent; Margate; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Professional development

Good work-life balance

Strong learning opportunities

NHS pay rates

Job summary

Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent is seeking an experienced Specialty Doctor to join our medical team. The role offers option to base at Ashford with flexibility across sites in East Kent, and an emphasis on education, research and clinical governance.

The post is available from 2 January 2026 and is part time (7 sessions per week) with consideration for full-time employment. An active CPD programme and supervision are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience of Palliative Care.
• MBBS or equivalent and Full GMC registration.
• Completion of Foundation competencies and ST1/CT1/ST2/CT2 or equivalent experience.
• Ability to manage general medical on call needs of palliative care patients.
• Commitment to education, research and audits.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care and medical input to the MDT for patients under Pilgrims Hospice, under supervision.
• Participate in teaching, supervision and training of medical trainees and staff.
• Maintain CPD and annual appraisal in line with Hospice policy.
• Contribute to the organisation's governance and clinical audit activities.
• Support research undertaken by Pilgrims Hospices.

Skills

Palliative Care Experience

Clinical Judgment

Holistic Patient Care

On-Call Medical Skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC registration

Foundation competencies

ST1/CT1 and ST2/CT2 or equivalent

Job description

Please note: Unfortunately, we do not offer sponsorship at this time. Therefore, if you require sponsorship, we won't be able to accept your application for this role.

Are you an experienced doctor thinking of a change in career or a doctor who wants to build a career in palliative care?

If so, then the role of Specialty Doctorat Pilgrims may be just the job for you!

Pilgrims Hospice provides expert palliative care to the people of East Kent.We have three in patient units at Ashford, Canterbury and Margate where ourthree multi-disciplinary community teams are based as well as our therapycentres.

An opportunity has arisen in our medical team and Pilgrims is inviting applications for interested physicians. This would be ideal forexperienced doctors thinking of a change in career, doctors with a view to building a career in thisspeciality or have a wealth of experience within palliativemedicine.

We have an active educational programme and as a training unit for specialistand general practice trainees can offer some excellent opportunities to developskills and gain experience.

The post will be basedat Ashford but flexibility on sites can be considered. This post is available from 2nd January 2026, subject topre-employment checks and is part time 7 sessions a week (3 full days plus 4 sessions a month dedicated to education and research). Requests for full time employment will be considered.

Main duties of the job

• To provideclinical care and medical input to the multidisciplinary team for patientsunder the care of the Pilgrims Hospice, under the supervision of the namedconsultant (including hospice inpatients, community patients, outpatients,domiciliary visiting and patients attending Pilgrims Therapy Centre).
• To participate inthe teaching, supervision and training of medical trainees and otherprofessional staff working at the Pilgrims Hospice or attending coursesrun by the Pilgrims Hospices.
• To maintain a fullprogramme of personal CPD in line with current recommendations. Please refer to the Hospice study leavepolicy
• To participate inannual appraisal and to work to the stated strategic direction andobjectives of Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent.
• To undertakeadministrative tasks in support of the activity of the organisation.
• To be activelyinvolved in an effective system of clinical audit and all other aspects ofclinical governance.
• To supportresearch undertaken by Pilgrims. Wehave a thriving research programme led by our research facilitator.

About us

Our Vision

We recognise that our workforce is integral to the delivery of our Vision and our charitable aims. Pilgrims Hospices continues to create a highly skilled, motivated, engaged and healthy workforce by providing an environment where staff and volunteers feel highly motivated to perform their roles to a consistently high standard.

To achieve our Vision, we useour CODE:

Compassionate We treat everyone with compassion and care

Open We communicate openly, honestly and effectively

Dynamic We are dynamic, improving and developing our service

Empowered We empower people to achieve their outcomes

Other benefits:

• Modern, friendly and highly professional working environments
• Opportunities for professional development through a range of extensive learning
• Alignment with NHS pay rates and continuity in membership of the NHS pension scheme
• A sense of achievement in supporting a worthwhile cause
• A sense of wellbeing
• A good work-life balance
• Locations across well-populated areas of east Kent all providing very good road and rail links
• NHS and financial discounts i.e. Blue Light Card

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description document for more information on what the role of Speciality Doctor entails.

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum 2 years experience of Palliative Care
• Possesses range of clinical knowledge, skills & information technology expertise.
• Concerned to maintain & develop this knowledge.
• Displays sound professional judgement
• Sees patients within a holistic context
• Able to manage general medical on call needs of palliative care patients

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration.
• Completion of Foundation competencies.
• Completion of ST1/CT1 and ST2/CT2 or equivalent experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.