Consultant Palliative Care

Job summaryWe are seeking a substantive Palliative Medicine Consultant to join the established Hospital Palliative Care Team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust . The successful applicant will join the existing Palliative Medicine Consultant Team to provide high-quality care to hospital inpatient, and to those important to them. The successful candidate will also provide clinical advice, support and leadership to the multidisciplinary Hospital Palliative Care Team. This role will also support a new service in the hospital based in acute receiving areas (COMPASS - Community Outreach Model for Palliative Assessment Step up/ Step down) due for launch in late 2026/early 2027 which aims to guide patients and professionals to the right care in the right place at the right time.The post is advertised as 10PA but applications for less than full-time working are welcome.As part of the Consultant AAC, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic: Delivering High-Quality Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Acute Hospitals - My Vision for the First Three Years in Post.Interview date: Friday 8th January 2027Main duties of the jobProvide specialist advice, support and patient review for hospital in-patients and their clinical team, with a small ad hoc outpatient caseload. Work closely with consultant colleagues and represent palliative care at multidisciplinary meetings. Collaboratively, with consultant team, lead service development and promote appropriate use of the generalised and specialist palliative care across the Trust. Supervise and teach specialty trainees, clinical fellows, resident doctors, medical students and other professionals. Support the new COMPASS service. Attend relevant Trust, cross-site and system meetings and contribute to committees and working groups. Share the countywide out-of-hours Palliative Medicine on call rota; primarily, providing telephone advice but to attend for face to face review of patients when clinically necessary. Demonstrate willingness to undertake additional responsibilities within the team, such as the role of Governance Lead. Protect confidential information, comply with data-protection requirements, Trust policies and procedures, and the NHS Constitution.About usWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and WorcesterOur workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do. Being open and honest Ensuring people feel cared for Showing respect to everyoneWe are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.DBS Checks and CostsAny applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.DetailsDate posted12 November 2026Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary 113,565 to 150,569 a year ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference numberC9365-26-0861Job locationsWorcestershire Royal HospitalCharles Hastings WayWorcesterWR51DDUnited KingdomThe Alexandra HospitalWoodrow DriveRedditchWorcestershireB98 7UBUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThis job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital. The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.The post-holder will attend cross county and cross site meetings.The post-holder will collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.The post-holder will, if relevant, participate in the on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with Consultant colleagues in post.The Trust would expect a consultant whilst undertaking on-call duties to attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The consultant on call must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.The post-holder, whilst undertaking weekend on call duties, will attend the hospital to undertake patient reviews. Job description Job responsibilitiesThis job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital. The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.The post-holder will attend cross county and cross site meetings.The post-holder will collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.The post-holder will, if relevant, participate in the on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with Consultant colleagues in post.The Trust would expect a consultant whilst undertaking on-call duties to attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The consultant on call must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.The post-holder, whilst undertaking weekend on call duties, will attend the hospital to undertake patient reviews.Person Specification Qualifications EssentialFull GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Palliative Medicine (or expected within 6 months of interview date) via CCT or CESR (CP) CESR orEuropean Community RightsSuccess in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalentDesirableHigher degree Experience EssentialClinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Palliative Medicine Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialtyAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients Personal Attributes EssentialAbility to work in a teamEnquiring, critical approach to workAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agenciesCommitment to Continuing Medical EducationDesirableWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels Teaching Experience EssentialAbility to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplinesExperience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduatesDesirableAbility to supervise postgraduate research Other Requirements EssentialAn understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issuesAble to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call Management and Administrative Experience EssentialAbility to organise and prioritise workload effectivelyAbility to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist serviceAbility to organise and manage outpatient priorities, including Virtual Ward caseloadAbility to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary teamExperience of audit management and conducting clinical auditDesirableAbility to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriateAbility to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making Research Experience EssentialAbility to apply research outcomes to clinical problemsAn awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiativeDesirablePublications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 yearsEvidence of having undertaken original research Person Specification Qualifications EssentialFull GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Palliative Medicine (or expected within 6 months of interview date) via CCT or CESR (CP) CESR orEuropean Community RightsSuccess in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalentDesirableHigher degree Experience EssentialClinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Palliative Medicine Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialtyAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients Personal Attributes EssentialAbility to work in a teamEnquiring, critical approach to workAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agenciesCommitment to Continuing Medical EducationDesirableWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels Teaching Experience EssentialAbility to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplinesExperience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduatesDesirableAbility to supervise postgraduate research Other Requirements EssentialAn understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issuesAble to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call Management and Administrative Experience EssentialAbility to organise and prioritise workload effectivelyAbility to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist serviceAbility to organise and manage outpatient priorities, including Virtual Ward caseloadAbility to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary teamExperience of audit management and conducting clinical auditDesirableAbility to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriateAbility to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making Research Experience EssentialAbility to apply research outcomes to clinical problemsAn awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiativeDesirablePublications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 yearsEvidence of having undertaken original researchDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustAddressWorcestershire Royal HospitalCharles Hastings WayWorcesterWR51DDUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustAddressWorcestershire Royal HospitalCharles Hastings WayWorcesterWR51DDUnited KingdomEmployer's website