Specialty Doctor in Pennington

We are looking for a Specialty Doctor to join our Medical Team, for six sessions (3 days) a week, plus on-call commitments. This is a new post that is envisaged to be for one year in the first instance. The post has been funded to support increasing clinical demand and ensure that we can continue to provide high-quality palliative care to patients and their families in the New Forest and on the Waterside.

Main duties of the job:

• You will join a highly motivated and enthusiastic multi-professional team who work across community, inpatient and day-care settings in close partnership with the CCG and hospital colleagues.
• We deliver excellent, evidence-based palliative care to patients with advanced life-limiting illnesses and complex physical, emotional, psychological and social problems, who live within our catchment area of the South New Forest and Totton.
• Being passionate about palliative and end of life care and a team player with excellent communication skills are essential.
• Applicants should have established experience working in a community palliative care setting as this role will require the successful post holder to work predominantly alongside our community palliative care team.
• You must be fully registered with the GMC and have appropriate post-registration experience.

In return we can offer you some attractive benefits and an opportunity to grow and develop within a supportive and friendly team environment.

To discuss the role or for more information then please contact our Medical Secretary Jackie Langsdon on 01590 670346 who will put you in contact with Dr Fliss Morgan or Dr Beth Birch, Consultants in Palliative Medicine.

About us:

Oakhaven Hospice serves the community of the New Forest, providing in-patient, day hospice and community care for patients with life-limiting illnesses and support to their families/carers. We are committed to equality of opportunity at Oakhaven. Our mission is to welcome everyone to join us and create inclusive teams, celebrating difference and encouraging everyone to be themselves at work.

Job responsibilities:

• This is a one year, fixed term part-time specialty doctor post in palliative medicine, based at Oakhaven Hospice.
• The post will consist of six sessions (three days a week) with a 1 in 5/6 non-residential on call.
• The post holder will work predominantly in the community with our experienced CNS team to support and manage patients in their own homes.
• Depending on clinical need, the post holder will also work on the in-patient unit on occasion and will cover the in-patient unit whilst on call.
• Due to the level of autonomy required for the community aspect of this role, it is expected that applicants will have a number of years of experience of community-based palliative care provision and feel confident working independently in this setting (with support from senior clinicians as appropriate).
• This is a new post created to support the increasing demand we are seeing for our clinical service.
• The post-holder will be expected to work with professional colleagues and hospice managers in the efficient running of services and will share with other practitioners in the medical contribution to management.
• Subject to the provisions of the terms and conditions of service, you are expected to observe the Trust's agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the trust.
• All medical staff are expected to comply with appropriate health and safety policies.

Person Specification:

• Full GMC registration, a licence to practice and at least 5 years full-time postgraduate training (or demonstration of equivalent experience and competencies).
• Audit Skills.
• Teaching Skills.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• At least 2 years prior experience of managing specialist palliative care patients in the community setting.
• Knowledge and experience of management of symptoms associated with terminal illnesses, including non-malignant conditions.
• Research interest.
• Previous experience in leading service development projects.

Qualifications:

You must be fully registered with the GMC and have appropriate post-registration 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.