Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine in Swindon

Find out about the range of end-of-life care services that we offer to patients and their families. These are delivered free of charge and are designed to provide compassionate, personalised support during every stage of a life-limiting illness in every kind of care setting, to anyone who needs it.

Prospect Hospice is the leading provider of education and training for end-of-life care in Swindon and north Wiltshire. Working closely with you, our colleagues within partner organisations, we want to ensure that the very best care is available to everyone facing the end of life. This is why we provide education and development opportunities, all of which aim to encourage learning and build confidence in end of life care and support.

Rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, Prospect Hospice is the leading provider of specialist end-of-life care across Swindon, northeast Wiltshire, and parts of Gloucestershire. Our purpose-built hospice in Wroughton, just outside Swindon, provides inpatient, outpatient, and community-based services to over 300,000 people.

Hours:

• 1 clinical day per week (mostly community)
• Non-resident on-call for our in-patient unit (IPU) and community (1 OOH evening & night/week)
• 1 in 4 weekends based on IPU

You will provide expert palliative medical care to patients on our 6-bed Inpatient Unit (IPU), working closely with a dedicated multidisciplinary team including specialist nurses, therapists, family support workers, and psychotherapists.

Your role will include:

• One clinical day per week, usually in the community working with our Clinical Nurse Specialists (2 pa’s)
• Participation in the non-resident out-of-hours rota:
  • One overnight per week (17:00–09:00)
  • One weekend in four (IPU ward round and potential admissions; remote cover overnight). The hospice consultant or Supportive Care UK consultants provide second on-call cover.
• Opportunities to contribute to clinical governance, education, audit, and quality improvement

The medical team consists of a Hospice Consultant, Specialty Doctors, GP trainees and an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Remote support is also provided by Supportive Care UK.

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking a passionate and experienced doctor who is committed to delivering high-quality, holistic care at the end of life. The post would be suitable for those who wish to gain experience and skills in specialist palliative medicine or consolidate/expand on knowledge and skills they already have.

Essential Criteria:

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Minimum 4 years’ postgraduate training (at least 2 years in relevant specialties)
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• A genuine interest in or experience of palliative medicine

Desirable:

• Previous experience in hospice or specialist palliative care settings
• Interest in teaching, service development or audit/QI

You must live within 45 minutes of Prospect Hospice when on-call.

We welcome informal discussions or visits to the hospice. For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact Simon Brooks, Hospice Consultant on 01793 813355 or email simonbrooks@prospect-hospice.net.

Applicants must have current UK professional GMC registration.

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.

Prospect Hospice is committed to encouraging a diverse and inclusive working environment. We recognise that promoting diversity and eliminating discrimination in our workplace will bring benefits for our people, our business and the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, offending background, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we support. As part of our SAFER recruitment process, offers of employment will be subject to thorough checks, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, online and social media checks and verification of qualifications. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures at all times.

We will review applications as they come in so we may close the vacancy before the closing date. Candidates are advised to apply early.