This consultant post sits within the integrated palliative care team at North Tees and Hartlepool, covering hospital, community and hospice work for University Hospitals Tees. The core is clinical: reviewing patients face to face and remotely, advising colleagues on management, and taking non-resident on-call advice calls across the wider consultant rota. Hospice sessions set it apart, with a minimum of 1.5 a week at either Butterwick Hospice in Stockton or Alice House Hospice in Hartlepool. Applicants need a CCST/CCT in Palliative Medicine, or eligibility for one, alongside GMC registration.
What the job involves
- Provide clinical input across hospital, community and hospice settings according to clinical need
- Carry out a minimum average of 1.5 sessions per week of hospice clinical work
- Undertake face-to-face and non-face-to-face patient reviews across hospital, community and hospice settings
- Advise and support the palliative care team and wider healthcare teams on clinical management of patients
- Take non-resident on-call advice calls from hospital, community and hospice settings as part of the University Hospitals Tees consultant rota
- Attend hospices out of hours to review patients face to face in exceptional circumstances, to support a doctor in training
- Be within 2 hours' travel of the hospices covered on call (Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Stockton)
- Participate in management duties and activities within the NHS and hospice
- Lead in developing and managing clinical services and contribute to service development
- Work across sites within both North Tees and Hartlepool and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts as required
Qualifications
- CCST/CCT in Palliative Medicine, or within six months of obtaining it at interview, or on the GMC Specialist Register in Palliative Medicine
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise, or eligible for one, meeting the GMC's Good Medical Practice
Experience
- Evidence of continuing medical education
- General training to specialist level
- Previous involvement in service development
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of clinical risk management
- Good organisational skills and willingness to lead in developing and managing a clinical service
- Willingness to participate in management duties within the NHS and hospice
Nice to have
- Postgraduate qualification in Palliative Medicine
- Experience in clinical audit, research and teaching
- Experience in related medical specialties, such as oncology, respiratory, neurology or care of the elderly
- Staff management, including appraisal, dealing with poor performance, coaching and motivating
- Computing skills
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and of independent palliative services
What's offered
- Health and well-being initiatives
- Staff benefits
- Opportunities for personal and professional development
- Staff recognition schemes, including Star and Team of the Month, Shining Stars and Service Awards
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
