Lead Hospice Consultant

We are looking for a Lead Consultant in Palliative Medicine to join our Hospice Day Care Unit and Outpatient Services here at St John’s Hospice.

The post-holder will act as Lead Consultant in Palliative Medicine Day Care Unit and Outpatient Services at St John’s Hospice, and have clinical responsibility for patients accepted by the Hospice Day Care Unit and Out Patient Services, as well as providing cover for the Consultant in Palliative Medicine responsible for the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team and Hospice IPU at St John’s Hospice.

The post-holder will provide leadership, support and supervision for the medical team at St John’s Hospice.

Located in leafy St John’s Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St John’s.

Am I the right person for this Consultant in Palliative Medicine role?

• Qualified Medical Practitioner

• Postgraduate higher qualification: PhD, Diploma or Master’s degree in an appropriate subject is desirable

• Full GMC registration

• Entry on GMC specialist register for Palliative Medicine or CCT (due within 6 months of interview) or has a CESR

• Membership of relevant Royal College or equivalent

• Experienced accredited clinical/educational supervisor and qualified medical appraiser is desirable

• Advanced Communication Skills certificate / training is desirable

• Extensive experience in palliative medicine

• Experience at Consultant in Palliative Medicine level is desirable

• Excellent clinical skills

• The authority and decision-making skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary team in a complex environment

• Ability to supervise the clinical work of consultants, doctors in training and other staff

• Evidence of under and/or post graduate teaching

What are the Responsibilities of this Consultant in Palliative Medicine role?

• Work as part of a team of consultants, providing specialist palliative care to patients predominantly in the hospice DCU and Outpatients. The post will also require occasional palliative care reviews of hospital patients, in addition to cross-covering the community and the IPU to ensure adequate clinical cover for the service is maintained when colleagues are on leave.

• Work collaboratively with all other team members and provide clinical support to the wider multi-disciplinary team.

• Attend the weekly DCU MDT meeting and take responsibility for decisions about patients.

• Agree and arrange safe admissions and discharges of patients to and from the Hospice in line with local policy when covering the IPU

• Ensure that comprehensive plans are made and recorded for each in-patient prior to the weekend in both their clinical record and the handover sheet

• Participate in a non-resident telephone on-call service providing advice to St John’s Hospice in-patient and community services and supporting the in-patient telephone advice line. On-call duties are shared between the three Consultants and are also supported through an external provider as a consultant telephone on call rota.

• Act as a key member of the Senior Management Team, liaising with the Chief Nursing Officer, Medical Director, Assistant Director of Nursing – Hospice, Consultants in Palliative Medicine, Hospice Heads of Departments and other staff members, ensuring a multi-disciplinary approach to palliative care

• The post-holder will be the DCU and Outpatient lead for the Hospice

• To participate in the daily referrals meeting and clinical handover meetings as required

• To assist in the induction of new members of the medical staff

• Undergraduate teaching to visiting medical students

• Education and teaching for doctors in training and professionals visiting the unit

• Participate in teaching programmes for multi-professional teams within and outside the hospice.

• Participate in The weekly Journal Club that is held in conjunction with the Palliative care teams at Imperial and Pembridge

• Incorporating clinical effectiveness, risk management and audit into everyday practice and service developments

• Promoting evidence based practice, and use of Clinical Guidelines

• Participating and leading on audits by the medical team and supervising junior doctors in undertaking audits

• Participate in the senior management and governance meetings

Why apply for this role as Consultant in Palliative Medicine?

At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits; from 27 days annual leave, generous private healthcare cover, contributory pension schemes – including continuation of the NHS pension.

The Outpatient Department is often a patients’ first experience of the hospital of St John and St Elizabeth and therefore staff are polite and helpful. The department is a 30 individually designed consulting rooms with equipment specific to the various specialties we cover and is in spacious, comfortable surroundings.

Located in leafy St John’s Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St John’s.

When you become part of the HJE Family, these are just some of the benefits you will receive..

• Competitive pay with progressive band structuring, as well as generous unsociable hours enhancements (if applicable)

• For employees joining us from the NHS, we can provide continuation of your NHS pension.

• Contributory pension schemes to suit all pockets.

• Private healthcare cover of up to £20,000 per year

• 27 days annual leave

• We can provide short-term accommodation for new starters at The Hospital

• Ongoing training and development programmes

• Discounts at local, national and online shops

• Interest-free season ticket loans

• Cycle to work loan scheme

• Employee "Service Excellence" recognition rewards

• Childcare vouchers

• £1,000 Refer a Friend scheme

If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.