Medical Director

About the Role

We are looking to appoint a dynamic medical leader to continue our legacy of amazing care and to help us meet our ambitions including growing and developing our research capabilities. The post holder will be employed by Chesterfield Royal Hospital but based at Ashgate Hospice where you will be supported by your clinical colleagues and the wider hospice team.

This is an expanded post which is ideally suited to an established Consultant who wishes to extend their leadership and strategic vision as a Medical Director in an outstanding and forward-looking clinical environment. The Medical Director will have a strong commitment to multidisciplinary leadership and to developing Ashgate’s profile and portfolio in palliative and end of life care education and research.

The post is predominantly community based for clinical activity and the role will provide a senior cross-cover with other elements of Ashgate’s medical services to cover sickness and absence.

Flexibility will be built into the post and its responsibilities to accommodate the skills and aspirations of the right candidate. The key characteristics of the role focus on leadership, research, education and clinical care by maintaining the complement of the senior clinicians to provide an appropriate share of Consultant’s frontline duties.

About Ashgate Hospice

As an independent hospice, we have the ability to respond rapidly and creatively to the needs of the community. We deliver outstanding education for our GP and SpR colleagues 3 to train at the hospice and also for our community, and we receive excellent feedback from them. We aim to up-skill our colleagues across the local health and care system to provide excellent palliative care for patients who otherwise do not need the specialist support of the hospice.

We are passionate and ambitious about what we do and the people who need our care. We are investing in our medical capacity to ensure that we can provide high-quality, evidence-based care and education that meets the evolving needs of our patients and their families, and to make Ashgate a great place to work.

Teaching and research have always been fundamental to the hospice movement. We have long been active in medical and clinical education in Derbyshire and now we are beginning to develop our partnerships with other hospices and academic bodies to support our evolution towards becoming a research active hospice. We are looking for a Medical Director who will play a vital role not only in the medical leadership of Ashgate, but in our work with local ICB partners to help us to achieve our vision of a good death for everyone.

How to Apply

If you would like to apply for the position of Medical Director, please send your CV, along with a brief covering letter to Matt Corbishley, Director of People, Engagement and Performance: matt.corbishley@ashgatehospice.org.uk

Please explain your interest in the role, in Ashgate Hospice and how your skills and experience reflect the person specification for the role.