North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a dynamic and motivated Consultant in Palliative Medicine to join our well-established North Cumbria Specialist Palliative care team spanning acute and community. This is an additional consultant post to increase support across our acute hospital sites in Carlisle and Whitehaven. There is an established End of Life Improvement Programme with Medical and Nursing leads in place. A key part of the role will be contributing to the delivery of end of life improvement work and working collaboratively with stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
This is a hospital based consultant role in palliative medicine. The post is for 10PA; applicants wishing to work less than full‑time will still be considered. There is no on‑call commitment, although this may change as services develop.
About us
At NCIC, we aim to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and to offering a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- MRCP, MRCGP or equivalent
- Entry on GMC specialist register in palliative medicine via CCT (proposed CCT date within 6 months of interview) or CESR
Desirable
- MD or PhD degree
- Postgraduate teaching qualification
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Clinical training and experience in Palliative Medicine equivalent to that required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) in Palliative Medicine
- Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
- High standard of clinical skill and expertise in palliative Medicine
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Knowledge and experience of national end of life tools
Desirable
- Specialist Registrar in Palliative Medicine or equivalent
- Experience of working with primary care / community colleagues
- Professional supervision and management of non-consultant staff
Management and administrative
Essential
- Awareness of the managerial role of a consultant in the NHS
Desirable
- Formal training / courses in NHS management for palliative medicine
Organisation and planning
Essential
- Able to organise oneself and own workload
- Able to safely prioritise clinical need
- Experience & ability to work in multi‑professional teams
- Information technology skills
Desirable
- Understanding of NHS, clinical governance & resource constraints
- Service development skills
Teaching and training
Essential
- Evidence of clinical teaching experience
- Evidence of teaching to a multi‑professional team
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Design of teaching programme
Research, audit and clinical governance
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Evidence of participation in other quality improvement activity
Desirable
- Experience of leading audit / quality improvement activity
- Evidence of implementing change in a clinical service
- Research experience, publications, prizes and honours
Career progression
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development appropriate to palliative medicine
Desirable
- Appropriate progression of career to date
Personal skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to form and maintain good working relationships with colleagues and patients
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues, both medical and others
- Ability to lead where appropriate
- Ability to travel independently of public transport between sites
- Valid clean driving licence
- Satisfactory medical clearance from occupational health
Other requirements
Essential
- Authorised to live and work in the UK
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