Consultant

Job Overview

This is a community-based role, covering Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. As part of the multi professional team you will help run our Virtual Hospice, run your own outpatient clinic and conduct home visits. The job has a motor neuron disease clinic as part of the role. Work will include clinical guidance and leadership across our services, supporting the admission, assessment and ongoing care of patients with complex needs and offering specialist advice to colleagues to ensure care is safe, consistent and compassionate.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical guidance and leadership across services.
• Support admission, assessment and ongoing care of patients with complex needs.
• Offer specialist advice to colleagues, ensuring care is safe, consistent and compassionate.
• Provide leadership, supervision and support to doctors and the wider clinical team.
• Contribute to ongoing development of services, supporting learning and growth.
• Provide Palliative Medicine consultant lead for the community of Telford & Wrekin, alongside neuropalliative sessions.
• Provision of consultant outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits from the hospice base in Telford, with weekly team meetings/MDT at Shrewsbury site.
• Providing supervision for the Clinical Nurse Specialist team including supporting case reviews and joint domiciliary visits.
• Oversee care of patients admitted to the hospice for symptom control, rehabilitation and terminal care when providing cross-cover.
• Liaise with GPs in the community and consultants at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals where appropriate.
• Responsible for maintenance of accurate and full medical records.
• Support the strategic development and provision of Palliative Care services; suitable for first-time post holder (mentorship provided).
• Assist with 2 PAs devoted to neuropalliative provision.

Qualifications

Compassionate and experienced Consultant in palliative care.

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