Trust Doctor (eqv to ST1/2 ) in Palliative Medicine

Trust Doctor (eqv to ST1/2 ) in Palliative Medicine

Trust Doctor (ST1-2 equivalent) in Palliative Medicine (0.2 WTE)

Fixed Term 6 months

This is a rare opportunity to join the Margaret Centre, our 11-bed Acute Specialist Palliative Care Unit at Whipps Cross University Hospital (part of Barts Health NHS Trust), as a Clinical Fellow in Palliative Medicine on a 0.2 WTE (1 day per week) basis.

Main duties of the job

This is a solely clinical post, ideal for a GPST1-2 level doctor looking to gain focused, supervised experience in specialist palliative care alongside their training programme. There is no dedicated research time built into the post, although the successful candidate may have the opportunity to contribute to project work with the Academic Centre for Healthy Aging, depending on interest and availability

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain\'s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

This is a solely clinical post, ideal for a GPST1-2 level doctor looking to gain focused, supervised experience in specialist palliative care alongside their training programme. There is no dedicated research time built into the post, although the successful candidate may have the opportunity to contribute to project work with the Academic Centre for Healthy Aging, depending on interest and availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with license to practice
• Completion of foundation training
• Additional postgraduate qualification relevant to general or palliative medicine
• Membership examination progress (e.g. MRCGP components) appropriate to stage of training
• Evidence of participation in research (peer reviewed publications etc.)

Experience

• Experience working within a hospital multidisciplinary team, appropriate to stage of training
• Current ALS certificate
• Subspecialty Experience in palliative medicine, acute medicine, oncology

Knowledge

• Sound working knowledge of general medicine appropriate to stage of training, with an interest in developing specialist palliative care skills
• Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit and demonstrable commitment to improving quality of care to patients
• Understanding of modern medical curricula and commitment to life-long learning

Skills

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Willingness to support the supervision of more junior colleagues on the ward as required
• Ability to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload effectively
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs nurses and other agencies
• Teaching Qualification
• Advanced Communication Skills Training

Other

• Flexible and co-operative approach to colleagues
• Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
• Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
• Good leadership skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Consultant in Specialist Palliative Care Medicine