Consultant in Palliative Care Job at Remedium Partners (Wales)

Job Description

A new opportunity has arisen for a Consultant in Palliative Care to join an established Specialist Palliative Care service in Wales. This is a new, less-than-full-time consultant post created as part of a workforce expansion to meet growing patient care needs across the region. The successful candidate will join a department comprising 8 consultants and Specialist Doctors, delivering integrated specialist palliative medicine services across community, inpatient, acute and specialist settings.

Job Responsibility

Provide a consultant palliative care service covering the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of conditions requiring specialist palliative and end-of-life care support
Deliver expert symptom control, holistic assessment and integrated care planning for patients and families across community, acute, outpatient and inpatient settings
Work collaboratively with consultant colleagues and the wider multi-professional team, maintaining responsibility for patients under your care and supporting appropriate delegation and staff development
Contribute to the safe, efficient and effective running of the service in line with governance frameworks, operational policies and service plans
Participate in clinical governance, risk management, audit, appraisal, revalidation and service improvement
Support MDT working across specialist palliative care services and work in partnership with primary care, secondary care and voluntary sector organisations
Provide telephone advice and, where required, direct clinical assessment as part of the 1:7 non-resident on-call rota
Take part in teaching, training and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate staff, including medical students and junior doctors
Contribute to research, quality improvement and audit activity within a university-linked health board environment

Requirements

Full GMC registration and licence to practise
On the GMC Specialist Register in Palliative Medicine, or eligible for CCT within 6 months / eligible via equivalent recognised route
MRCP
Evidence of the ability to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams
Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service
Evidence of teaching and training postgraduate and/or undergraduate clinical staff
Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing the audit
Strong leadership skills and the ability to take responsibility when appropriate
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including advanced communication skills
Understanding of prudent healthcare principles, teamwork, information systems and service improvement
Flexible, adaptable and able to work effectively under pressure
Ability to undertake on-call commitments
Empathy, sensitivity and enthusiasm to contribute to clinical development and continuous improvement
Further relevant degree or diploma
Teaching qualification or higher qualification in medical education
Experience in the development and commissioning of palliative care services
Experience in research in palliative care or a related field
Evidence of learning in improvement science and methodology to enhance service delivery

Nice to have

Further relevant degree or diploma
Teaching qualification or higher qualification in medical education
Experience in the development and commissioning of palliative care services
Experience in research in palliative care or a related field
Evidence of learning in improvement science and methodology to enhance service delivery

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