Locum Specialty Doctor - Palliative Medicine
Posted 1 day 7 hours ago by NHS
The service's 'hub' is based at Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice, a 15 bedded Specialist Palliative Care unit on Liebenrood Road, Reading. The service also has inpatient beds in West Berkshire and Wallingford Community Hospitals, and delivers community services in Reading, Newbury and Wokingham, as well as through the South Oxfordshire Palliative Care Hub.
We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified, enthusiastic and experienced Specialty Doctor to join a committed consultant-led team at this busy, multi-disciplinary specialist palliative care service.
Main duties of the jobTo clerk and examine newly admitted patients and to plan their management with reference to senior medical staff members as necessary;
Co-operate with the other members of the multi-disciplinary team in ensuring on-going optimum symptom control for patients, taking into account the physical, psycho-social and spiritual elements of those symptoms;
To co-operate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in the support of relatives and friends of patients;
Maintain accurate and comprehensive records and provide patient discharge summaries as required;
Attend and contribute to the weekly journal club
The Post is full time with 1 in 6 on call, non resident. We will consider applications for part time work.
About usSue Ryder is a national charity which provides specialist palliative care throughout the UK. It was founded over fifty years ago as the Sue Ryder Foundation and has major experience as a provider of care to adults with complex needs. Currently with six specialist palliative care centres across the country, Sue Ryder is one of the largest independent providers of specialist palliative care in the United Kingdom.
The Department of Palliative Medicine
The Sue Ryder teams work closely with the Royal Berkshire Hospital palliative care team, to provide specialist inpatient and community palliative care for patients in West Berkshire, and South Oxfordshire.
Job responsibilitiesPlease refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details. I f you would like to discuss this role or arrange a visit, please contact our Clinical Lead Dr Hannah Western.
Person Specification Qualifications- Full GMC Registration
- Additional qualifications in Palliative Medicine
- MRCP or equivalent
- Completed core / internal medical training, or training in general practice
- Experience in Palliative Medicine
- Evidence of active involvement in audit
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Evidence of a good knowledge base of clinical research processes and ability to utilise evidence based practice
- Able to organise oneself and prioritise clinical workload
- IT skills especially use of databases
- Evidence of education expertise and experience
- Experience of using reflection on practice incidents and the ability to learn from incidents
- Evidence of effective team working
- Caring attitude to patients
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Meets professional health requirements
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.