Community Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Community Consultant in Palliative Medicine

This is an exciting opportunity to play a senior clinical role within our Specialist Palliative Care Home Team, supporting patients, families, carers and community professionals to deliver high-quality, person-centred end-of-life care. You will also contribute to hospice research, quality improvement, education, governance and service development.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the attached job description & person specification for a full list of duties and requirements for this role. Please contact us if you would like any further information.

About us

We offer a range of benefits to our staff, including the option to retain membership to the NHS Pension scheme (subject to conditions.) Other benefits include:

NHS matched annual leave

Enhancements paid on top of basic salary for unsociable hours

Family friendly leave

Access to lease car services

Employee Assistance programmes

Long Service Awards

Discounts at our onsite bistro

Access to free parking

Ongoing training and development

Job responsibilities

About the role

Working within the Specialist Palliative Care Home Team, you will provide senior medical leadership and expert clinical care to patients in the community. You will advise on and lead complex symptom management, advance care planning, treatment escalation planning and support for patients and families. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across primary care, secondary care, social care and the voluntary sector.

You will also support the twice-monthly outpatient Pain Management Group alongside the Consultant Anaesthetist and Psychological Therapist, and take a lead role in developing the hospices research, evaluation and quality improvement agenda.

Key responsibilities

Assess and manage complex physical, psychological, social and spiritual symptoms in community settings.

Provide clinical support and advice to GPs, district nurses, care home staff and community teams.

Lead and support advance care planning, DNACPR discussions and treatment escalation planning.

Work closely with the Specialist Palliative Care Home Team Lead to develop and strengthen the service.

Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, case conferences, governance activity and clinical education.

Lead and promote research, audit, evaluation and quality improvement across the hospice.

Support resident doctors, hospice staff and external healthcare professionals through teaching and clinical supervision.

Contribute to the second on-call rota shared across the hospice, CUH and RPH.

About you

We are looking for a consultant who brings excellent clinical skills, compassionate leadership and a strong commitment to person-centred palliative care. You will be confident working with patients and families with complex needs and able to build positive relationships across professional boundaries.

To be successful, you will need full GMC registration and CCT/CESR or Specialist Registration in Palliative Medicine, or be within six months of achieving this at interview. Experience across palliative medicine settings is essential, and experience in a community hospice post would be advantageous.

At Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, you will be part of a dedicated, supportive and values-led team committed to making a genuine difference for people living with advanced serious illness and those approaching the end of life. You will have the opportunity to influence care across Cambridgeshire, contribute to innovation and learning, and help shape evidence-informed services for the future.

We are committed to compassion, caring, excellence and community, and we actively promote equality, inclusion, wellbeing and environmental sustainability across our organisation.

How to apply

If you would like to use your expertise to help provide outstanding palliative and end-of-life care across Cambridgeshire, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please refer to the full job description and person specification for further details and apply online.

For enquiries, please contact: or

Please note that this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check with Barred list checks included.

Starting salary of £113,56, with opportunities to progress to £150,569 (Consultant medical grade with 1% on-callbanding).

Please note that the salary quoted is based on full time hours and will be pro-ratad for part time posts. As a Charity with limited funds, it is usual practice for new starters to commence on the minimum of the salary band for the role. Exceptionally, and only for candidates demonstrating significant strengths relevant to the role, we may be able to negotiate on this.

We are a Disability Confident employer, and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. If you would like support to apply, please contact the HR Team by email and we will be happy to help.

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity does not hold a sponsor license; therefore, we are unable to offer sponsorship to individuals who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, or that require sponsorship as a condition of an existing visa.

We are committed to inclusivity, respect, fairness, engagement and equality of opportunity for our patients and their families, our staff and trustees, our volunteers and our supporters. We value the strength that comes with difference and the positive contribution that diversity brings to our community. Therefore, candidates with a disability that meet the minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview. We are also working to increase diversity throughout the organisation, and we particularly welcome applications from BAME people who are currently under-represented.

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults who draw on care and support and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

Interviews for this role will be held on 21st July.

Person Specification Knowledge, qualifications and experience

• Full registration with GMC
• Holds CCT/ CESR or Specialist Registration in Palliative Medicine (or will obtain within 6 months of interview)
• N/A

Other

• Driving licence and access to insured vehicle for work purposes
• Ability to undertake on call rota commitment
• N/A

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.

£113,565 to £150,569 a yearpro rata for part time