Specialist Doctor - Palliative Medicine

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Doctor to join a large, friendly and proactive Palliative Medicine Department at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton.

The post is less than full time (0.68 WTE) with some weekend working on Saturday and Sunday 9am to 3pm.

You will join a team of consultants and specialists based between Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and Queens Hospital Burton (QHB), who also provide services at the associated community Hospitals.

There is ample opportunity to develop both your clinical and non-clinical skills through protected study time, education meetings, teaching experience and audit. If you are interested in Palliative Medicine as a career or want to develop your palliative care skills within a portfolio career, this post will widen your experience and support your ongoing development.

The Specialist Palliative Care team at UHDB provides support to patients and families in a variety of settings. It comprises the 20-bed specialist palliative care in-patient unit, Nightingale Macmillan Unit (NMU); Ward 2, a 14-bed general palliative care ward providing end of life care at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital in Derby; Hospital Palliative Care Team covering RDH and QHB; Community Palliative Care Team and an End of Life Care Facilitator Team.

The successful candidate will be based across sites and and will provide clinical input across the outpatient clinics and advisory services.

Main duties of the job

Work with the wider Palliative Medicine multi-disciplinary team to support outpatients and inpatients with symptom control, decision making for treatments and onward planning for discharge.

Responsible for the continuing care and treatment of patients in your charge

Conduct outpatient clinics for Palliative Medicine patients.

To work with the Community Palliative Care Team, supporting with coordinating care for complex patients, and completing home visits where necessary.

To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

To undertake continuing professional development (CPD) and comply with requirements for appraisal and revalidation.

Occasional cross-cover of HPCT service at Queens Hospital BurtonThe post-holder will need to undertake some weekend working on the Nightingale Macmillan Unit (09:00-15:00 Saturday and Sunday).

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

o Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership developmento On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.o A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

o We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.o We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.o An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.o Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.o Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.o We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.o We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.