The Palliative Care service at Barts Health NHS Trust, are currently welcoming applications for a locum consultant in palliativec.....
The Palliative Care service at Barts Health NHS Trust, are currently welcoming applications for a locum consultant in palliativecare (twelve month maternity cover). The successful candidate with be based at both St Bartholomews & Whipps Cross Hospitals.
Barts Health NHS Trust provides a large range of clinical services to people in east London and beyond. We operate from four major hospital sites (The Royal London, St Bartholomew’s, Whipps Cross and Newham) and a number of community locations, including Mile End Hospital. Around 2.5 million people living in east London look to our services to provide them with the healthcare theyneed.
Specialist Palliative Care is provided at all hospitals within Barts Health NHS Trust. Hospital Palliative Care at St. Bartholomew’s, The Royal London, Newham and Whipps Cross Hospitals are managed as a networked service from the St. Bartholomew’s site through the Barts Cancer Centre. These sites do not provide community or hospice services.
For further details/informal visits, please contact;
Dr David Feuer – Clinical Director in Palliative care
d.feuer@nhs.net
Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment
To be an active member of the Specialist Palliative Care Service and help deliver the departmental mission of excellence in clinical care and teaching.
To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive, efficient and high quality evidence-based Specialist Palliative Care service including all administrative duties associated with patient care.
To provide clinical care for patients who have been referred to Specialist Palliative Care service, including inpatients and outpatients, providing specialist advice and a referral service for other clinicians in the Trust.
To be responsible for Clinical Audit activities, which is an essential and regular part of clinical practice.
To participate in the Trust’s clinical governance activities, and to encourage and foster improvements in the quality and standards of clinical services.
To provide clinical leadership in Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care within Barts Health NHS Trust.
To be involved with the education all members of the multi professional team both formally and informally including undergraduates.
To share in the responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
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.
To contribute to the provision of comprehensive, efficient and high-quality care throughout the treatment and management pathway of patients with Specialist Palliative Care needs.
To help co-ordinate the provision of a consolidated service across all sites in the Trust.
To undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients in their charge and the running of their clinics or departments.
To participate in the consultant on-call rota and provide cover for colleagues in time of absence and leave when required.
To have a key role in providing a high-quality clinical service for patients with palliative care needs, developing and establishing models of delivering specialist palliative care advice
To contribute to locality, network and national workforce streams or councils.
To maintain up-to-date specialist knowledge and provide evidence based care for all patients.
To attend Specialist Palliative Care multidisciplinary team meetings and share in attendance at other cancer and relevant nonmalignant MDMs.
This advert closes on Sunday 15 Dec 2024
