Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Transformationunitgm; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in North Wales is seeking an NHS Consultant with a focus on palliative care to enhance their team in Wrexham. The role involves leading ward rounds, attending meetings, and providing medical leadership within the department. Ideal candidates will have GMC Specialist Registration, relevant experience, and strong interpersonal skills. This is an opportunity to work in a supportive environment committed to equality and diversity, with options for full or part-time hours.

Benefits

Family-friendly benefits

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Appropriate experience in training grade posts or equivalent training accepted by Royal College/GMC for Specialist Registration.
• Experience in teaching and evaluation.
• Experience and interest in research.

Responsibilities

• Leading a twice weekly Consultant ward round in Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
• Attending the monthly Heart Failure/Palliative Care MDT meeting.
• Providing Medical Leadership of the East Hospital SPC team.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Evidence of leading change

Adaptability to changing needs of service

Education

GMC Specialist Registration or within 6 months of obtaining CCT

MRCP or equivalent

MBChB or equivalent

Teaching qualification

Job description

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job overview

This is a substantive, NHS Consultant post with an option to work full or part time hours inWrexham Maelor Hospital.

The North Wales Specialist Palliative Care service is constantly evolving and this post, in conjunction with existing posts, will strengthen the Palliative Medicine Consultant team sitting within the Department of Palliative Care. The post holder will work closely with Palliative Medicine Consultants across North Wales supported by a number of Speciality Doctors and the Specialist Nursing Team.

Main duties of the job

• Leading a twice weekly Consultant ward round in the Wrexham Maelor Hospital, supporting the weekly East SPC MDT meeting, and providing advice, support to, and informal teaching of hospital colleagues/teams as indicated in between.
  
• Attending the monthly Heart Failure/Palliative Care MDT meeting and the monthly HMP Berwyn Complex Men MDT meeting.
  
• Providing Medical Leadership of the East Hospital SPC team alongside the named Band 7 Hospital Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) Nurse Lead, coordinating hospital team cover and assisting with the prioritisation of workload.
  
• The post holder will contribute to the 24/7 SPC (Medical) Advice Line for Health Care Professionals (HCPs) in North Wales. The frequency of on call commitments is currently one in seven participations for Saturday (9am to 9am) and Sunday (9am to 9am), as well as one in seven participations for weekday evenings (5pm to 9am). This is a telephone advice line, open to HCPs throughout North Wales. It is not anticipated that face to face patient assessments would be required in the out of hours period, except in exceptional circumstances.

Working for our organisation

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is Wales’s largest health organisation, with a budget of over £2.4 billion and a workforce of over 20,000 staff. The Health Board provides primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for the population of North Wales.

BCUHB provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and specialist hospital services across 3 acute hospitals and a network of community hospitals, health centres, clinics, and mental health units. It also co-ordinates or provides the work of GP practices and NHS services provided by dentists, opticians, and pharmacists across the region.

The Health Board is an integrated health system that strives for excellent, compassionate care delivered in partnership with the public sector and other statutory and third sector organisations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

If you are ready to make a significant impact on the future of healthcare in North Wales and possess the skills and experience required for this role, we invite you to apply.

Informal conversations are encouraged prior to applying. Please contact Dr Marlise Poolman, Clinical Director and Consultant for East Area. ([e-mail])

Person specification

Qualifications

• GMC Specialist Registration or within 6 months of obtaining CCT from date of interview.
• MRCP or equivalent
• MBChB or equivalent
• Teaching qualification

Experience

• Appropriate experience in training grade posts or equivalent training accepted by Royal College/GMC for Specialist Registration
• Experience and Interest in research
• Experience in teaching and evaluation
• Experience and Interest in research
• Experience in teaching and evaluation

Skills & Abilities

• Appropriate skills and abilities at Consultant level
• Good working knowledge and experience of up-to-date Medical Oncology
• Good knowledge of role of Palliative Care in life-limiting non-cancer conditions
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to network with other Directorates, clinicians & junior staff
• Evidence of successful service development and quality improvement activities
• Evidence of leading change

Additional Requirements

• Adaptability to changing needs of service
• Ability to educate & train Junior Medical and Nursing staff
• Welsh Speaker or willingness to learn
• Ability to travel between sites for peripheral clinics

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Marlise Poolman Job title Clinical Director and Consultant, East IHC Email address [e-mail]

If you have problems applying, contact

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