# Community Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Cheshire NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-locum-consultant-in-palliative-medicine/ff6f92fd-7f1a-42d0-b7bb-461a991d744f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-locum-consultant-in-palliative-medicine/ff6f92fd-7f1a-42d0-b7bb-461a991d744f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Cheshire NHS Trust - **Town:** Macclesfield - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Palliative Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Locum: 10 months - **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-07T12:51:58.595Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Victoria_Road_Macclesfield/East_Cheshire_NHS_Trust/Community_Consultant_Palliative_Medicine/Community_Consultant_Palliative_Medicine-v8137643 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8137643?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eastcheshire.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview East Cheshire NHS Trust is looking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic consultant for 10 months fixed term to cover maternity leave. The post holder will join the integrated specialist palliative care team based at Macclesfield District General Hospital. This post will have a specific focus on specialist palliative care within the community. The successful candidate will join two part-time consultant colleagues. Macclesfield is a very pleasant Cheshire market town located on the edge of the Peak District. It is within easy travelling distance of many major cities. It is only two hours from London by train. Manchester International Airport is less than half an hour away by car. There are opportunities for a wide variety of lifestyle and interests and the area is renowned for good housing and schools. Hours per week: 8 PA's ### Main duties of the job The post attracts 8 PAs and at present there is no on-call commitment. The Specialist Palliative Care Team are based at Macclesfield District General Hospital and support patients across the hospital site and in the community, visiting patients in their own homes or other places of care such as nursing and residential homes. The post-holder would have a particular focus on community palliative care, supporting the wider team and community colleagues to provide exceptional palliative and end of life care within patients’ own homes and care homes. Locally, there is East Cheshire Hospice, a 15 bedded in-patient facility with close ties with the trust. There are thriving day hospice services, a well-established hospice at home service and adult and child bereavement services. The successful candidate will provide support to East Cheshire Hospice by providing senior medical input to the hospice in-patient unit for 2 PAs per week. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role. Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information. As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications. We look forward to receiving your application. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - MRCP or equivalent recognised for specialty training in Palliative Medicine - Full registration with General Medicine Council (GMC) with license to practice **Desirable** - Postgraduate diploma or higher degree in Palliative Medicine or other relevant subjects e.g., medical ethics, medical education ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients. - Experience of specialist palliative care in a wide range of settings, including management of complex cases and active participation in MDT meetings - Experience of providing palliative care to patients with both malignant and non-malignant conditions - Thorough knowledge of principles and practice of palliative care - Be a decision maker - Experience of working in the NHS ### Research Experience **Essential** - An awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives and issues **Desirable** - Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Medicine - Previous research-based publications / presentations to national/ international meetings ### Clinical Effectiveness **Essential** - Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making **Desirable** - Evidence of having undertaken audit ### Other Role Requirements **Essential** - Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details regarding the role requirements ### Teaching and Training Experience **Essential** - Experience of successfully supervising and teaching junior doctors and other staff **Desirable** - Formal training in teaching skills ### Management and Administrative experience **Essential** - Commitment to plan and develop quality service **Desirable** - Evidence of service development ## Documents - [applicant pack (pdf, 351.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10435880) - [staff benefits brochure (pdf, 871.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10435881) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 480.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10435879) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.