Job requirements
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Clinical governance
Audit and Research experience and enthusiasm
- Clinical governance
Knowledge of Clinical Governance issue
- Skills and experience
Palliative Care experience
- Skills and experience
Senior level Multidisciplinary team working
- Skills and experience
Teaching experience
- Skills and experience
Time Management & prioritisation
- Skills and experience
Ability to take full responsibility for clinical care at consultant level
- Qualifications and training
Basic Medical Qualification e.g. MBBS
- Qualifications and training
MRCP of MRCGP or other Oncology Specialist Training
- Qualifications and training
GMC Registration
- Qualifications and training
UK CCT in Palliative Care (Or within 6 months)
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Clinical governance
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Clinical governance
Knowledge - national, statutory and legal influences in cancer
- Skills and experience
Leadership experience
- Skills and experience
Experience in research projects
- Skills and experience
Experience in supervision of Medical colleagues
- Qualifications and training
Diploma or MSC in Oncology
- Qualifications and training
MA in Ethics
- Qualifications and training
MD/PhD in a related area
- Qualifications and training
Teaching
- Qualifications and training
Adv communication training/courses
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Palliative Medicine Consultant to join the Supportive and Palliative Care team at East Kent Hospitals. We are looking for a dynamic, innovative forward thinking individual to join our multi-disciplinary team.
Our multi-disciplinary Supportive and Palliative Care Team are part of the Trust Cancer Services, working closely with our colleagues in the Acute Oncology, Oncology, Haematology, Research, Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Teams to support both inpatient and outpatient pathways across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
This is a new post at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be part of the Palliative Medicine Consultant Team and be based at Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) Margate but will act as Consultants responsible for the provision of specialist Palliative Care Services across East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust .
A key component of this role is to provide advanced clinical skills, leadership and expert knowledge in clinical practice. The role contributes to leading service delivery, supporting quality improvement and providing safe and effective specialist level palliative care assessment and advice to adult in patients with life-limiting illnesses or those undergoing curative treatment of serious conditions with complex symptoms, supporting our core services in the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please don't hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that the interview date has been set as guidance and my be subject to change.
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for Consultant in Palliative Medicine (QEH) with East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Canterbury, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Palliative Medicine role. The advertised salary is £109,725 - £145,478 Pro rata, per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Oct 2026.
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