# Consultant - Palliative Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-palliative-medicine/3c033bb6-b4a3-43a3-a10e-72b8165fc2d1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-palliative-medicine/3c033bb6-b4a3-43a3-a10e-72b8165fc2d1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Stoke Mandeville Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Palliative Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 5 sessions per week (09:00-13:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-07T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T14:10:46.359Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Aylesbury/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Palliative_Care/Palliative_Care-v8234833 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8234833?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a new post as part of our service development to improve specialist palliative care in the emergency department and at the hospital ‘front door’. The focus will be on acute palliative care and our aim is to optimise symptoms early on and avoid admission where appropriate. The post holder will work alongside the four current palliative medicine consultants in the well-established palliative care service. The post holder will be based at Florence Nightingale Hospice and is expected to work across BHT sites as per their job plan. Flexibility will be required depending on service development and demand. It is proposed that the 5 consultants will ultimately rotate through, and lead on, different service areas over fixed periods of time. However, the focus for this post will be on acute care at the frontdoor. ### Main duties of the job Terms and Conditions of Service The post is covered by the Terms and Conditions of the new Consultant Contract (England 2003). General Conditions of Appointment The Trust requires the successful candidate to have and maintain full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and to fulfil the duties and responsibilities of a doctor as set down by the GMC. The successful candidate will be required to live within 10 miles of ‘principal place of work’ at the Trust (Wycombe Hospital / Stoke Mandeville Hospital / Amersham Hospital), or 30 minutes travelling time when on call. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will be based at Florence Nightingale Hospice and is expected to work across BHT sites as per their job plan. Flexibility will be required depending on service development and demand. It is proposed that the 5 consultants will ultimately rotate through, and lead on, different service areas over fixed periods of time. However, the focus for this post will be on acute care at the frontdoor. There are a number of initiatives in early stages, and the post holder will be encouraged to develop these further alongside the senior clinical and management teams. The department is keen to accommodate special interests, and the team is happy to discuss and consider appropriate changes in the weekly job plan. Research and audit ideas are encouraged. There is a departmental audit programme, and the post-holder will be expected to be actively involved in quality improvement projects. The on-call service is shared with our colleagues in East Berkshire, on a 1:8 rota currently, which is paid as a supplement of 5% and will be shown on the job plan. The post holder will be expected to deliver and contribute to education and training across Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust and primary care. The successful applicant will be supported in becoming a clinical and educational supervisor with adequate provision in their job plan. The post-holder will be required to comply with Trust and GMC standards for appraisal and revalidation, including continuing professional development. They will be expected to be on the Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine and hold a post graduate qualification, such as the MRCP. Candidates within 6 months of entry onto the Specialist Register will be considered. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Education **Essential** - MRCP or Equivalent GMC registerable qualifications - On the specialist register for Palliative Care Medicine **Desirable** - CCT in Palliative Care or within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview ### Experience **Essential** - Good clinical knowledge of medicine in Palliative Care to enable the consultant to work independently ### Skills & Knowledge **Essential** - Teaching and training of Junior staff - Understanding the principals of clinical governance aspects Patient Safety and experience. A commitment to continuing education and engagement to the appraisal process ## Documents - [consultant ps (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10545144) - [job description (pdf, 744.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10545143) ## 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.