Job overview
Applications are invited for a 12 month fixed term Specialist Doctor post in Palliative Care, covering maternity leave. The successful candidate will be a clinical expert in end of life care, working autonomously as a senior non-Consultant within the Specialist Palliative Care Service. They will conduct independent patient visits, formulate management plans, and manage the full range of presentations, while recognising their limits and adhering to the national Specialist grade capabilities framework.
Working as part of an established and growing specialist palliative team to provide expert and compassionate care across Community, Hospice and Hospital you will be joining at an exciting time to develop and shape the specialist palliative care service within central Cheshire.
Applicants must have full registration with the GMC including a License to Practice.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage a defined caseload and client group, providing highly specialised information to patients and staff, evaluating existing care and providing innovative and novel models of care. Their scope will include care assessment, intervention, evaluation, investigation and the development of new knowledge; especially within the areas where no precedent exists in order to enhance and advance services and health direction.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working alongside the wider palliative care medical workforce, they will provide integrated expert care across hospital, community, and hospice settings, complementing the existing Community Specialist Palliative Care Nursing Team and contributing to a weekly multi-professional coordination meeting. The post holder will maintain clinical excellence through audit, quality improvement, research, and CPD, while developing strong working relationships across all sectors to ensure seamless end of life care. The post holder will support operational management, service development and people management for Specialist Palliative Care teams and is a part of the directorate triumvirate team and will be jointly accountable for developing the longer term strategic direction of the specialist palliative care service in partnership with the Clinical Director and Service manager; having delegated responsibility from the service manager for day to day operational management of service.
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
Research
Essential
- Appreciation of the significance and use of research
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable
- Publications and presentations
- Experience of research methodology, and how to critically analyse data
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
Training
Essential
- Considerable experience in end of life care and advanced care planning
- Basic Life support
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills training Leadership development training
Communication
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients, their carer and relatives and with colleagues of all disciplines
- Understanding of leadership role and principles
Teaching and CPD
Essential
- Experience of teaching/mentoring for different groups
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
Desirable
- Recognition as clinical supervisor
- Formal teaching qualification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to motivate and develop
Quality Improvement
Essential
- Knowledge, interest and commitment to quality improvement
- Active engagement with clinical audit
- An awareness of current subspecialty developments, initiatives, and issues
Desirable
- Completion of audit or quality improvement project
Professional Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Participation in annual appraisal
- Professional values / behaviours as per in GMC Good Medical Practice
- Consistent engagement with mandatory training
Desirable
- Recent multi-source feedback
- Evidence of reflection on own practice
- Logbook of clinical practice
Professional Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC and a Licence to Practise.
- Primary Medical Degree
- Shall have completed a minimum of 12 years’ medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted
- Shall meet the criteria set out in the Specialist grade generic capabilities framework. https://www.nhsemployers.org/sites/defaul t/files/2021-06/sas-paper-2-specialistgrade-generic-capabilities-framework- 2021.pdf
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of palliative care patients
- Ability to work autonomously within practice framework
Desirable
- Additional higher degrees relevant to this post
- Other postgraduate qualification e.g. MD, PhD
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This advert is for Palliative Care Speciality with Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Infinity House. The advertised salary is £104,401 - £115,341 pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Until November 2027). The application deadline is 25 Aug 2026.
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