# Speciality Doctor in Palliative Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Dumfries and Galloway. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speciality-doctor-in-palliative-medicine/12c8a018-6943-4b5b-996f-c8036422cf11 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speciality-doctor-in-palliative-medicine/12c8a018-6943-4b5b-996f-c8036422cf11.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Dumfries and Galloway - **Location:** Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Palliative Medicine - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £64,158 - £99,975 - **Contract type:** Fixed-term - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-08-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-11T08:26:15.748Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=263460 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=263460 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhsdg.co.uk ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 253053 - Salary: Specialty Doctor - 2022 (£64,158 - £99,975) - Job closing date: 25/08/2026 - Job Type: Medical and Dental - Location: Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary - Employment type: Fixed-term - Hours Per Week: 40 - Job posted date: 11/08/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Dumfries & Galloway - Department: Palliative Care This Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine role is based in Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, which is the principal hospital in the South-west Scotland. The Specialist Palliative Care Team provides specialist palliative care services to Dumfries and the surrounding catchment area with a population of approximately 148,000 people. The role involves dealing with patients across all care settings: the Specialist Palliative Care Unit, the acute hospital, and all community settings. This fixed-term maternity cover post is based at Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary and may include community visits to settings such as community hospitals and care homes. You will work within a multidisciplinary team of doctors and clinical nurse specialists. The initial contract is for nine months, with any extension reviewed once in post. The role is 32 hours per week, equivalent to 8 PAs and full-time commitment, including 4 hours of Supporting Professional Activity time each week. This SPA allocation may be increased to support additional educational activity. ### INFORMATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/ APPLICATION PROCESS - https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/ Please note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately. Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates. 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If you are successful in this role you will be notified which level of check is required by the recruitment team. If you would like to read more information please visit: Disclosure levels - mygov.scot EQUALITY AND DIVERSITYNHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. PUBLIC PROTECTIONPublic protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business. ### ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOMNHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. WORK VISAIf you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visaIt is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or if you require a work visa that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts. UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATIONNHS Dumfries & Galloway are unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC, GDC etc). ## Person Specification ### Audit **Essential** - Evidence of participation in audit **Desirable** - Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit - Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement ### Research **Essential** - Evidence of understanding of research methodology - Ability to critically review literature **Desirable** - Higher degree - Publication of research ### Teaching **Essential** - Experience of teaching and training Undergraduate and Postgraduate medical staff **Desirable** - Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills - Postgraduate qualification in medical education ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - Four years postgraduate General Medicine experience - Two years of experience in Palliative Medicine - Experience of ensuring patient safety & person centred approach **Desirable** - Identifying context for change - Experience of QI methodology - Experience of projects resulting in improvement and innovation - Experience of planning and managing resources and people ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Alignment with the Board’s core and professional behaviours - Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development - Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the board and it’s Workforce - A commitment to personal / unit CPD ### Management Experience **Essential** - Organisational Experience - Ability to make decisions - Apply knowledge and evidence - Ability to improve services through change ### Education, Qualifications & Specialist Skills **Essential** - Primary Medical Qualification - GMC registered with a licence to practice **Desirable** - Appropriate Royal College Membership ## Documents - [Job Pack (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1183496&JobId=263460) ## 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.