# ST4 in Palliative Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/st4-in-palliative-medicine/f9f872e0-1ab7-44ab-bc3d-9a30ad326055 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/st4-in-palliative-medicine/f9f872e0-1ab7-44ab-bc3d-9a30ad326055.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Reading - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Palliative Medicine - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £67,325 pro rata - **Contract type:** 4 months (Fixed Term (Aug-Nov'26)) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T15:12:42.284Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Berkshire/Reading/Royal_Berkshire_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Palliative_Medicine/Palliative_Medicine-v7902311 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7902311?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The service’s ‘hub’ is based at Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice, a 15 bedded Specialist Palliative Care unit on Liebenrood Road, Reading. The service also has inpatient beds in West Berkshire and Wallingford Community Hospitals, and delivers community services in Reading, Newbury and Wokingham, as well as through the South Oxfordshire Palliative Care Hub. The post holder’s main place of employment can be agreed on acceptance of the post, taking into account the needs of the service at that time, the post holder’s interests and preferences, and their level of experience. They may be expected to provide cross cover to other parts of the service at times. ### Main duties of the job To clerk and examine newly admitted patients and to plan their management with reference to senior medical staff members as necessary; Co-operate with the other members of the multi-disciplinary team in ensuring on-going optimum symptom control for patients, taking into account the physical, psycho-social and spiritual elements of those symptoms; To co-operate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in the support of relatives and friends of patients; Maintain accurate and comprehensive records and provide patient discharge summaries as required; Attend and contribute to the weekly journal club Provide a first on call service for the inpatient unit ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details. I f you would like to discuss this role or arrange a visit, please contact our Clinical Lead, Dr Hannah Western ## Job Details The service’s ‘hub’ is based at Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice, a 15 bedded Specialist Palliative Care unit on Liebenrood Road, Reading. The service also has inpatient beds in West Berkshire and Wallingford Community Hospitals, and delivers community services in Reading, Newbury and Wokingham, as well as through the South Oxfordshire Palliative Care Hub. The post holder’s main place of employment can be agreed on acceptance of the post, taking into account the needs of the service at that time, the post holder’s interests and preferences, and their level of experience. They may be expected to provide cross cover to other parts of the service at times. ## Job Description To clerk and examine newly admitted patients and to plan their management with reference to senior medical staff members as necessary; Co-operate with the other members of the multi-disciplinary team in ensuring on-going optimum symptom control for patients, taking into account the physical, psycho-social and spiritual elements of those symptoms; To co-operate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in the support of relatives and friends of patients; Maintain accurate and comprehensive records and provide patient discharge summaries as required; Attend and contribute to the weekly journal club Provide a first on call service for the inpatient unit ## Responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details. I f you would like to discuss this role or arrange a visit, please contact our Clinical Lead, Dr Hannah Western ## Person Specification ### Academic **Essential** - Evidence of active involvement in audit - Understanding of clinical governance **Desirable** - Evidence of a good knowledge base of clinical research processes and ability to utilise evidence based practice ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC Registration **Desirable** - Additional qualifications in palliative medicine ### Teaching Skills **Essential** - Evidence of education expertise and experience **Desirable** - Experience of using reflection on practice incidents and the ability to learn from incidents ### Management skills **Essential** - Able to organise oneself and prioritise clinical workload **Desirable** - IT skills especially use of databases ### Clinical experience **Essential** - Completed Foundation Year 1 & 2 training **Desirable** - Experience in Palliative Medicine ### Physical Requirements **Essential** - Meets professional health requirements ### Communication and Interpersonal skills **Essential** - Evidence of effective team working - Caring attitude to patients **Desirable** - Excellent communication skills - Excellent interpersonal skills ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 139.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=603) - [relocation policy (pdf, 572.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1764) - [probation policy & procedure (pdf, 559.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1640) - [leadership behaviours framework (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2718) - [job description & person specification (docx, 156.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10332444) ## 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.