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Consultant in Palliative Medicine

The Opportunity

An opportunity is available for a Consultant in Palliative Medicine to join an established specialist palliative care service in South West Wales. This less than full-time position forms part of a workforce expansion to meet the growing needs of the local population.

The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of consultants and specialist doctors delivering integrated specialist palliative care across community and hospital settings.

The role has a particular focus on community specialist palliative care, supporting patients and their families across a range of settings, including patients’ homes, community hospitals, acute hospitals and specialist inpatient units.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical care for patients requiring palliative and end-of-life care, ensuring excellent symptom control and holistic assessment.

• Deliver compassionate, patient-centred support to patients and their families across community and hospital settings.

• Work collaboratively with consultant colleagues, GPs, Clinical Nurse Specialist teams, allied health professionals and voluntary sector partners.

• Participate in a 1:7 non-resident on-call rota, providing telephone advice and occasional direct assessments.

• Contribute to the teaching and training of medical students, junior doctors and other healthcare professionals.

• Support clinical supervision and departmental education programmes.

• Participate in clinical audit, research and quality improvement initiatives.

• Contribute to the ongoing development of specialist palliative care services.

Essential Requirements

• Full GMC registration and a licence to practise.

• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register in Palliative Medicine, or eligibility for a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) within six months of interview, meeting the relevant specialist registration requirements.

• MRCP qualification.

• Ability to participate in the on-call rota.

• Strong clinical leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.

• Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

• Evidence of teaching and training undergraduate or postgraduate clinical staff.

• Experience initiating, progressing and completing clinical audits.

• A commitment to continuous improvement and the delivery of compassionate, high-quality patient care.

Desirable Experience

• Additional relevant qualifications or a diploma.

• A teaching qualification or higher qualification in medical education.

• Experience in the development or commissioning of palliative care services.

• Research experience in palliative care or a related field.

• Knowledge of improvement science and quality improvement methodologies.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This position offers the opportunity to contribute to the continued development of specialist palliative care services within a collaborative clinical environment. The successful candidate will be able to support service improvement, contribute to medical education and work alongside colleagues committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care.

Interested in this opportunity?

Contact Remedium Partners to find out more about this Consultant in Palliative Medicine position.