Willowbrook Hospice is seeking a Specialty Grade Doctor to join our medical team. This post will commence on or after 1st April 2025. The post is for 4 sessions (2 days - Thursday and Friday) per week with additional on-call weeknights and weekends with an indicative frequency of 1:6. This may vary between 1:4 - 1:8 depending upon rota requirements.
This is a great opportunity for the successful candidate to join a Consultant led service that was rated Outstanding by CQC in 2020.
Willowbrook Hospice is CQC registered for 10 beds and provides Specialist Palliative Care via an Inpatient Unit, Outpatient Service (including daily hot clinic) and Outreach Service offering a variety of therapies and bereavement support.
We have a strong and supportive multidisciplinary team in the Inpatient Unit and work closely with the team of doctors and Clinical Nurse Specialists in the Community. Whilst this role is primarily to support the Inpatient Unit, there may be opportunities to see patients in the community alongside the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team and conduct outpatient reviews.
The Hospice trains undergraduate medical students and nurses and has Specialist Registrars and GP Registrars on attachment. The post holder will contribute to teaching, training, audit, and research projects.
The successful candidate should have 4 years postgraduate experience, 2 of which should be in palliative care or a related specialty e.g. General Practice.
Main duties of the job
1. Work as a valuable member of the multi-professional team providing medical services to patients across all clinical service areas. The role is primarily for the inpatient unit, but all doctors work flexibly and may be required to assess or review patients in the community, outpatient clinics or Outreach Service under the supervision of a senior doctor.
2. Provide clinical leadership within the multi-disciplinary team under the supervision of the consultant.
3. Ensure senior medical staff are kept closely informed to ensure continuity of care and good communication.
4. Participate in the delivery of education to primary care, undergraduates, post-graduates, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals.
5. Participate in the out-of-hours on-call rota which includes weekday evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays.
About us
Willowbrook Hospice is a purpose built independent hospice opened in 1997. It is an adult hospice caring for patients with specialist palliative care needs, serving the community of St Helens and Knowsley. It was built with the support of local people.
Willowbrook hospice is not just a building, it is a way of caring for people. The Hospice works to improve the lives of people who have a life-limiting or terminal illness, helping them to live well before they die.
Willowbrook Hospice not only takes care of people’s physical needs but looks after their emotional, spiritual and social needs as well. It also supports carers, family members and close friends, both during a person's illness and in bereavement.
Job responsibilities
1. Working alongside clinical colleagues (in the in-patient unit or community) and under the supervision of a senior medic, contribute to the clinical management of patients including initial assessment and review.
2. Work closely with and respect roles and skills of all members of the multi-professional team.
3. Attend the daily multi-disciplinary team meetings or cross setting clinical huddle meeting if required.
4. Liaise with other healthcare professionals e.g. GPs where appropriate in providing and planning for care of the patient.
5. Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and contemporaneous medical and multi-professional records within the appropriate electronic patient record.
6. Meet with families and carers as required.
7. Contribute to the clinical supervision and training of junior medical staff.
8. Be resident on site during day sessions and within 30 minutes response time during out of hours on call.
9. Conduct a daily ward round when on call at the weekend and accept admissions where that is appropriate as agreed with senior on call.
10. Provide clinical advice by telephone to other healthcare professionals via the 24-Hour Specialist Palliative Care Telephone Advice Line.
11. Participate in the first on-call rota for Willowbrook Hospice for this role it is anticipated that this would be 1:4 to 1:8 depending upon the requirements of the service and number of clinicians contributing.
12. To take an active part in the Integrated Specialist Palliative Care Service Education Programme.
13. To maintain and develop skills in Palliative Medicine by participating in CME and maintaining an appropriate portfolio of evidence.
14. To maintain CPD.
15. Share skills and knowledge with others to assist in their professional development.
16. Contribute to the teaching of undergraduate medical students and junior doctors.
17. Undertake annual appraisal with a designated appraiser and meet requirements for 5-yearly revalidation with the GMC.
18. Attend and complete Hospice mandatory training and job specific compulsory training on an annual basis.
19. Take an active part in hospice audit.
20. Encourage and support approved research projects.
21. Act as a core member of the Integrated Specialist Palliative Care MDT for St Helens and Knowsley.
22. Co-operate with staff and management in contributing to the responsible and efficient running of services.
23. Assisting in ensuring that clinical administration is kept up to date.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
* MBBS or equivalent.
* At least 4 years training / experience of managing medical patients in primary or secondary care at postgraduate level.
* Diploma or MSC Palliative Care.
* MRCP / MRCGP or equivalent.
* Teaching qualification.
* Advanced Communication Skills Training.
Experience
* Experience of working in a hospice or palliative care in another setting.
* Experience of working in community-based services.
* Experience in oncology.
* Evidence of team working.
* Experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Skills and Knowledge
* Communication skills, clear, fluent and articulate in communication in English (verbal and written).
* Evidence of understanding of importance of research and critical appraisal of evidence.
* Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities.
* Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems.
* Demonstrates awareness of good decision making.
* Track record of engaging in clinical governance, reporting errors, learning from errors.
* Proven ability to communicate in written form (publications, reports etc.).
* Track record of ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
* Peer reviewed publications.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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