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Specialty Doctor or Clinical Fellow in Palliative Medicine
| Posting date: | 25 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | £52,530.00 to £82,400.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £52530.00 - £82400.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 August 2024 |
| Location: | Blackpool, FY2 0BG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0270-24-0027 |
Summary
Main Duties of post 1 To undertake clinical care for patients primarily within the in-patient and community settings working collaboratively across the Trinity family of services, performing holistic assessments and reviewing their management plans as required, ensuring effective communication with the patient, their family and the wider teams. 2. To ensure safe and effective prescribing following guidelines. To support the regular audit of prescribing and contribute to the review of prescribing guidelines. 3. To carry out clinical procedures such as venepuncture, cannulation or urinary catheterisation within the limits of competency. Initiate clinically appropriate investigations including CT and MRI scans under the guidance of a senior physician. 4. To deliver and support education and training for all levels of staff, as directed by the senior clinical staff. 5. To work with key partners around research and audit projects. Where appropriate to become actively involved in research projects under the guidance of the research team and Medical Director Learning & Development 6. To maintain your professional development and keep up to date with current medical practice and thinking in palliative care by attending regular updates and training courses. To maintain a record of training and learning using the Royal College of Physicians e-portfolio and participate in regular review with an in-house GMC accredited clinical supervisor. To participate in annual appraisal and effectively maintain a continuous professional learning and development plan agreed with you through the appraisal process and with the support of the SAS doctor development program to support career progression. 7. To contribute to audit, research, and quality improvement projects and participate in the supervision, teaching and assessments of medical students and more junior colleagues as needed. 8. To develop an area of specialism in a non cancer related end of life illness and become an expert resource for the hospice in that area. 9. To be a champion for palliative and end of life care and make a positive contribution to raising the profile of the work of the Hospice locally and nationally including co-operating with fundraising and the charitable aims of the organisation. General Responsibilities 10. To comply with all policies and procedures of the hospice in all areas but especially around clinical and health and safety issues. To complete all required mandatory training and HR processes. 11. To raise concerns around any aspect of hospice activity with an appropriate member of staff as per Trinitys policies and procedures. To promote at all times the Hospice philosophy, values and ways of working as outlined in the person specification. 12. To be a co-operative and supportive member of the Trinity staff team, ensuring that all members are aware of any issues in the post holders workload, which may affect other members of the Trinity team. 13. To provide additional support as needed to students on placement with Trinity. Professional Function Clinical 14. To maintain training and knowledge about safeguarding issues for vulnerable adults and to support other staff in acting appropriately if safeguarding issues are raised. To complete mandatory training requirements as determined by Trinity which will include a working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Protection of Liberties Safeguards legislation. 15. To ensure all clinical activity undertaken is evidenced base, clinically safe and within the competence of the clinician performing it. 16. To undertake 1st on-call duties for the service overnight and weekends, taking calls requesting advice from hospital, community, covering IPU reviewing, admitting, and supporting the discharges of patients as required under the supervision of the consultant or senior specialty doctor 2nd on-call. 17. To maintain good contemporaneous clinical record keeping and communications necessary to ensure effective coordination and continuity of care. 18. To understand the need for and comply with Trinity governance processes and procedures to ensure patient and colleague safety and best possible care. 19. To comply with GMC guidance and to follow the principals of Good Medical Practice at all times. To alert the Medical Director if your registration or one of the other doctors working for the organisation is brought into question, regardless of the reason for this. 20. To ensure you have sufficient medical indemnity to practice for the hospice. 21. To participate in annual appraisal and all actions needed to meet the requirements for revalidation and have a licence to practice from the GMC 22. To maintain individual and team professional resilience by developing self-awareness and valuing the importance of self-care. Management 23. To manage and prioritise time effectively, working with the team to ensure patient care is delivered in a timely manner. 24. To keep an ongoing record of all training and teaching and be prepared for revalidation as needed.