Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine
| Posting date: | 28 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £62,117.00 to £99,216.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £62117.00 - £99216.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 September 2025 |
| Location: | Bridgend, CF31 1RQ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | H9110-25-1302 |
Summary
The post holder will: Together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of specialist palliative care to patients Primarily provide medical support to the specialist palliative care inpatient unit under consultant supervision When appropriate on occasions, carry out assessment of patients in the specialist palliative day care/outpatient setting, Hospital palliative care team in Royal Glamorgan Hospital and Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda or in the community. Provide middle grade cross cover. Work with colleagues in primary and secondary care to provide effective symptom control, appropriate rehabilitation and terminal care for patients within the hospital and community. Travelling as necessary between hospitals/clinic will be required to undertake such duties. You will be required to support the consultants in the efficient running of services. There is a requirement to work within the financial and other constraints decided upon by the Health Board. Additional expenses of any kind must not be committed without the approval of the appropriate manager/budget holder. The post holder will be required to: o Be a core member of the Specialist Palliative Care MDTs o Undertake all work in accordance with the Health Boards procedures and operating policies o Participate in job appraisal and review Up until recently specialty doctors participated in a 24/7 on call specialist palliative medicine rota. With restructuring of the health board there is currently neither 24/7 nor 7/7 working for the specialty doctors, but across the whole service, all OOH working is under regular review.