Consultant in Palliative Medicine | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 pro rata (per annum) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 March 2026 |
| Location: | Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0RB |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7664005/320-MDQ-7664005-SB |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a large, friendly and proactive Palliative Medicine Department at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton.
You will join 11 consultants based between Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and Queens Hospital Burton (QHB), who also provide services at the associated community Hospitals.
The Specialist Palliative Care team at UHDB provides support to patients and families in a variety of settings. It comprises the 20-bed specialist palliative care in-patient unit, Nightingale Macmillan Unit (NMU); Ward 2, a 14-bed general palliative care ward providing end of life care at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital in Derby; Hospital Palliative Care Team covering RDH and QHB; Community Palliative Care Team and an End of Life Care Facilitator Team
The successful candidate will be based across sites and will provide expert clinical input across the in-patient wards of RDH and QHB, via outpatient clinics and advisory services. The medical team works flexibly and the candidate will have the opportunity to work in the other areas of the service to ensure a broad experience and career development.
The successful candidate will be encouraged to contribute to the education programme and quality improvement activities. They will take part in a 1 in 10 on call rota.
This is a part time post, 6.25PA
• Work with the wider Palliative Medicine team to support in-patients with symptom control, decision making for treatments and onward planning for discharge.
• Conduct outpatient clinics for Palliative Medicine patients.
• At specified times, being a point of contact for calls to the department for advice and referral, with awareness of bed states to ensure patients are cared for in the most appropriate place.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
• To undertake continuing professional development (CPD) and comply with requirements for appraisal and revalidation.
• To work to achieve personal, departmental and Trust objectives.
• The post-holder will take part in the out of hours consultant on call rota.
• Contribute to leadership, management and service development of the wider Palliative Medicine department.
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
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This advert closes on Sunday 1 Mar 2026