Specialty Doctor
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 April 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS6 2AE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0475-26-0039 |
Summary
About the job Sue Ryders Specialty Doctors play a vital role in our Hospices, providing essential support to patients, families, and the broader care team. Their work ensures that patients receive compassionate, hands-on care tailored to their physical, emotional, and personal needs, often in their most vulnerable moments. - Responsible for addressing the specialist palliative care needs of patients and families presenting to the hospice teams and liaising outside of Sue Ryder with the local hospitals and primary care teams. - First-on on-call commitment. Current frequency 1 in 5 week nights and weekends working from home. - In-patient roles carry out medical assessment of new patients, management of in-patients, and support of families. - Community roles review, advice and support for patients and families patients may be seen as out-patients, or in their own homes and as a lone worker or in tandem with a clinical nurse specialist. - Participation in clinical governance, including audit, research and quality improvement activities. For more information or an informal chat please contact Joanna Stark, Regional Director of Healthcare Operations : joanna.stark@sueryder.org