About this role
Job summary
Time to listen. Time to understand. Time to care.
Could your next clinical challenge be one where you have the time to truly care? At North Devon Hospice, we believe everyone has a story - and the ending matters. We're looking for Bank Specialty Doctors to join our small, expert medical team providing specialist palliative care across North Devon.
Main duties of the job
This is an opportunity to:
Make a real difference to patients and families at an important time in their livesCare for people with cancer and non-cancer life-limiting conditionsWork within a supportive, experienced multidisciplinary teamDevelop your skills and experience in palliative medicineComplement your existing GP, hospital or portfolio careerEnjoy the time and space to provide person-centred, meaningful careYou'll provide medical cover for our 7-bed inpatient unit, support our community teams and contribute to our 24/7 first-on-call service. You'll have access to 24hr second on-call Palliative Medicine Consultant support. Full induction and shadowing opportunities are provided.
About us
Working for us is awesome! Benefits include:
An excellent working environment (& beautiful outside areas)Free on-site parkingThe ability to contribute to your existing NHS pensionRegular Wellbeing eventsThe opportunity to give us your feedback on how we can improve as an organisation.
Job description Job responsibilities
In this role you will be responsible for:
Providing medical management of patients in the hospice from admission to discharge or deathWorking as part of the multidisciplinary team, to ensure care encompasses the physical, emotional and psychological needs of patients and their familiesCreating and maintaining clear, accurate, concise and contemporaneous clinical records using our electronic patient recordUtilising other electronic and digital systems, hosted by key partner organisations, to help coordinate care between those organisations and across the systemWorking with clinical teams to support the continuity of medical care to patients under the care of the hospice across in-patient, community and our outpatient settingsFully participating in the hospice multidisciplinary team meeting, daily capacity meeting and community team case oversight discussionsProviding the first clinical on-call service to the Bedded Unit on a roster basisProviding expert advice to colleagues regarding specific cases and the management of palliative care issuesEngaging in supervision and clinical case review to support own and others practiceEngaging in audit and research as required, actively pursuing opportunities to promote this within the hospiceDriving a culture of continuous learning and evidenced based practiceEnsuring that good infection control practices are followed at all times and maintaining up to date knowledge of infection control policies, procedures and guidance relevant to the area of workUnderstanding your role in the safeguarding of adults and children by being able to identify risks, and recognise signs of harm, abuse or neglect including how to report concerns and take immediate action to protect a person at risk of harm or abuse
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience in General Practice, or General Medicine, or other experience relevant to the post
Qualifications Essential
Full GMC Registration, with a current licence to practise The experience and qualifications to meet the current entry criteria for Specialty Doctor roles
Other Criteria Essential
Evidence of participation in annual medical appraisal to meet requirements of revalidation Membership of a recognised medical defence organisation, at a level suitable to cover hospice work
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name North Devon Hospice
Address North Devon Hospice
Deer Park
Newport
Devon
EX32 0HU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northdevonhospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)