Bank Doctor

As a Bank Doctor, you will work as part of the Hospice Medical Team, providing medical support to hospice inpatients as well as palliative care advice to healthcare professionals, patients and families. The role requires participation in a weekend rota on a non-resident basis, with additional opportunities for ad hoc weekday sessional work and Bank Holiday cover. Weekend working comprises two days and three nights, from 5pm on Friday evening to 9am on Monday morning. Some weekend doctors work split weekends, and these arrangements can be discussed with individual doctors. Weekend days and Bank Holidays require up to eight hours on site during the daytime, followed by off-site first on-call cover until 9am the following morning.,

• Review and provide medical care to Hospice inpatients.
• Provide specialist palliative care support as part of the Hospice Medical Team.
• Participate in the non-resident weekend rota.
• Provide first on-call medical cover during evenings and overnight periods as required.
• Return to the Hospice when necessary to undertake face-to-face patient reviews during an on-call period.
• Provide palliative care telephone advice to healthcare professionals working within the Barnsley community and hospital.
• Provide telephone advice to palliative care patients and families through the Pallcall advice line.
• Work collaboratively with Consultants and other members of the Hospice multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of specialist palliative care.
• Undertake ad hoc weekday sessional work and Bank Holiday cover where agreed and available.
  
  Barnsley Hospice is a charity that provides specialist palliative and end of life care to hundreds of local people and those close to them each year. Our main priority is to achieve the best possible quality of life for people living with a life- limiting illness, whilst supporting those close to them during the period of illness and bereavement. As a specialist care provider, the range of skills we offer include, pain and symptom management, emotional support and end of life care. The hospice currently employs about 100 people and has a team of volunteers, based both at the hospice and within our Retail Hub.