Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine

This is an exciting opportunity to join Compton Care as a substantive 3-day Consultant in Palliative Medicine. This new post has been created to support the continued growth and development of our innovative community and integrated specialist palliative care services, enabling patients with complex needs to receive outstanding care in the place they call home.

The successful candidate will work alongside consultant colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across community, outpatient, virtual ward, hospice inpatient and Living Well Centre services. They will contribute to service innovation, workforce development and the ongoing transformation of palliative and end of life care across Wolverhampton and the surrounding area.

Compton Care delivers a comprehensive range of consultant-led services including community specialist palliative care, rapid response, virtual ward, care home support, outpatient clinics, Living Well services and inpatient care. This breadth of practice offers a unique opportunity to support patients and families throughout their palliative care journey.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, collaborative and forward-thinking consultant who shares our commitment to delivering outstanding palliative and end of life care and who wishes to help shape the future of specialist services for our local population., The postholder will provide senior medical leadership and clinical support to the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team, support activity within the Inpatient Unit and Living Well Centre as required, and participate in the specialist palliative medicine on-call rota. They will provide expert assessment, advice and support to patients, families and healthcare professionals, while contributing to service development, quality improvement, clinical governance, audit and research.

Community responsibilities include participation in multidisciplinary team meetings, home visits, outpatient assessments and clinical reviews, support to the Compton Virtual Ward, attendance at Gold Standards Framework meetings, and provision of specialist advice and education to healthcare professionals.

The role offers opportunities to contribute to wider system development through collaboration with local partners, Integrated Neighbourhood Teams and specialist palliative care networks. The postholder will also support the supervision and development of resident doctors, trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners and non-medical prescribers.

Compton Care is committed to education, workforce development and innovation. The successful candidate will be encouraged to participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, multidisciplinary education, service evaluation and research activities, with opportunities for academic collaboration through university partnerships.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.