Consultant in Palliative Medicine

An opportunity has arisen to join the St Elizabeth Hospice team in Ipswich. You will join a dynamic, friendly and established team of medical and nurse consultants and the wider multi-disciplinary team. Your post will provide input predominantly to the community of Ipswich and East Suffolk. You will join at a very exciting time in the region as new services are designed and implemented. St Elizabeth Hospice is playing an active part in neighbourhood health pilots in the new combined Norfolk and Suffolk ICB and worked collaboratively to achieve Compassionate Community accreditation for Suffolk., After 35 years of delivering excellent care, St Elizabeth Hospice continues to drive forward innovation and development of services. The successful candidate will join an established team whose Consultants are involved in research and system wide service development, and committed to the continual improvement of clinical care.

You will be employed by St Elizabeth hospice, supported by NHS Terms and Conditions. Nine sessions are available plus out of hours responsibility. There is flexibility around how the job plan is delivered; interested candidates are strongly encouraged to approach us for discussion.

Hours: Part time - 36 hours per week (0.9 WTE)

St Elizabeth Hospice is committed to safeguarding and protecting the adults and young people that we work with and has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse, neglect and discrimination of any person. As such, all posts are subject to a rigorous safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We have a range of robust safeguarding policies in place which promote safeguarding across the hospice and staff are expected to undertake regular, mandatory safeguarding training to equip them with the knowledge and skills to identify and respond to potential risks.

St Elizabeth Hospice is rated CQC outstanding and provides services in a large geographical area, offering urban and rural diversity and places of outstanding natural beauty. This coastal area of the country supports a good work-life balance and is easily accessible to London and beyond. There are strong links between local acute and palliative care providers and with medical schools in the Universities of East Anglia, Suffolk and Cambridge. Teaching opportunities abound.