Palliative Care Consultant

The post-holder will be employed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The post is a fixed term contract of one year OF 0.6 WTE plus on call with 2% on-call supplement. 0.8 PAs of this are to provide weekend cover in a 1:8 basis. All consultants work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The exact makeup of the team varies according to setting and includes (but is not limited to) nurse consultant, Clinical Nurse Specialists, palliative care nurses, specialist palliative care physiotherapists and occupational therapists, social workers, technical instructors, chaplains, pharmacists, and resident doctors. If an individual would prefer to add 2.5 PAs of palliative care unit inpatient work to an existing LTFT job plan, this can be considered in discussions. There are regular palliative care business meetings and Consultant meetings. The Consultants host the Northern Regional Palliative Care Physicians Group once a year and attend as well as contributing to senior clinical