Speciality Doctor in Palliative Medicine

Swansea Bay University Health Board, Abertawe

Speciality Doctor in Palliative Medicine

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Swansea Bay University Health Board, Abertawe

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 14 Jun | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 82525d30e9e74a749a193a59d01a91fb

Full Job Description

We are delighted to offer a Speciality Doctor to join our friendly, ambitious and expanding department which provides a Specialist Palliative Care Service. This is a fixed term post to commence as soon as possible. This is a 10 session Job plan which is inclusive of 1:6 on call. The department covers all aspects of Specialist Palliative Care (Specialist inpatient/hospice, community and hospital liaison work) provided by a multi-disciplinary team across the Swansea and Neath localities. We would invite candidates from all medical, general practice and surgical backgrounds as we believe that all experience is valuable to Specialist Palliative Care. Previous Speciality Doctors in the department have gone on to higher training in Specialist Palliative Care, have been supported through CESAR applications or have continued to thrive as well valued-Speciality Doctors within the department., The post holder will be required to:

  • Be a core member of the Specialist Palliative Care MDTs
  • Be a core member of the relevant clinical service groups.
  • Undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies;
  • Participate in job appraisal and review.
  • To provide Palliative Medicine consultations as part of the Community Palliative care advisory team, under consultant supervision or as part of the Hospital Palliative care team under consultant supervision. Provide middle grade non-residential on call cover in association with other colleagues to support health care professionals in any setting and 7/7 CNS working. Have direct responsibility for patients in the specialist inpatient unit- Ty olwen (first on call) out of hours. On call is supported by hospital at night from Morriston after 10pm and remote/electronic prescribing.

    Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot. Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings. We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals. Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.

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