Specialty Doctor In Palliative Medicine

This is an excellent opportunity for a doctor with experience in palliative medicine who is looking to take the next step in their career, combining hands-on clinical work with opportunities to develop leadership, teaching and service development experience. The post holder will be based predominantly within the inpatient unit and will participate in the hospice first on call rota. We are offering a full time substantive post within a supportive multidisciplinary team., The specialty doctor is an experienced member of the medical team who works closely with consultants to deliver high-quality palliative care across hospice services. Alongside direct patient care, the post holder will support the development of resident doctors and medical students, contribute to quality improvement and service development initiatives, and undertake agreed administrative and operational responsibilities within the department. Opportunities for professional development, education, quality improvement and career progression will be supported in line with the post holder's experience, interests and development goals.

St Josephs is a large 24-bed hospice in Hackney, East London, with an inner-city, ethnically diverse population. There are excellent modern facilities including a busy community team, day hospice, complementary therapies centre, bereavement service, access to a multi-lingual advocacy team and a purpose-built education centre and library.

The successful applicant will join a team of 3 Consultants, 2 Specialty Doctors, 2 Palliative Medicine Specialty Registrars, 1 IMT doctor, 2 GPVTS doctors and additional Clinical Fellow posts. Why work for us?

• 27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
• Subsidised cafe and early access to retail sale events
• Season ticket loans
• Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme
• Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme
• Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services
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