Job summary

This Core Trainee level (CT1-2) role within Palliative Medicine provides experience delivering Palliative Medicine in the hospital settling alongside dedicated time (1-2 days/week) to develop and deliver education, audit and quality improvement activities. There is also the opportunity to participate in research project work with the research team at LOROS hospice as part of this time.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties:

Participate in the face-face holistic assessment and management of hospital inpatients who have been referred to the hospital Specialist Palliative Care Team

Prescribing of appropriate palliative and anticipatory medications to manage common symptoms of patients

Undertake discussions with patients and families, including advance care planning when appropriate.

Provide clinical supervision of Junior doctors on medical and surgical wards about palliative care issues

Provide medical input into the Palliative Care Team across UHL.

Help ensure safe and effective care when people move between different care settings, by adding to discharge letters, making appropriate referrals and providing guidance about medicine authorisations.

Non-Clinical Duties:

Participate in clinical governance activities including palliative care morbidity and mortality and clinical governance meetings and active engagement with the local quality improvement programme.

Undertake audits in line with the palliative care audit and quality improvement programme, with opportunities to supervise the MDT designing and undertaking relevant audit tools

Teaching: 1) Delivery of peer education throughout the hospital 2) Participate in regular teaching programmes, for example with medical students and ward teams 3) Work with the wider palliative care MDT to design, develop, deliver and evaluate bespoke teaching sessions relating to palliative and end of life care

About us

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide \Caring at its best and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:

• We focus on what matters most
• We treat others how we would like to be treated
• We are passionate and creative in our work
• We do what we say we are going to do
• We are one team and we are best when we work together

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that \Caring at its best is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)

Job description

Job responsibilities

This Core Trainee level (CT1-2) role within Palliative Medicine provides experience delivering Palliative Medicine in the hospital settling alongside dedicated time (1-2 days/week) to develop and deliver education, audit and quality improvement activities. There is also the opportunity to participate in research project work with the research team at LOROS hospice as part of this time.

The UHL Specialist Palliative Care team provides specialist assessment and support, in an advisory capacity, to inpatients with identified palliative care needs.

The appointment is available from August 2023 until August 2024.

This post would be ideal for Trainees who wish to develop CMT1-2 level competencies and apply for a specialty training programme in the future, or who wish to gain good palliative care skills as part of their professional practice.

An Educational Supervisor will be allocated.

Please look at our other roles if you are looking for a similar role at IMT3 level. We welcome discussion about your particular interests.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• GMC Registration with a licence to practice

Desirable

• Working towards MRCP (UK)

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of two years working as a doctor post qualification

Desirable

• Previous experience of general or specialist conditions and practical skills
• At least one year working in a medical specialty
• At least one year working in the NHS

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential

• Excellent written communication skills evidenced on application form
• Experience of talking to people in challenging/emotional situations both F2F and on the phone

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