Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Pilgrims Hospices is embarking on an ambitious recruitment drive to support transformative changes, following review of our clinical strategy to enhance supportive and end-of-life-care, by expanding the senior clinical leadership group to a multidisciplinary team.

We welcome applications from passionate candidates who would be interested to join us as Consultant(s) in Palliative Medicine, to make a difference to the people in east Kent, bringing comprehensive clinical expertise and a deep commitment to holistic care.

This is a great position for new colleagues who have come to the end of their training, but also for experienced colleagues who want to help shape a new model of palliative care provision in east Kent.

The Consultant in Palliative Medicine will join existing and new Nurse and Medical Consultants, working alongside Speciality Doctors, GP and FY2 trainees, as well as Specialist Registrars and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

Pilgrims Hospices is aligned to three medical schools and can host a University of Kent-led fellowship/GPwSI post.

We operate three inpatient units in Canterbury, Ashford and Margate, with typical multi-disciplinary teams to support patients in our 36 beds, in the community, including Hospice at Home services, and in our three Therapy Centres.

Our vision is:

“a community where people with a life-limiting illness and their family and friends are supported and empowered to live well in mind and body until the very last moment of their life”

Key duties

As part of our clinical leadership team, our Consultants will also be supported by Speciality Doctors, Doctors in training and Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Nurse Consultants.

This clinical leadership team will:

• Deliver high-quality patient care with expertise and autonomy.
• Develop and maintain specialist areas of interest to support our clinical strategy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop policies and procedures.
• Lead and motivate teams to improve standards of practice.
• Contribute to research, evaluation and quality assurance initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and foster a patient-centred environment.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Advanced palliative care practice experience
• Strong leadership and team motivation skills
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and quality improvement
• Supervisory and educational experience required
• To embody our values: Compassionate, Open, Dynamic, Empowered

Our vision

We recognise that our workforce is integral to the delivery of our Vision and our charitable aims. Pilgrims Hospices continues to create a highly skilled, motivated, engaged and healthy workforce by providing an environment where staff and volunteers feel highly motivated to perform their roles to a consistently high standard, and actively role model our charitable behaviours and values.

To achieve our Vision, we have a shared set of values and behaviours that enable us to be the people and the charity that patients and their loved ones need us to be. They form our CODE, which guides us in our daily working and decision making:

• Compassionate We treat everyone with compassion and care
• Open We communicate openly, honestly and effectively
• Dynamic We are dynamic, improving and developing our service
• Empowered We empower people to achieve their outcomes

Our benefits

As an Employer of Choice, our commitment to supporting our employees and volunteers is a key priority.

Our Health and Wellbeing Strategy is an important step in ensuring the sustainability of our workforce, and clearly outlines our strategic intentions to improve employee capability, resilience, and engagement, to adapt to and embrace change as the health sector continues to develop.

Our hospices offer:

• Access to the NHS pension scheme*
• Current pay rates benchmarked against NHS bandings
• Generous annual leave
• Sick leave from Day 1
• Eligibility for Blue Light Card discount scheme
• Multidisciplinary working within a diverse team
• Paid CPD hours and career development pathways
• Subsidised meals (from just £2.50!)
• Free on-site staff parking

*NHS pension scheme is available to staff who have contributed into the NHS pension scheme within 12 months before joining Pilgrims.

How to apply

Ready to take the next step in your career?

Download the full role description and benefits summary, and apply today via NHS Jobs – link below. We look forward to welcoming you to our passionate team.