Consultant Palliative Medicine

at  Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT)/Saint Francis Hospice Romford (SFH) are seeking a Consultant in Palliative Medicine to support the
BHRUT hospital palliative care team (10 PAs), with option for 2 of the PAs to be in the community.
We seek someone with energy and passion, who enjoys the rich interface between hospital and community care.
The BHRUT Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care team (MSPCT) supports over 2000 patients a year at Queen’s and King George Hospitals. The team contributes strongly to local and regional education and hosts Specialist Registrars. You will join CQC rated outstanding services at BHRUT, yet with opportunities ripe for service development and future growth.
The Redbridge Palliative Care Team is a busy community service supporting and promoting good end of life care at home/in care homes in Redbridge. A full-time end of life care facilitator is fully integrated into the wider CNS/therapies team. Care includes support of GPs and district nurses to build their knowledge, skills and confidence in providing palliative care.
Areas of special interest welcomed.
Outer NEL has much to offer, with excellent transport links to central London and attractive urban and rural residential options.
Applicants must be on the Specialist Palliative Care Register or within 6 months of CCT.
Please also get in touch if you are interested in future posts in outer NEL or have a CCT in a linked area with CPD in palliative care.
The postholder will provide specialist palliative care to patients in the acute hospital with the option of also working in the community setting, directly by providing clinical care for patients, and indirectly by supporting colleagues in their provision of care to patients with specialist palliative care needs, through clinical advice, education, and support with quality improvement initiatives. The postholder will be expected to develop expertise in an area of special interest relevant to the specialty, locality and regional strategy and to contribute to research development, with interest/experience in research desirable
Under the leadership of our Chair, Jacqui Smith and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive we provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. More than half of our 7,500 strong workforce are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and most live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.
Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals, operating from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic and Harold Wood Polyclinic.
As we recover from Covid-19, we’re proud to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The pandemic provided the drive for our teams to innovate and change.
We know we have more work to do to improve waiting times for urgent and emergency care, and this will be one of the many benefits of our closer collaboration with Barts Health. Working with them and with all our partners across north east London, we will find a sustainable solution to enhance patient care.
We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We’re also pleased to be part of the NEL Cancer Alliance.
Clinical and operational responsibilities
To provide medical input for the BHRUT hospital multidisciplinary palliative care team, alongside the existing medical workforce.
To work closely with other local specialist palliative care providers to ensure excellent service delivery across settings.
To contribute to medical and other staff training and to service development and quality improvement alongside Consultant colleagues.
To give medical advice and support to GPs, District Nurses, the Hospice Referrals Hub and other key community based partners in care who are managing complexity in the community as a contributor to safe hospital discharge planning.

Please refer the Job description for details