Specialty Doctor in Palliative Care

at  Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

This is a replacement post as the current post holder is retiring. The successful candidate will have shared office space at Cransley Hospice and will have access to a laptop computer and IT links. Secretarial cover will be provided by the Consultant’s Clinical Administrator. The main responsibilities of the post-holder will include the hospice in-patient unit, outpatient clinics and community work. There will be an opportunity to develop an interest in palliative neurology.
Provide excellent medical care to the patients with the Palliative Care service. Supporting colleagues across the organisation to ensure patient care is to the very best standard.
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document

Please refer the Job description for details