Hospice Physician (Specialty Doctor)

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION

ROLE:Hospice Physician (Specialty Doctor)

(Limited Term Appointment - 12 months)

REPORTS TO:Medical Director

PAY BAND:Hospice Specialty Doctor - £52,608.12 to £97,111.05 (FTE based upon a 40 hour week). This will be pro rata for a 10 hour per week contract.

LOCATION:Hospice HQ, Strang, Braddan, Isle of Man, IM4 4RP

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

The Hospice Physician will work within a small team providing day to day clinical care of Hospice patients ensuring excellent end of life patient care is delivered to all our patients. They will work closely with and be accountable to the Medical Director and provide overnight on call provision when the Medical Director is off Island or not available. This role may also include weekend working.

KEY DUTIES what you will do:

The clinical care of patients in accordance with the approved Hospice policies.

Undertaking prescribing duties, including providing advice and support to RNs as needed

Acting as deputy for the Medical Director providing cover (with phone support if needed) to deal with urgent matters in their absence.

Ensuring through practice, that the highest possible standard of medical care is provided to our patients.

Liaising with hospital medical services in respect of admissions from and discharges to hospitals This will include attending the hospital and working with medical clinical colleagues as required to proactively identify dying patients and support patient transfers in a timely way

Using and enhancing palliative care knowledge and experience and medical/surgical techniques to support complex symptom management of patients

Liaising with the Nurse Consultant, Clinical Nurse Specialist Team, In Patient Nursing Staff and the Primary Health Care Team, and the General Practitioners, in respect of admissions from and discharge to the patients' homes.

Undertaking patient related data collection and review using this information to understand, assess and seek to continually improve our patient experience.

Clinical duties

Daily discussion of each patient within Hospice with other medical and nursing staff, co-ordinating and adjusting treatment wherever appropriate.

Meeting patients relatives and assisting with emotional support as required.

Contact and discussion with the Medical Director, Nursing Staff and other members of the multidisciplinary care team relating to patients within the community.

Visits to patients in the Community where medical assessment and possible admission to Hospice are considered necessary.

Participation in teaching programmes for staff in all disciplines including regular in-service training and undertaking education of other professional groups as necessary.

Teaching of medical students and doctors in training where appropriate.

Any other duties as requested by the Medical Director.

Health and Safety

Hospice Isle of Man is dedicated to the health safety and welfare of all its staff and volunteers. All employees will be responsible for their own health, safety and welfare, and that of others who may be affected by their actions or omissions, and for identifying and reporting any possible risks or near misses to a responsible manager. The employee will observe appropriate legislation and codes of practice in connection with their role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice.
• Post graduate palliative medicine qualification/diploma/masters or
• willing to complete qualification within an agreed period.

Skills and Competancies

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work as a part of a small and supportive multi-disciplinary health care team.
• Ability to build productive working relationships with medical professional and community groups across the Island.
• Skilled at time management and prioritisation.
• IT knowledge and skills including healthcare systems.
• Ability to empathise and provide compassionate support to patients and families when needed.

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification experience as a medical practitioner.

Desirable

• Experience in palliative and terminal care.
• Teaching experience.

Other criteria

Desirable

• Driving Licence.

Personal Qualities / Behaviours

Essential

• Interest in palliative and terminal care.
• Commitment to continuous improvement of own and others practice, including a willingness to provide informal supervision of work. experience students, medical students, Doctors in training and other medical team members.
• Collaborative style, working closely with and valuing the contribution of all team members.
• Flexible and adaptable approach.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hospice Isle of Man

Address

Strang

Braddan

Isle of Man

IM4 4RP

Isle of Man

Employer's website

https://www.hospice.org.im/ (Opens in a new tab)