Consultant In Palliative Medicine

Post:
Consultant in Adult Palliative Medicine

Location:
Northern Ireland Hospice, 74 Somerton Road, Belfast, BT15 3LH

Salary:
NHS Consultant Scale

Hours: 
8 PA/week

Reports to: 
Medical Leads, Northern Ireland Hospice

Job Summary:
It is envisaged that the post-holder will make key contributions to all aspects of the clinical care of patients. He/she will help to develop palliative medicine within Northern Ireland Hospice and provide care to patients in the inpatient unit and community. They will contribute to the development of staff in the Inpatient, Community Teams and Outpatient Hub Service. In addition, he/she will help in the delivery of education programmes requiring medical input. 

Interview Date:
It is anticipated that interviews will take place on Wednesday 30th April 2025.

What we offer:

• ​​​​​​​Matching of key NHS Terms and Conditions including recognising NHS service and pension, aligning to NHS salary scales, annual leave and family friendly entitlements, for example, maternity
• Generous Annual Leave Entitlement, starting at 27 days per year, which increases with service along with 10 Statutory days each year (pro rata for part time)
• Award winning Family Friendly Organisation
• Engaging on Employee Wellbeing Initiatives
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to 24/7 Doctors support.
• Cashback health scheme
• Training and development opportunities including, European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care (ECEPC) and Advanced Communication Skills Training
• Comprehensive induction training programme
• Various discount and salary sacrifice schemes

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Specification below. If you have any queries, please contact a member of the People & Development Team via email to hr@nihospice.org or phone 02890 781836.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 23rd April at 4.00 pm (we recommend that applications are submitted at least 15 minutes prior to the closing time to ensure technical difficulties are not encountered).

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