Consultant in Palliative Medicine (QEH)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Palliative Medicine

Consultant to join the Supportive and Palliative Care team at East

Kent Hospitals. We are looking for a dynamic, innovative forward thinking individual to join our multi-disciplinary team.

Our multi-disciplinary Supportive and Palliative Care Team are

part of the Trust Cancer Services, working closely with our

colleagues in the Acute Oncology, Oncology, Haematology,

Research, Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Teams to support

both inpatient and outpatient pathways across the Trust.

This is a new post at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be part of the Palliative Medicine Consultant Team and be based at Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) Margate but will act as Consultants responsible for the provision of specialist Palliative Care Services across East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust .

A key component of this role is to provide advanced clinical skills, leadership and expert knowledge in clinical practice. The role contributes to leading service delivery, supporting quality improvement and providing safe and effective specialist level palliative care assessment and advice to adult in patients with life-limiting illnesses or those undergoing curative treatment of serious conditions with complex symptoms, supporting our core services in the Trust.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Chris Farnham Job title: Lead Consultant for Palliative Medicine Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: View phone number on uk.workus.org