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NHS Tayside
Palliative Medicine
Speciality Doctor in Palliative Medicine Hospital Palliative Care Team
Part Time /6.5 PAs per week
We have an exciting opportunity available in one of the UK’s most up and coming and rapidly developing Cities
NHS Tayside seeks to appoint a Speciality Doctor in Palliative Medicine
A Speciality Doctor post in Palliative Medicine is available within NHS Tayside, based with the Hospital Palliative Care Team in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
The post holder will become part of an innovative and dynamic multidisciplinary team seeking to deliver high standards of specialist palliative care in the acute hospital setting. There will be close working with a range of hospital-based specialities, Primary Care, and the community and inpatient specialist palliative care teams in Roxburghe House, Dundee, and Cornhill Macmillan Centre, Perth. This is an excellent opportunity for applicants interested in Palliative Medicine in the acute hospital setting
NHS Tayside has a Tayside Wide Specialist Palliative Medicine Service which supports patients and staff in all health care settings including home, nursing homes, community hospitals, two specialist palliative care units and two University teaching hospitals. The multidisciplinary team in Ninewells Hospital Palliative Care Team includes 2 consultants, 3 Clinical Nurse Specialists, 2 specialty doctors and a Speciality Trainee in Palliative Medicine (on a rotational basis) and a Healthcare Chaplain
This post is based in Ninewells Hospital; however, applicants will have flexibility to work across sites within the Tayside Specialist Palliative Care Service. The post includes a contribution to a Tayside Palliative Medicine on call rota. Further detail about the on-call component is included in the job description
Previous experience in Specialist Palliative Care or other closely related specialities is essential
Applicants should have full registration with the General Medical Council and shall have completed at least four years’ full-time post graduate training (or its equivalent on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Palliative Medicine or as a fixed term specialty trainee in Palliative Medicine or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Informal enquiries can be made to;
Dr Fiona McFatter, Consultant in Palliative Medicine,
01382 632055 or via email: Fiona.McFatter@nhs.scot
or
Dr Deans Buchanan, Consultant in Palliative Medicine,
via email: Deans.Buchanan@nhs.scot
We are a Skilled Worker visa sponsorship employer and as such, welcome applications from international candidates. Further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder
Reference Number: MR.186.22
Closing Date: 26 April 2023 Interview date anticipated: 12 May 2023
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.