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Consultant in Palliative Medicine
NHS Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire is looking for a Consultant in Palliative Medicine to join its existing team of Consultants, and wider multi-disciplinary team. We deliver Specialist Palliative Care to the population of Lanarkshire, including inpatient services at St Andrew’s and Kilbryde Hospices, community visits and acute patient reviews in all three of Lanarkshire’s University Hospitals. We also a run a Triage and Advice Line, open to our colleagues in primary and secondary to access palliative care advice and discuss patients that may require in person review.
The successful post holder will work within the Specialist Palliative Care service, exact duties will be agreed but may include contributing to inpatient complex symptom management and end of life care, Triage and Advice Line, community and hospital sessions, as well as out of hours work. They will also be actively involved in education and training.
Applications are invited from enthusiastic individuals who are keen to contribute to the ongoing development of services. Specific sub-specialty clinical, educational or research interests would be welcomed for discussion.
The job is offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis (including up to 2 non-DCC) but applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time.
The University of Glasgow enjoys close links with NHS Lanarkshire, and our medical students benefit greatly from the excellent educational opportunities provided by the board in both primary and secondary care. Those who are or who will be involved in teaching our students, or in any other activity which involves a contribution to teaching, research or scholarship within the University are eligible for honorary status at the University of Glasgow.
Honorary Status Role Holders are entitled to numerous benefits including a University of Glasgow ID card, use of the Library and other facilities, and a University IT account as required for their role. They have access to all courses run by the IT Services on the same basis as members of staff and are also permitted an educational discount when PC equipment is purchased through the IT Services.
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Informal enquiries regarding this post will be welcomed by Dr Kerry McWilliams, Clinical Director on 01236 766 951, or Dr Fiona McMunnigall, Consultant in Palliative Medicine on 01236 766 951.
For any application queries, please contact Nicole Hetherington, Senior HR Assistant 01698 754350 or via medical.dentalconsultant@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
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