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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.
Specialist palliative care services work alongside referring clinical teams to optimise quality of life and to support a peaceful, dignified death for patients requiring palliative care by managing complex physical symptoms, psychological distress, and social issues. The service extends specialist support to family and those important to the patient.
The post holder has professional and managerial responsibility for a caseload of patients referred from Respiratory Medicine in RIE to the specialist palliative care service.
Ensure the highest standard of personalised, evidence based palliative care is delivered to patients and their families in partnership with all members of the multi disciplinary team
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Daisy.ezakadan@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk