Job summary

Harrogate District NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a Specialty Doctor in Palliative Care 0.6 WTE.

The HDFT Palliative Care Team (PCT) provides multidisciplinary advisory support for hospital and community adult patients with advanced, progressive life-limiting illnesses who require Specialist Palliative Care (SPC). SPC input may be sought where the focus of care is on quality of life, and for patients who have unresolved complex needs that cannot be met by their current care team. These needs may be physical, psychological, social and/or spiritual.

The team is employed by HDFT and is based at Harrogate District Hospital. The service is provided Monday to Friday 8:00-16:00. Team members work predominantly in either hospital or community but provide cross cover for each other as needed. The team works closely with Saint Michael's Hospice and other providers of PEoLC across the locality.

Main duties of the job

This role will work predominately in the community to support the team to provide support to the Macmillan Community Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialists, whilst managing a small caseload of patients. Although the post is community based, cross cover for the hospital-based service will form part of the role requirements.

Candidates should have the relevant experience and be a keen advocate for PCT and system wide development in the evidence-based delivery of PEoLC. A willingness to deliver education to a variety of health care professionals and support relevant research are also required.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.