London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
Speciality Doctor in Palliative Medicine
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Job Opportunity: Specialist Palliative Care Practitioner
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical skills within a multidisciplinary setting that is supportive and covers all elements of palliative care.
About the Role
The post holder will work in Meadow House hospice which is a 15 bedded unit located in the grounds of Ealing Hospital. This is a fixed term post for 12 months and has no on-call requirement. Hours of service are 9-5 Monday to Friday.
Key Responsibilities
- Daily supervision of all ward admissions
- Day to day management of patients admitted for symptom control or terminal care
- Ward-based administration required for funding applications, deaths, and discharges
About Us
At Meadow House we have so much to be proud of:
- Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
- We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways, and career opportunities.
- Being part of LNWUHT we offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, many discounts (Blue Light card, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme), and much more.
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Requirements
The post would suit an applicant who would like to gain hands on experience of specialist palliative care before formal application for specialty training. Prior experience of working in a specialist palliative care environment is desirable but not essential.
Working with Us
The post holder will work as part of the existing multidisciplinary specialist palliative care team on the inpatient ward at Meadow House. This will include a holistic assessment of the needs of patients on admission. The post holder will provide timely and evidence-based advice on management of symptoms. They will be involved in decision making and providing advice on appropriate transfer to other settings (e.g. home, nursing home, hospice). The post holder will support other members of the specialist palliative care team in managing patients with complex needs and in handling difficult consultations.
About London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH)
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
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Our Major Acute Services
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Treena Saini
- Job title: Clinical Lead
- Email address: treena.saini@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 02089675179
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