Consultant in Palliative Medicine

OverviewMid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT) is looking for a dynamic enthusiastic consultant to join the Specialist Palliative Care Team, predominantly supporting community services and caring for patients at home. This is a substantive post. The successful candidate will work with the Trust Specialist Palliative Care Team to provide services across the Wakefield and Pontefract community. It is expected that the post holder will take a key role in providing community services, and there is flexibility in the existing consultant team to enable pursuit of personal areas of interest. The post holder will work in a team of 5 consultants and 16 clinical nurse specialists who provide cross cover and support. MYTT End of Life Care Services were rated as good in our last CQC visit. The multidisciplinary community team see approximately 1250 referrals per year. The post will involve some cross cover with The Prince of Wales Hospice. The Prince of Wales Hospice had approximately 250 admissions last year. The post holder will have the opportunity to work at a locality level as part of the collaborative end of life care partnership group, improving co-ordination of care of patients in the last year of life and ensuring a whole system approach to care. Wakefield Hospice is located across the road from the main Pinderfields site, and it is a 10-minute walk between the sites. The Prince of Wales Hospice is in Pontefract.

Responsibilities

Support for the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team with both joint and independent review of patients.

Support for Gold Standards Framework meetings in primary care where appropriate.

Participation in the Community team MDT on a weekly basis.

Participation in the Cancer of Unknown Primary MDT.

Support for the Hospital at Home Service.

Support for Care Homes.

About the Trust and TeamWe are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

Equality, Diversity and InclusionWe support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

Application guidanceIf you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

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