Consultant – Palliative Medicine: Sponsorship Available

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Job summary

This is a new post as part of our service development to improve specialist palliative care in the emergency department and at the hospital ‘front door’. The focus will be on acute palliative care and our aim is to optimise symptoms early on and avoid admission where appropriate. The post holder will work alongside the four current palliative medicine consultants in the well-established palliative care service.

The post holder will be based at Florence Nightingale Hospice and is expected to work across BHT sites as per their job plan. Flexibility will be required depending on service development and demand. It is proposed that the 5 consultants will ultimately rotate through, and lead on, different service areas over fixed periods of time. However, the focus for this post will be on acute care at the frontdoor.

Main duties of the job

Terms and Conditions of Service

The post is covered by the Terms and Conditions of the new Consultant Contract (England 2003).

General Conditions of Appointment

The Trust requires the successful candidate to have and maintain full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and to fulfil the duties and responsibilities of a doctor as set down by the GMC.

The successful candidate will be required to live within 10 miles of ‘principal place of work’ at the Trust (Wycombe Hospital / Stoke Mandeville Hospital / Amersham Hospital), or 30 minutes travelling time when on call.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • MRCP or Equivalent GMC registerable qualifications
  • On the specialist register for Palliative Care Medicine

Desirable

  • CCT in Palliative Care or within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview

Experience

Essential

  • Good clinical knowledge of medicine in Palliative Care to enable the consultant to work independently

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Teaching and training of Junior staff
  • Understanding the principals of clinical governance aspects Patient Safety and experience. A commitment to continuing education and engagement to the appraisal process

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 7 September 2026

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