Job summary
- Main area
- Consultant
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-BANK-LIT1444
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Charles centre for health & wellbeing
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £77.79 Bank
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 12/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Specialist Palliative Care INW
Consultant
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 14 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, Kingston - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
At Central London Community Healthcare, we promote equality and foster an inclusive environment where our diverse workforce feels they belong and are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
CLCH aims to create a culture where staff feel supported, valued and respected for what they do and where the values we seek to show to our patients are the same values we show to each other, in line with the NHS People Plan and Our NHS People Promise and our own strategic Equality values and objectives.
Job overview
The post-holder will act as the Community Consultant in Palliative Medicine at Pembridge Hospice, have clinical responsibility for referred patients and will be a member of the Pembridge Senior Management Team who lead the service development of the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team, Day Therapy Unit and Medical Out-Patient services.
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) is the largest community healthcare organisation in London – and the first in London to be awarded NHS trust status. We deliver dedicated community-based care to 600,000 people across the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, Barnet, Brent, Harrow, Ealing, Wandsworth, Merton, Richmond, Kingston, Sutton, Hillingdon, Hounslow, and Hertfordshire. Our patients are at the heart of all that we do and we work closely with GPs and health and social care partners for a seamless care pathway.
Pembridge Hospice is an NHS funded unit that is part of CLCH and sits within the inner division. There is currently a day hospice for up to 16 patients 4 days per week providing a range of services. There is a large community palliative care team (over 150 patients) covering part of Kensington and Chelsea, South Brent, Hammersmith and Fulham and parts of Westminster boroughs. The CNS team provide a 7 day working service and works collaboratively with other community services.
Main duties of the job
- Provide robust specialist palliative consultant care across care settings, providing diagnostic and treatment support to colleagues as well as advice and support to patients and families.
- Provide clinical support to specialist palliative care nurses, other clinical nurse specialists, allied healthcare professionals and other team members, leading change in practice related to supportive and palliative care across the Trust.
- Give advice and support to GP’s and other community services on patients who are known to and not known to the service via phone.
- Lead the multidisciplinary teams delivering specialist palliative care service to community patients, day therapy unit and outpatient attendees.
- Be responsible for decisions and patients discussed at the weekly community MDT.
- Be responsible for reviewing patients at home and in outpatients as required by the MDT and liaising with GP and others.
- Conduct regular caseload reviews of the community CNS’s.
- Lead on communication and development of seamless service provision with other specialist palliative care providers, GP and healthcare colleagues.
- Ensure active engagement and support of End of Life care in the community
- Be responsible for contributing to the strategic development of the units, with regard to locality, End of Life initiatives, and departmental strategy.
- Ensure comprehensive handover of clinical information to consultants covering out of hours, ensuring seamless continuity of care.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Qualification/Experience
Essential criteria
- Qualified Medical Practitioner.
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on GMC specialist register for Palliative Medicine or related specialty, CCT (due within 6 months of interview) or has a CESR
- Membership of relevant Royal College or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate higher qualification: PhD, Diploma or Master’s degree in an appropriate subject.
- Accredited clinical/educational supervisor
- Qualified medical appraiser
- Advanced Communication Skills certificate / training
- Car owner
Clinical skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to supervise the clinical work of consultants, doctors in training and other staff
- Extensive experience in palliative medicine
Research, Audit and Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of under and/or post graduate teaching
- Evidence of audit projects completed
- Evidence of leadership in audit projects and steering groups
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shanelle Green
- Job title
- Recruitment Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01923961201
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