Job summary
- Main area
- Palliative Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (1:7 on call rota)
- Hours
- Part time - 8 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 337-MS-1986-OK-A
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ealing
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Palliative Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
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.
We run major acute services at:
- 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.
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Applications are invited to apply for an exciting opportunity for a 8 session 6-month fixed term locum Consultant post in Palliative Medicine.
The post is based at Meadow House Hospice (MHH). The hospice is situated in the grounds of Ealing Hospital (EHT) and is part of London Northwest University Healthcare Trust (LNWUHT). Meadow House Hospice is the base for Ealing and Hounslow Specialist Palliative Care Service which supports patients with complex needs in the context of dying throughout the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow (LBE and LBH).
The clinical service at Meadow House Hospice consists of the following:
- An in-patient hospice ward at MHH with 15 individual rooms
- Two community teams – one covering LBH and one covering LBE (approximately 400 patients).
- Consultant support to the Specialist Palliative Care Team operating in Ealing Hospital
- Day Services (recently reopened)
- A 24/7 on-call consultant giving advice to healthcare professionals and patients across the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow managing telephone advice to professional colleagues in local acute hospital settings.
- We host the regional lymphoedema service which treats patients with primary and secondary lymphoedema.
We are increasingly working collaboratively with the Specialist Palliative Care Service based at Northwick Park Hospital.
For further information / informal discussion, please contact Dr Treena Saini, consultant in Specialist Palliative Care, on 020 8967 5179.
Main duties of the job
- To provide consultant level specialist palliative medicine expertise to patients, palliative care teams and other colleagues across the Northwest London Health Sector
- To play a role in improving the palliative care for patients in Meadow House Inpatient Unit, community and other care environments and improving continuity of care as patients transition between these environments.
- To work alongside other specialist palliative care personnel to continuously improve the skills of Trust staff of all disciplines and experience in care of the dying within LNWUHT and the local communities.
- To contribute to the palliative care team’s education and training programme for healthcare professionals on palliative care topics to develop palliative medicine and palliative care as part of the multidisciplinary palliative care team in LNWUHT. To contribute to the development of the palliative care service at LNWUHT and throughout the Northwest London health sector
- To participate in the managerial and strategic work of the service, contributing to the constant modernisation and quality improvement of the service
Working for our organisation
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.
We run major acute services at:
- 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be required to:
- Work as part of the existing multidisciplinary specialist palliative care team at Meadow House Hospice.
- Take responsibility regarding referral of patients to the service in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
- Participate in patient reviews in all settings including domiciliary visits.
- Act as a resource and support to all members of the multidisciplinary team involved in patient care.
- Ensure that all records are kept in accordance with the Trust’s record keeping policy and in line with General Medical Council’s Good Medical Practice guidance.
- Use electronic systems (Cerner and System1) for medical documentation.
- Provide clinical supervision for trainees working on the inpatient unit and will liaise closely with the Educational and Clinical Supervisors of these colleagues, with the aim of assuming these responsibilities.
- Support other members of the specialist palliative care team in managing patients with complex needs and in handling difficult consultations.
- Take part in the appropriate referral of patients to other services, and in handover and sharing of appropriate information with other healthcare professionals.
- Attend the weekly specialist palliative care MDTs and caseload review meetings. Be responsible for ensuring that the medical input into that meeting is available, up to date and recorded accurately.
- Be flexible in substituting for medical colleagues (all grades) to cover both foreseen and unforeseen absences throughout the clinical team at Meadow House Hospice.
- Provide leadership and support to the multidisciplinary team in community and inpatient settings.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB ChB, MRCP, MRCGP or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- MD, PhD or equivalent
Registration
Essential criteria
- GMC License to Practice
Desirable criteria
- On GMC's specialist register in Palliative Medicine or with confirmed eligibility for entry or within 6 months of CCST
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Specialist registrar training or attained entry via the CESR route.
- Communication Skills – ability to persuade, negotiate and build rapport with others.
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
- Decisiveness/Leadership
- Patient Focused Skills
- Computer & IT Skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working at a senior level in hospice, hospital and community settings
- Advanced communication skills training
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification in teaching
Management and Audit
Essential criteria
- Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
- Understanding how to lead change management projects
- Understanding and experience of audit
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification or current study towards management qualification
- Evidence of service audit, design or change management.
Research/ publications
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of research methodology
Desirable criteria
- Training in research methodology.
- Publications in peer review journals
- Presentations to learned societies.
Personal skills
Essential criteria
- Quality – Demonstrates a commitment delivering high-quality patient focused care. As part of this has strong communication skills with patients and relatives and a high degree of emotional intelligence.
- Honesty – An open and honest approach to work, stresses and ethical challenges.
- Equity – Ability to act fairly and compassionately in even challenging situations
- Accountability – Ability to take responsibility, act professionally and strive for improvement.
- Respect – Demonstrates an ability to be attentive, helpful and empathetic.
- Teamwork – Ability and experience working in a multidisciplinary team effectively; including strong communication skills with colleagues and flexibility in how they fit into teams and adapt to circumstances
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
- Treena Saini
- Job title
- Clinical Director Specialist Palliative Care
- Telephone number
- 02089675179
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