Palliative Medicine Consultant


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Aylesbury, HP21 8AL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Jul 2026
Closing date:	12 Aug 2026

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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. There are a number of initiatives in early stages, and the post holder will be encouraged to develop these further alongside the senior clinical and management teams. The department is keen to accommodate special interests, and the team is happy to discuss and consider appropriate changes in the weekly job plan. Research and audit ideas are encouraged. There is a departmental audit programme, and the post-holder will be expected to be actively involved in quality improvement projects. The on-call service is shared with our colleagues in East Berkshire, on a 1:8 rota currently, which is paid as a supplement of 5% and will be shown on the job plan. The post holder will be expected to deliver and contribute to education and training across Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust and primary care. The successful applicant will be supported in becoming a clinical and educational supervisor with adequate provision in their job plan. The post-holder will be required to comply with Trust and GMC standards for appraisal and revalidation, including continuing professional development. They will be expected to be on the Specialist Register for Palliative Medicine and hold a post graduate qualification, such as the MRCP. Candidates within 6 months of entry onto the Specialist Register will be considered.

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