Senior Clinical Fellow - Palliative Medicine


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£55,355 to £67,325 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Sydenham, SE26 6DZ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	13 Nov 2026
Closing date:	27 Nov 2026

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Summary

Senior Clinical Fellow in Palliative Medicine Location: Sydenham, London Department: Medicine Hours: Full time + 1 in 6 non-resident on-call Contract: 12 months Fixed Term Contract Salary: Based on Locally Employed Doctors payscale The Role: Join St Christopher's at an exciting time of change as we deliver our new organisational strategy and continue to develop our community and hospital at home (virtual ward) services. We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Clinical Fellow to join our specialist palliative care team, providing medical support to patients with complex palliative and end-of-life care needs in the community. This post is particularly suited to doctors considering a career in Palliative Medicine, General Practice, Oncology, Geriatric Medicine or General Internal Medicine. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver holistic assessment, symptom management and person-centred clinical decision making, supported by experienced senior medical and nursing colleagues. With the NHS's focus on shifting care closer to home, this role offers valuable experience in community-based specialist palliative care, integrated working and virtual ward models, helping develop skills that are increasingly important across a range of medical specialties. Main duties: Provide medical support to community palliative care services. Deliver holistic assessment, symptom management and clinical decision making as part of a multidisciplinary team. Support education and training activities. Contribute to service development and team support activities. Participate in ad hoc out-of-hours medical cover, paid at local hospice rates. Person specification: Essential: GMC registration with licence to practise. Minimum 4 years' postgraduate clinical experience. At least 1 year's experience in palliative care. Excellent communication and multidisciplinary team-working skills. Desirable: Experience working in community based services, such as community palliative care, primary care, frailty, geriatrics or hospital-at-home services. Experience in teaching, quality improvement or service development. This role offers the opportunity to further develop expertise in community palliative care, advance care planning, symptom control and integrated working within a supportive specialist service. Benefits of joining St Christopher’s: You will gain a stimulating and rewarding role with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community Access to excellent training and development opportunities Season ticket loans Cycle to Work Scheme A number of health and wellbeing schemes A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan An onsite staff canteen Access to plenty of free local street parking For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Dr Alison Landon, Palliative Care Physician, on 020 8768 4500 To apply for this position, please click the ‘Apply Online’ button below. Closing date: 27th November at Midnight Interview Date: TBC St Christopher’s is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and identities and actively encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups. Reasonable adjustments are available at any stage of the recruitment process.

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