Specialty Doctor

A great opportunity to join the clinical team at St Rocco's Hospice, Warrington, Cheshire. You will work as part of a medical team working under the direction of 1 full time consultant in palliative medicine and alongside 2 part time speciality doctors, 1 full time advanced clinical practitioner, 1 part time advanced clinical practitioner and 3 GPSTs.

We are seeking a dedicated, enthusiastic and highly motivated speciality doctor in palliative medicine to join our palliative medical team. You will work with us across our Hospice services - including in the inpatient unit, outpatient services, and community including the first community hospice led palliative virtual ward as required.

If you're passionate about providing high-quality end-of-life care and are eager to contribute to our value-driven organisation, we encourage you to apply.

Job Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract with the opportunity to be extended

Hours: This role can be offered as a whole time equivalent of 40 hours or on a job share basis. Please state the number of hours and days you would like to work in your application. You will also be part of the on-call rota up to a maximum 1 in 5 weekends and weeknights. Salary: Aligned to current NHS Speciality Doctor Pay Scales (dependent on previous relevant experience)

You will provide medical care for patients on our inpatient unit, where patients are admitted for symptom control and/or for end-of-life care. You will have the opportunity to participate in research/audit projects, supervising junior doctors, medical students, nursing staff and develop your own knowledge through the strong team setting.

This role can support an opportunity for a speciality doctor, or senior speciality doctor, who is keen to continue to develop within the hospice sector, as part of an innovative forward thinking clinical team. This post is open to both experienced speciality doctor to further develop and speciality doctor looking to develop further.

Please note: St. Rocco's Hospice is not part of the NHS and is not licensed to sponsor foreign nationals. All offers of employment are subject to / conditional upon satisfactory documentary proof of right to work in the UK.

Posts are not salary incremental, pay reviews are at the discretion of the Hospice.

For an informal chat or further information regarding this post please contact: HR at hr@stroccos.org.uk.

At St. Rocco's Hospice, you will find a fantastic team spirit and a commitment to developing you and your skills so that you can choose a long term career with us.

Benefits T&C's Apply:

Contributory Company Group Pension Plan (NHS Pension Scheme members have the option of continuing in this scheme), Life Assurance, Medical Cash Plan, annual holiday entitlement is 7 working weeks, inclusive of all public holiday entitlement.

A referral to Occupational Health in relation to Health and Safety aspects of the role may be made prior to employment, however the offer of employment will not be conditional upon this.