We are looking for a Medical Director to provide effectivemedical leadership to support the Hospice to continue delivering compassionatefamily-led care to our local community. This is an exciting opportunity forsomeone with the right skills and experience to join our senior management teamand contribute to the care we provide to those we need us.
Wewould encourage applicants to ensure they have read the full recruitment pack,including person specification, before applying for the role. This document is attached and can also be found via our website:
Howto Apply Pleasesubmit an up to date CV with a covering letter to covering letter must demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the personspecification.
We arealso accepting applications via NHS Jobs (if applying via NHS Jobs, you mustensure your personal statement demonstrates how you meet the criteria).
Main duties of the job The Medical Director will be the Medical Lead at StLukes Cheshire Hospice and will manage and provide governance to the Hospicesmedical team. The post-holder will work closely in partnership with theDirector of Care and be an active member of the Hospice Senior Management Teamcontributing to the overall governance and strategic direction of the Hospice,attending Board/sub-committee meetings as required.
Asthe Hospices Responsible Clinician, the Medical Director willmanage the medical team at the Hospice and work closely with other members ofthe multidisciplinary team, providing clinical and educational support andguidance to healthcare professionals, patients and families. The post-holderwill uphold St Lukes values and ensure patients and their families receivecompassionate patient-led care.
The Medical Director, along with other seniorcolleagues, will lead and develop the care offered by St Lukes as a SpecialistPalliative Care Unit. The post-holderwill ensure that appropriate standards are set and maintained, and will have aresponsibility to overview and measure outcomes of prescribed care. The post holder will provide avisible, accessible and authoritative presence to whom staff, patients andcarers can turn to for assistance, advice and support.
About us At St Lukes Hospice, our ethos is one of service; being of service to our local people and community is central to all that we do. We believe the most important privilege any person can have is the opportunity to comfort and support ones fellow human beings in their hour of need. This spirit of service at St Lukes extends not only to the patients, but also to family and friends, and we welcome diversity.
The founding members of St Lukes Hospice were driven by the same ideals that inspire us today; to reach out a warm and caring hand to those in need and to help relieve their suffering of mind, spirit or body. The founder of the Hospice movement, the late Dame Cicely Saunders, wanted hospices to remain a beacon of hope with a message of care and community. St Lukes is a lively and vibrant Hospice that has a very powerful reason to be here.
St Lukes is an incredibly inspiring place to work and volunteer. You will be joining a passionate team, dedicated to delivering care and support to local people and their families.
We all share in the sense of privilege and honour that comes from being involved in a local organisation doing such important work and each day we look for new and innovative ways to make a difference to the wider community.
Each member of staff is highly valued at St Lukes
Job responsibilities
KEYRESPONSIBILITIES The post holder will be based at the Hospice and willwork with other staff to undertake or ensure:-
Clinical Responsibilities- Have overall clinicalresponsibility and accountability for the delivery of Hospice medical servicesacross all areas, working closely with the Director of Care and other membersof the multi-disciplinary team.
- Along with the Director ofCare, CEO and hospice management team, ensure that the Hospice complies withthe CQC regulatory framework for Hospices
- Have daily clinical oversightwith senior clinical input and provide guidance to the Hospice medical team,ANPs and nursing staff when required.
- Regularly review the medicalcare provision, ensuring it is in line with best practice.
- Ensure specialist palliativemedicine advice is available to health professionals at all times.
- Promote and participate inmultidisciplinary team meetings, providing medical input as required.
- Provide clinical advice bytelephone to external health care professionals as required.
- Confirmation and certificationof death in line with Hospice protocol, liaising with the Coroners Officewhere required by law and local practice and ensuring all requireddocumentation is completed.
- Keep appropriate records inorder to comply with General Medical Council requirements for Revalidation.
- Link closely with Consultantsin Palliative Medicine across the locality, developing and strengthening linkswith the Hospice.
- Ensure any medical/clinicalincidents are reported promptly in line with Hospice policy.
- Participate in the on-callrota with medical colleagues as required.
- Use significantknowledge and experience of specialist palliative care to horizon scan and lookfor opportunities for innovative clinical practice.
Management and Leadership- Act as a key member of theSenior Management team, contributing to the governance and strategic directionof the Hospice.
- Work closely with theDirector of Care to ensure there is good clinical governance in place.
- Attend and activelycontribute to relevant Trustee/governance meetings, including Board Meetingsand Patient Care Committee.
- In conjunction with theDirector of Care, ensure any clinical incidents or complaints are investigatedappropriately and that actions are taken to prevent recurrence.
- Take a role in thedevelopment of specialist palliative care in the locality and represent theHospice at strategic meetings, networking events and working groups.
- Have managementresponsibility for the medical team including recruitment, development andoverseeing the appraisals of medical staff to ensure that they meet thecriteria for revalidation.
- Oversee the workloads of medicalstaff, ensuring these are manageable and that any staffing issues are managedeffectively.
- Ensure the co-ordination ofannual leave, study leave and other absences of medical staff, ensuring theseare managed appropriately.
- Ensure any performance orconduct issues within the medical team are dealt with promptly and in line withHR policies.
- Regularly review medicalpolicies and procedures, ensuring these are updated in line with clinicalguidance and evidence-based practice.
- Manage the medical out ofhours rota ensuring appropriate coverage.
- Act as an ambassadorlocally and within the Cheshire and Merseyside Region.
Education, Research and Audit- Provide training andeducation to other Hospice staff as required.
- Provide regular teachingsessions for medical trainees/clinical students, in liaison with other clinicalproviders/local universities.
- Teaching at externaleducational events by invitation, upholding the Hospices good reputation.
- In liaison with relevantstaff members, strengthen education and training in palliative care for allstaff across all sectors.
- Influence the development ofgood practice and participate in the implementation of appropriate changes inlocal palliative care arrangements.
- Explore and supportopportunities for the Hospice to participate in research and innovativeprojects.
- Contribute to the developmentof research initiatives within the Hospice and externally where appropriate.
- Ensure medical care outcomesare effectively audited and that any issues or concerns are addressed promptlyand transparently.
- Supervise Hospice doctorscarrying out audit projects within the Hospice.
- Initiate, supervise andparticipate in local and network wide research/audit initiatives.
Continuing Professional Development- The post holder will beexpected to keep up their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) inaccordance with Royal College of Physicians criteria and maintain fullregistration with the General Medical Council.
- Appropriate study andprofessional leave may be taken in accordance with the prior agreement of theCEO and based on the needs of the Hospice at the time.
- Participate in the annualappraisal and 5 yearly revalidation processes in line with professionalregistration requirements.
Peer Supportand Mentoring Mentoringwill be available through the Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT)aka Leighton Hospital.In addition, the appointee will have opportunities for peer support throughattendance at network meetings at the regular MDT meetings and informally withother palliative care colleagues.
AsDesignated Body & Responsible Officer MCHFT have a number of statutoryduties in relation to the evaluation of the fitness to practise of everylicensed doctor that has a prescribed connection to MCHFT. These include,ensuring that the MCHFT carries out regular appraisals on its doctors and thatas the RO, make recommendations to the GMC about the fitness to practise forall the licensed doctors that have a prescribed connection to MCHFT.
MidCheshire Hospital Trust will act as the Designated Body and provide theResponsible Officer role for the Medical Director via an SLA . click apply for full job details