Specialist/Consultant - Palliative Care

Permanent, full time, day working 76 hours per fortnight Duties: Clinical Role: Be responsible for direct specialist medical treatment and care to palliative care clients of inpatient and community based settings. Provide specialist palliative care medical support and advice to medical practitioners (specialist and general), palliative care team members and where necessary, provide direct patient care to referred clients. Provide consultancy service within the Specialist Palliative Care Service, the General Hospital, the District Hospitals, primary care providers, and facilitate a seamless service for clients across a range of inpatient and community based settings. Service Role: Participate in conjunction with other members of the multidisciplinary team in continually designing, evaluating and improving the standard and outcomes of the clinical palliative care services provided. Provide expert clinical consultancy, review, advice and support to other members of the multidisciplinary team. Ensure complaints are recorded and investigated in accordance with Departmental guidelines. Be involved in peer review and quality improvement activities. Ensure ethical and medico-legal considerations and reporting are observed in all aspects of client management. Teaching: Participate in teaching programs of medical, nursing and health professional undergraduate and postgraduate students in palliative care. Participate in teaching programs of, and aid in the support of, rural and urban generalist medical practitioners. Maintain an active role in supervision and coordination of a program of clinical research activities appropriate to the specialty of palliative care throughout the North.